Tag Archives: Autophagy

What do pineapples, glucose, and cancer have in common – mitochondria

I was sent articles by two non-cancer researchers last week – they are quite fitting for discuss on this blog (thank you, Gina and Sherilyn). The first was on DCA (dichloroacetate), a drug approved for congenital lactic acidosis, and the second about bromelain, an enzyme in pineapples. Continue reading

Autophagy inhibitors for resistant cancers

Autophagy is a process by which cells that are under stress and deprived of nutrients pause to recycle themselves in order to maintain viability.  Autophagosomes comprised of cellular organelles are formed, followed by Lysosomal destruction; the cell then uses the substrates for synthesis and reconstitution.  Cells in autophagy do not replicate… Continue reading