(Phytochemicals in) Foods to Prevent and Treat diseases - HPV (human papilloma virus)

HPV (human papilloma virus) is a group of sexually transmitted virus which can cause infectious diseases and cancers. According to the disease prevention and control, 50% of sexually active people will have genital HPV at some time in their lives.

Types of food to prevent and treat HPV (human papilloma virus)
1. Onions
In the study to investigate the effect of polyphenols found abundantly in against the infection with human papilloma virus (HPV). Researchers at the Sapienza University of Rome, showed that polyphenols have been found to be promising agents toward cervical cancer. In addition to acting as antioxidants, polyphenols display a wide variety of biological function including induction of apoptosis, growth arrest, inhibition of DNA synthesis and modulation of signal transduction pathways. They can interfere with each stage of carcinogenesis initiation, promotion and progression to prevent cancer development(1).

2. Green tea
In the study of the inhibitory effects on a variety of enzymatic and metabolic pathways involved in cancer development, showed that Sinecatechins demonstrated growth inhibitory potential in all four human papillomavirus-infected tumor cell lines, which may be attributed to the induction of apoptosis, mediated by cell cycle deregulation. In addition, this antiproliferative effect may contribute to the overall cancer-preventative function and possible direct antiviral activity of sinecatechins that may contribute to external genital and perianal warts clearance(2).

3. Soybean
According to the study of the potential immunomodulatory effects of genistein on the immune system and against TC-1 tumor cell line were evaluated in adult female C57BL/6 mice, Dr. Ghaemi A, and the research team at the Golestan University of Medical Sciences indicated that the effect of GEN on tumor growth may be attributed to its effect on lymphocyte proliferation, cytolytic activity and IFN-γ production.  GEN exerts an immunomodulatory effect in a mouse model of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) associated-cervical cancer(3).

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Sources
(1) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22019724
(2) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22468171
(3) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=soy%20and%20Hpv