Kefir's fighting mechanism against different cancer types

Abstract EN

Over history, people have always been interested in naturally occurring compounds from probiotic, animal, and plant sources.

Different extracts of venoms and flowers have been used for isolating compounds that could be used for various purposes.

Kefir is a fermented milk renowned dairyproduct that is produced by the action of bacteria and yeasts in kefir grains.

Kefir has a great nutritional value due to the existence of vital nutrients such as proteins, carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins.

As each type of cancer has a different etiology, so the fighting mechanism is also different.

The fighting mechanism is different in response to the type of cancer and the type of drug or natural product used to fight.

This review reports on kefir’s fighting mechanism for the different cancer types.

This mechanism can be summerized in damaged DNA of cancer cells, apoptosis induction of tumor cells, and tumor growth inhibition, cytokines production and enhancement of chemotherapy agents.

These mechanisms have demonstrated the ability to control several types of cancer, including gastric, colon, colorectal, breast, leukemia, and osteosarcoma.

Therefore, Kefir may be used in our daily diet as a prophylactic agent