Being Able Frog Skin Anti-Cancer Drugs

Being Able Frog Skin Anti-Cancer Drugs


Researchers from Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, found two types of proteins in the skin of frogs, that have the potential as a cancer cure.

"Two types of proteins that can inhibit the growth of blood vessels once used to kill tumor cells," said Chris Shaw, leader of the research team, on Tuesday (07/06/2011), told BBC News.

According to Shaw, most tumor cells can only grow to a certain size before the cells need blood vessels to grow into a tumor to deliver nutrients and oxygen are very important substances.

In research, the scientists catch frogs and retrieve the results of protein secretion on the skin, then release it back into the wild. Shaw himself has said, he believes will have a natural solution for a variety of diseases that humans face, "Just how to find it."

The study was awarded to medical discoveries in the Medical Futures Innovation Awards in London recently.