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Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014; 19(4): 253-258

Published online December 31, 2014

https://doi.org/10.15430/JCP.2014.19.4.253

© Korean Society of Cancer Prevention

Cancer Preventive Potential of Kimchi Lactic Acid Bacteria (Weissella cibaria, Lactobacillus plantarum)

Shin-Hye Kwak1, Young-Mi Cho1, Geon-Min Noh2, and Ae-Son Om1

1Laboratory of Food Safety and Toxicology, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea, 2Functional Food and Nutrition Division, Department of Agrofood Resources, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Wanju, Korea

Correspondence to :
Ae-Son Om, Laboratory of Food Safety and Toxicology, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 133-791, Korea, Tel: +82-2-2220-1203, Fax: +82-2-2220-1856, E-mail: aesonom@hanyang.ac.kr, ORCID: Ae-Son Om, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9452-9647

Received: November 8, 2014; Revised: December 8, 2014; Accepted: December 8, 2014

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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The number of death due to cancer has been increasing in Korea. Chemotherapy is known to cause side effects because it damages not only cancerous cells but healthy cells. Recently, attention has focused on food-derived chemopreventive and anti-tumor agents or formulations with fewer side effects. Kimchi, most popular and widely consumed in Korea, contains high levels of lactic acid bacteria and has been shown to possess chemopreventive effects. This review focuses on Weissella cibaria and Lactobacillus plantarum, the representatives of kimchi lactic acid bacteria, in terms of their abilities to prevent cancer. Further studies are needed to understand the mechanisms by which lactic acid bacteria in kimchi prevent carcinogenic processes and improve immune functions.

Keywords: Kimchi, Weissella cibaria, Lactobacillus plantarum, Anticancer, Lactic acid bacteria

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