Scientists of the Institute of Cytology of the Russian Academy of Sciences determined that the HSP70 protein isolated from cancer cells is capable of slowing down the growth of tumors. This is reported in a press release on the SDUNUKI website.rf.
HSP70 protein is a heat shock protein that begins to be produced at an increase in temperature or with other stress factors. The feature of HSP70 is that it is contained in cancer cells – such cells are poorly reacting to therapy and quickly multiply.
Researchers found out that when the substance is in the intercellular space, it causes an immune response, which suppresses the growth of tumors. During experiments using mice, it became known that with the introduction of an exos with the HSP70 protein, the growth rate of tumors decreased significantly, and the animals lived longer. Exosomes are bubbles with a diameter of 30-100 nanometers, which move inside the cells and stand out in the intercellular space.