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Aastha JS
Michael Levin & Mustafa Djamgoz | Bioelectricity and Cancer
59 minutes Posted Oct 3, 2024 at 4:26 pm.
Playing with radios at age 17 to bioelectricity cancer research
Advice for young people entering bioelectricity
Biophysics and Cancer neuroscience
Role of bioelectricity in cancer
Cancer metastasis and ion channels
Sodium channel uptake and cancer invasiveness
Ranolazine, potential anti-metastatic drug
Funding for bioelectricity cancer research
Advice for cancer patients
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This interview is part of my series with Dr. Michael Levin where we interview significant people in the history of developmental bioelectricity.
Dr. Mustafa Djamgoz was one of the first people to study the role of ion channels and bioelectricity in cancer, which he initially documented in a 1995 paper. His research showed that there was an uptake in voltage-gated sodium channels in all types of cancer metastasis, except prostate cancer, highlighting the significant role of studying ion channels in cancer.
Simply put, the spread of cancer cells is linked to increased activity in sodium ion channels, which regulate electrical currents in our cells.
Episode Show Notes: https://livelongerworld.com/p/mdjamgoz
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Background on the bioelectricity series & 1st episode with Dr. Richard Nuccitelli: https://youtu.be/DtUqOwTRvz0?si=3OJryM0yJjzfQtfo
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Mustafa's publications: https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/m.djamgoz/publications
Mustafa's book Beat Cancer: https://www.amazon.com/Beat-Cancer-Regain-Control-Health-ebook/dp/B00CU8QBAS
Episode Show Notes: https://livelongerworld.com/p/djamgoz
Michael Levin on Bioelectric Signals for Longevity: https://youtu.be/XboYI_wxDr8?si=WrQ_iI8ABbG6eibm