Strawberry tree honey may inhibit colon cancer

Spanish and Italian researchers have proven that when honey from strawberry trees, a product typical of Mediterranean areas, is added to colon cancer cells grown in the laboratory, cell proliferation is stopped.

Sadia Afrin et al. Strawberry tree honey as a new potential functional food. Part 1: Strawberry tree honey reduces colon cancer cell proliferation and colony formation ability, inhibits cell cycle and promotes apoptosis by regulating EGFR and MAPKs signaling pathways, Journal of Functional Foods (2019). DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2019.04.035

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464619302221

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