Spicy molecule inhibits growth of breast cancer cells

(Ruhr-University Bochum) Capsaicin, an active ingredient of pungent substances such as chilli or pepper, inhibits the growth of breast cancer cells. This was reported by a team headed by the Bochum-based scent researcher Hanns Hatt and Lea Weber, following experiments in cultivated tumor cells. The experiments were carried out with the SUM149PT cell culture, a model system for a particularly aggressive type of breast cancer, i.e. the triple-negative type. Chemotherapy is currently the only avail...