Immunity and health research biobran
Wednesday, 08 June 2005 9:38
Synergistic Role of Arabinoxylan Rice Bran (MGN-3/Biobran) in S. cerevisiae-induced Apoptosis of Monolayer Breast Cancer MCF-7 Cells
Abstract. We have recently demonstrated that breast cancer cell (BCC) lines undergo apoptosis following phagocytosis of S. cerevisiae. Arabinoxylan rice bran extract (MGN-3/Biobran) has been shown to enhance this effect. Since previous data were obtained using... Read more
Saturday, 10 July 2004 8:12
Experience with Administration of BioBran in Patients with Chronic Rheumatism
Abstract: The functional food, rice bran arabinoxylan derivative (BioBran), was administered for a long period to patients with chronic rheumatism given mainly symptomatic treatments with steroids, to evaluate its supplementary effect with representative treatments for rheumatism,... Read more
Monday, 14 June 2004 13:24
Induction of Apoptosis in Breast Cancer Cells by Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, the Baker’s Yeast, In Vitro
Abstract: The present study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of phagocytosis of killed yeast on the induction of appoptosis in human metastatic breast cancer cells (MCF-7 and ZR-75-1) and non-metastastatic breast cancer cells (HCC70). Heat-killed... Read more
Thursday, 10 June 2004 7:30
Oral administration of hydrolyzed rice bran prevents the common cold syndrome in the elderly based on its immunomodulatory action
Abstract. The preventive effect of Hydrolyzed Rice Bran against the common cold syndrome was examined in elderly people. Arabinoxylan derivatives of Hydrolyzed Rice Bran (HRB) were prepared from water-soluble rice bran through partial processing using a... Read more
Thursday, 13 May 2004 8:21
A Case Where an Immunomodulatory Food was Effective in Conservative Therapy for Progressive Terminal Pancreatic Cancer
Abstract: A patient with terminal pancreatic cancer accompanied by distant metastasis who was unfit for radical surgical treatment was subjected to treatment with the rice bran arabinoxylan derivative, which is reported to have biological defense action,... Read more
Thursday, 13 May 2004 8:11
One Case of a Patient with Umbilical Metastasis of Recurrent Cancer (Sister Mary Joseph’s Nodule, SMJN) Who has Survived for a Long Time under Immunomodulatory Supplement Therapy
Abstract: A 64—year-old female patient with umbilical metastasis of recurrent colorectal cancer (SMJN) was subjected to complementary medicine using the rice bran arabinoxylan derivative), a food component of BRM activity in addition to chemotherapy in order... Read more
Thursday, 13 May 2004 8:00
Effect of Long-term Administration of lmmunomodulatory Food on Cancer Patients Completing Conventional Treatments
Abstract: A study was conducted to investigate the effects of long-term administration of the immunomodulatory food BioBran, rice bran arabinoxylan derivative, on 16 cancer patients, mainly in stage IV with various conventional lesions, who had just... Read more
Thursday, 13 May 2004 7:49
The Clinical Significance cf BioBran in the lmmunotherapy for Cancer
Abstract: The clinical treatments for cancer were (1) surgery, (2) radiotherapy, and (3) chemotherapy with anticancer drugs. For surgery, even if the procedure used is highly sophisticated, cancer cells may be transported to other organs via... Read more
Thursday, 13 May 2004 7:16
The Life Prolongation and QOL Improvement Effect of Rice Bran Arabinoxylan Derivative (MGN-3, BioBran) for Progressive Cancer
The present study was designed to determine whether or not the administration of MGN-3 could have its apothanasia effect and improve the QOL for 205 progressive and partially nretastasized cancer patients in late III—IV stages after... Read more