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Last Updated: Apr 20, 2011 - 9:38:09 AM |
MONDAY DEC 3, 2007 (Foodconsumer.org) -- A natural compound found in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables could treat devastating genetic skin disorder, according to a study presented Sunday at American Society for Cell Biology 47th annual meeting.
The study showed sulforaphane derived from broccoli may be used to treat a genetic skin blistering disorder called epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS). The compound was found early to have chemo-preventive effects against cancer.
"EBS is a rare but devastating inherited condition in which fluid-filled lesions called bullae appear at sites of frictional trauma to the skin,” American Society for Cell Biology stated in its press release. Treatment options are limited and palliative.
Pierre Coulombe and colleagues at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore said sulforaphane from broccoli is safe to use on human skin.
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