Apoptosis

Apoptosis is a process of Cell Death of damaged Cells. It involves the single deletion of scattered Cells by fragmentation into membrane-bound particles that are then engulfed and digested by other Cells called Phagocytes.

Cells

 The process of Apoptosis facilitates the necessary “killing” and removal of Cells that have been damaged through various mechanisms:

 Accumulations of damaged Cells is undesirable and Apoptosis is the body’s mechanism for disposing of dead Cells (by way of analogy the absence of Apoptosis would be like not disposing of redundant items in your home, eventually leading to clutter and hindrance).

 The Aging Process is associated with a failure of damaged Cells to “kill themselves” via the process of Apoptosis, increased (abnormal) Apoptosis of non-damaged Cells, increased resitance of (damaged) Senescent Cells to (normal) Apoptosis and failure of (normal) Apoptosis to kill Cancer cells.  ^[1]

 The cellular mechanism of the development of Cancer is associated with a failure of damaged Cells to “kill themselves” via the process of (normal) Apoptosis.  ^[2]

Immune System

 The process of (normal) Apoptosis facilitates the necessary “killing” and removal of Cancer cells - the Aging Process is associated with a failure of (normal) Apoptosis to kill and remove Cancer cells.  ^[2]

Carotenoids

 Crocin may stimulate (normal) Apoptosis in some types of Cancer cells.  ^[4]