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Romani A, Menichetti S, Arapitsas P, Nativi C, Turchetti B, Buzzini P. O-Methylglucogalloyl esters: Synthesis and evaluation of their antimycotic activity. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2005; 15:4000-3. [PMID: 16005221 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.06.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2004] [Revised: 06/07/2005] [Accepted: 06/09/2005] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The two anomers of O-methyl gluco-2,3-digalloyl esters were synthesized and their antimycotic activity toward yeasts of biomedical importance was evaluated. When used at subinhibitory concentration and regardless of stereochemistry at the anomeric carbon, these compounds enhance the antimycotic activity of Amphotericin B.
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- Annalisa Romani
- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Polo Scientifico Università di Firenze, Via U. Schiff, 6, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy
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Mandel S, Packer L, Youdim MBH, Weinreb O. Proceedings from the “Third International Conference on Mechanism of Action of Nutraceuticals”. J Nutr Biochem 2005; 16:513-20. [PMID: 16115539 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2005.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2005] [Revised: 03/02/2005] [Accepted: 03/04/2005] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The "Third International Conference on Mechanisms of Action of Nutraceuticals" (ICMAN 3) was held to bring investigators from around the world together to find answers and share experience relevant to the role of nutraceuticals in health and disease. Dietary supplements are currently receiving recognition as being beneficial in coronary heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis and other chronic and degenerative diseases such as diabetes, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases. This gave impetus to investigate the mechanisms of action of nutraceuticals and related bioactive compounds in disease pathologies. Many lines of evidence indicate that the mechanistic actions of natural compounds involve a wide array of biological processes, including activation of antioxidant defenses, signal transduction pathways, cell survival-associated gene expression, cell proliferation and differentiation and preservation of mitochondrial integrity. Furthermore, many of these compounds exert anti-inflammatory actions through inhibition of oxidative stress-induced transcription factors (e.g., NF-kappaB, AP-1), cytotoxic cytokines and cyclooxygenase-2. It appears that these properties play a crucial role in the protection against the pathologies of numerous age-related or chronic diseases. This review summarizes the latest research finding in functional foods and micronutrients in the promotion of health and reduction of risk for major chronic diseases as presented in this symposium.
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- Silvia Mandel
- Eve Topf, USA National Parkinson Foundation Centers of Excellence for Neurodegenerative Diseases Research, Rappaport Family Research Institute, Technion-Faculty of Medicine, Haifa 31096, Israel
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Ehala S, Vaher M, Kaljurand M. Characterization of phenolic profiles of Northern European berries by capillary electrophoresis and determination of their antioxidant activity. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2005; 53:6484-90. [PMID: 16076138 DOI: 10.1021/jf050397w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Berries are known to contain phenolic substances (i.e., flavonoids and phenolic acids), which comprise two large and heterogeneous groups of biologically active nonnutrients. This investigation evaluated the content and profile of the phenolic compounds present in six different berries found in Northern Europe. The latter included bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea), cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccus), strawberry (Fragaria ananassa), black currant (Ribes nigrum), and red currant (Ribes rubrum). The study was focused on two areas. The first involved the extraction and analysis of berries for total phenolic content and determination of their antioxidant activity. The total phenolic level of berries was correlated with their antioxidant activity. Second, the berry extracts were analyzed by capillary electrophoresis to determine the content and profile of selected bioactive compounds. The analytes of interest included trans-resveratrol, cinnamic acid, ferulic acid, p-coumaric acid, quercetin, and morin.
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- Sille Ehala
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tallinn University of Technology, Akadeemia tee 15, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia.
