According to a new study by Stanford University School of Medicine, a compound found in citrus oil may help relieve dry mouth symptoms caused by radiation therapy in head and neck cancer patients. The oil cells of citrus peel are rich in essential oils, about 0.5% to 2% of the fresh weight of the peel. The main ingredient of citrus essential oil is d-limonene (d-Limonene), and the main role for radioactive dry mouth is d-limonene.
This compound, called d-limonene, protects saliva cells of mice exposed to radiation therapy without weakening the effects of radiation on tumors. Researchers led by Julie Saiki have also shown that oral d-limonene can be transported to the salivary glands of the body. A series of experiments with mouse cells exposed to radiation showed that d-limonene reduced the concentration of aldehydes in adult and salivary stem and progenitor cells. Even when cells are treated for several weeks after radiation exposure, d-limonene can still improve its recovery ability, repair glandular structure and produce saliva. Mice receiving d-limonene and exposed to radiation also produced more saliva than mice not receiving d-limonene and exposed to radiation.
Tá thart ar 40% d'othair ailse ceann agus muineál atá ag dul faoi radaiteiripe ag fulaingt ó xerostomia, rud nach bhfuil ach míchompordach, ach a fhágann go bhfuil sé deacair d'othair a labhairt agus a shlogadh, agus is dóichí go mbeidh siad ag fulaingt ó phian béil nó lobhadh fiacail, agus i gcásanna áirithe. cásanna is féidir ina chúis le caillteanas fiacail. Ina theannta sin, cé go bhféadfadh roinnt téarnaimh a bheith ann sna chéad chúpla bliain tar éis cóireála, a luaithe a éiríonn seile lagaithe, de ghnáth beidh tionchar aige ar feadh a saoil. Tá taighde ina dhiaidh sin ar siúl, agus má oibríonn sé, úsáidfear an druga go sábháilte chun béal tirim a chosc san fhadtéarma agus é a dhéanamh níos éasca d'othair teiripe radaíochta a fhulaingt tar éis cóireála agus feabhas a chur ar cháilíocht na beatha.
