2 articles about maysin that look interesting. Maybe someone here can interpret and explain if this is useful - ie., is there a safe supplement to take, etc.
Corn silk maysin induces apoptotic cell death in PC-3 prostate cancer cells via mitochondria-dependent pathway.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/254...
"These results suggested for the first time that maysin inhibits the PC-3 cancer cell growth via stimulation of mitochondria-dependent apoptotic cell death and may have a strong therapeutic potential for the treatment of either chemo-resistant or androgen-independent human prostate cancer."
Immunostimulating activity of maysin isolated from corn silk in murine RAW 264.7 macrophages