What is Modified Citrus Pectin,MCP,an inhibitor of cancer metastasis and its wide uses?

Reported Uses of MCP.:

Modified Citrus Pectin MCP photo picture image A number of studies have been conducted on MCP for its potential ability to treat specific cancers. Evidence from animal and human studies suggest that MCP may inhibit the growth and spread of prostate cancer cells. Meanwhile, other research has focused on similar benefits in the treatment of melanoma and breast cancer.

Other less conclusive research has focused on MCP's potential to decrease the size of colon cancers. MCP may also have cholesterol-lowering effects.

Modified citrus pectin (MCP) is citrus pectin that has been modified by breaking down its branched chains to make them shorter with a lower molecular weight. Unlike citrus pectin, the modified version is easy to digest and absorb. Once it's absorbed into the blood stream, MCP has exciting, new properties that regular pectin doesn't. Although MCP is made from the fiber found in the cell walls of citrus fruit such as oranges, lemons and grapefruit, it has been sufficiently modified so that no allergic reactions to citrus occur.

Regular pectin functions mostly as a bulking agent and is not absorbed, passing through the body relatively unchanged. On the other hand, because it has been modified, MCP is able to be absorbed by the microvilli of the intestines and pass directly into the blood stream and then to the rest of the body. By doing so, MCP is able to operate through new pathways, traveling to places in the body not possible before.

MCP has shown great promise as powerful nutritional support for the immune system as well as promoting healthy cholesterol levels:

Stops Cancer from Spreading:

New research shows that MCP is able to stop cancer cells from spreading. Once MCP is absorbed into the blood, it can circulate to any part of the body, including cancerous tissue. MCP stops cancer cells from spreading by blocking special receptor sites on the cancer cells. The cancer cell uses a glue-like substance, called galectin, to fit into its receptor sites. Galectin helps the cancer cell adhere to other cells, including both cancer cells and normal cells, to form cancer colonies. As these cancer colonies grow larger, they can then move to other tissues and spread cancer throughout the body.

MCP can stop this whole process. MCP contains special galactoside saccharide groups which block the cancer cell from using galectin to attach to other cells. Without being able to bind to other cells or to form colonies, the cancer cell eventually dies. MCP does not kill the cancer cell directly, but cuts the cancer cell off from other interactions. It's like suspending the cancer cell in limbo.

Clearing Heavy Metals:

Pectin can bind to heavy metals, facilitating their excretion from the body. Regular pectin binds the metals in the intestinal tract, but MCP is able to bind heavy metals in the bloodstream, making it potentially a more powerful chelating agent.

Lowering Cholesterol:

Because pectin can bind to cholesterol, studies show it can reduce serum cholesterol. Regular pectin reduces cholesterol by binding to it in the intestinal tract, whereas MCP binds to it directly in the bloodstream. MCP may have a direct effect on preventing or reducing arteriosclerosis and other circulation problems as well as other heart concerns.

Modified Citrus Pectin shows great promise as a nutritional support to help prevent and clear devastating diseases such as cancer. Studies show the great benefit of MCP's potential to inhibit cancer metastases as well as cause the death of cancer cells by preventing them from binding to other cells. Other spectacular benefits of MCP are its ability to lower cholesterol and to chelate heavy metals.

Cancer Spreading Inhibition:

Modified Citrus PectinHas been shown to attach to cancer cells to prevent them from spreading throughout the body

Pectin is a complex carbohydrate (polysaccharide) found in virtually all plants. Pectin helps to bind cells together and provides a structural framework for maintaining the shape and integrity of cell membranes. Recently, a modified form of citrus pectin derived from the pulp and peel of citrus fruits has been shown to attach to cancer cells to prevent them from spreading throughout the body, pointing the way to a potentially safe approach for preventing or reducing cancer metastases.

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