OSAKA, Nov 09 (Information On Japan) –
A analysis group from Osaka College has made a world-first discovery, revealing that the proper and left sides of the colon serve completely different roles.
The crew, together with Osaka College and the Nationwide Most cancers Middle, collected and analyzed components of the colon and small gut from over 100 people to analyze why colon most cancers typically happens on the left aspect, the part farther from the small gut.
Opposite to the normal view that the colon’s function is solely “absorbing water,” the research discovered that the left aspect primarily absorbs water, whereas the proper aspect capabilities equally to the small gut, eradicating dangerous overseas substances from the physique.
Moreover, the research revealed that the small gut performs a central function within the physique’s immune system and is concerned in controlling the development of colon most cancers. This new perception opens the door to creating novel most cancers therapies that make the most of the immune energy of the small gut.
Supply: YOMIURI
