Role of Capsaicin in Cancer Prevention -- Role of Death Receptors Belonging to the TNF Family in Capsaicin-Induced Apoptosis of Tumor Cells -- Role of Capsaicin in Prostate Cancer -- Capsaicin and the Urinary Bladder -- Inhibition of Pancreatitis and Carcinogenesis by Capsaicin -- Cytochrome P450-Dependent Modification of Capsaicinoids: Pharmacological Inactivation and Bioactivation Mechanisms -- The Cancer-Suppressing and -Promoting Actions of Capsaicin -- Oxidative Stress by Capsaicin in Cancer
Summary
This book describes the mechanism of the anti-cancer effects of capsaicin including the involvement of cytochrome P-450 in the bioactivation; identification of mitochondria as the key target site for oxidative stress; involvement of mitochondrial respiratory chain in the production of ROS; prevention of chemically-induced carcinogenesis, discussion on TRPV-1 receptor mediated or independent anti-cancer effects; identification of p53 activation as a possible mechanism; involvement of Cox-2 in apoptosis, suppression of transcription factors such as NF-kB and STAT-3; inhibition of cell survival p
