A l'UM la science [S03-ep08]: The anti-cancer virtues of mushrooms
This week on A l'UM la science, Sylvie Rapior, Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of Pharmacy and researcher at Cefe, talks to us about the anti-cancer properties of mushrooms. Our report takes us from mushrooms to algae with Léa Giannecchini, assistant engineer at Smel. Finally, Anne Ducros, neurologist at Montpellier University Hospital and member of the L2C laboratory, presents the migraine conference to be held at Triolet on November 21.
Shall I tell you mushroom? Most of you gourmands will think of trumpet fricassee, chanterelle omelette or pan-fried ceps. The bucolic will see themselves in the woods on an autumn Sunday, the maniacs will unleash the heavy artillery against mold and the hypochondriacs will cry mycosis. As for lovers of psychedelic experiences, they'll be reliving their last trip in technicolor. Few organisms have the capacity to arouse so many different imaginations, and for good reason: there are an estimated 2.2 to 3.8 million species of fungi in the world. Neither animals nor plants, they make up a fascinating kingdom of their own, known as the fungal kingdom.
There's another field that's taking a very close interest in these organisms: medical research, and more specifically cancer research. More and more studies are demonstrating the powerful anti-cancer effects of mushrooms.
Sylvie Rapior is Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of Pharmacy, a researcher at the Centre d'écologie fonctionnelle et évolutive in Montpellier and a specialist in these strange and fascinating creatures. She presents her latest publication, published in the journal Fitoterapia. In this article, she and her colleagues from Calcutta review what is known about mycomedicine as applied to cancer treatment.
Read the publication:
- A review for cancer treatment with mushroom metabolites through targeting mitochondrial signaling pathway: In vitro and in vivo evaluations, clinical studies and future prospects for mycomedicine, in Science direct
In the second half of the program, we return to Sète to Smel , the Mediterranean coastal environment station, where we follow Léa Giannecchini, assistant engineer and head of the research and development platform, as she explains how she grows spirulina.
Finally, our last-minute guest is Anne Ducros, a neurologist at the CHU and member of the Charles Coulomb laboratory. She will be giving a talk on migraine on November 21 from 12:15 to 1:30 pm on the Triolet campus (amphi Dumontet, bât. 7).
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Animation: Lucie Lecherbonnier
Interviews: Aline Périault / Lucie Lecherbonnier
Reporting and editing: Aline Périault
Production : Tom Chevalier
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