Cashmir Biotech Private Limited

In their own words

Cancer incidence has shown a steady increase over the years and the current treatment modalities either fail to cure or have deleterious effect on health of patients. Prostate cancer (PCa) is the 2nd leading cause of cancer-related deaths in developed and developing countries, with Australia topping the list followed by the US and Europe. The Solution: A smart diet may help reduce the risk of developing PCa, slow the progression of the disease, and prevent invasiveness and metastasis. In a drug discovery program initiated at SKUAST-K, we screened 20,000 medicinal plant extracts endogenous to Kashmir valley, resulting in the discovery of 16 new anticancer molecules against PCa. From these 16 molecules, we selected SKIDDDL-1 present in the TO plant that has been consumed for ages in Kashmir as a food supplement as a vegetable. SKICDDL-1 from TO, effectively targeted androgen receptor in PCa decreased cellular progression, decreased cancer cell migration/metastasis in vitro and reduced tumor volume, and doubled the life expectancy in mice xenograft model in vivo. Hence, we propose the use of TO plant in and as functional food (FF) that can be consumed on daily basis by populations worldwide that are at high risk of getting PCa.

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