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Dew TP, Day AJ, Morgan MRA. Xanthine oxidase activity in vitro: effects of food extracts and components. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2005; 53:6510-5. [PMID: 16076142 DOI: 10.1021/jf050716j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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There is significant interest in the direct antioxidant activities of dietary polyphenols, due to associations between consumption of polyphenol-rich foods, such as fruits and vegetables, and decreased incidence of oxidative-stress related disease. However, indirect antioxidant action, such as the inhibition of ROS-producing enzymes, may be equally relevant to health benefits through a general reduction in oxidative stress in vivo. To this end, the effects of food extracts and individual compounds on the in vitro activity of xanthine oxidase (XO) were assessed, many for the first time. Several compounds were shown to be potent inhibitors in vitro, including hesperetin and theaflavin-3,3'-digallate with IC50 values of 39 and 49 microM, respectively. Of the extracts, cranberry juice, purple grape juice, and black tea were the most potent, with IC50 values of 2.4, 3.5, and 5.8% of extracts, respectively. Some samples were shown to promote XO activity over the concentration ranges tested, including orange juice and pink grapefruit juice. Certain "inhibitors", such as purple grape juice and black tea, promoted XO activity at low concentration. The possible role of dietary inhibitors of XO in reducing oxidative stress in vivo is discussed.
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- Tristan P Dew
- Procter Department of Food Science, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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Arvanitoyannis IS, Van Houwelingen-Koukaliaroglou M. Functional Foods: A Survey of Health Claims, Pros and Cons, and Current Legislation. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2005; 45:385-404. [PMID: 16130415 DOI: 10.1080/10408390590967667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Functional foods stand for a new category of remarkably promising foods bearing properties (i.e., low cholesterol, antioxidant, anti-aging, anticancer, etc.) that have already rendered them quite appealing. There are many classes offunctionalfoods (pro- and pre-biotics, dietary fiber, low fat, etc.), and their definition is occasionally confused with that of nutraceuticals and novel foods. Consumers' main skepticism regarding functional foods resides in the veracity of health claims and in the low and often inadequate control of their claimed properties. Legislation concerning this matter is progressing at an extremely low pace and currently only Japan, the U.K., U.S.A., and Scandinavian countries have managed to make notable progress. Moreover, the labeling of functional foods is far from informative, providing scanty information about nutritional value, storage, and cooking recipes. It is anticipated that technological advances in the food industry, in conjunction with extensive clinical trials and governmental control, will eventually guarantee the credibility of health claims and ensure consumers' confidence in functional foods.
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Liu S, Lu H, Zhao Q, He Y, Niu J, Debnath AK, Wu S, Jiang S. Theaflavin derivatives in black tea and catechin derivatives in green tea inhibit HIV-1 entry by targeting gp41. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2005; 1723:270-81. [PMID: 15823507 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2005.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2004] [Revised: 02/22/2005] [Accepted: 02/23/2005] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Theaflavin derivatives and catechin derivatives are the major polyphenols in black tea and green tea, respectively. Several tea polyphenols, especially those with galloyl moiety, can inhibit HIV-1 replication with multiple mechanisms of action. Here we showed that the theaflavin derivatives had more potent anti-HIV-1 activity than catechin derivatives. These tea polyphenols could inhibit HIV-1 entry into target cells by blocking HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein-mediated membrane fusion. The fusion inhibitory activity of the tea polyphenols was correlated with their ability to block the formation of the gp41 six-helix bundle, a fusion-active core conformation. Computer-aided molecular docking analyses indicate that these tea polyphenols, theaflavin-3,3'-digallate (TF3) as an example, may bind to the highly conserved hydrophobic pocket on the surface of the central trimeric coiled coil formed by the N-terminal heptad repeats of gp41. These results indicate that tea, especially black tea, may be used as a source of anti-HIV agents and theaflavin derivatives may be applied as lead compounds for developing HIV-1 entry inhibitors targeting gp41.
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- Shuwen Liu
- Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, the New York Blood Center, 310 E 67th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Abrahamse SL, Kloots WJ, van Amelsvoort JM. Absorption, distribution, and secretion of epicatechin and quercetin in the rat. Nutr Res 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2004.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Mustata GT, Rosca M, Biemel KM, Reihl O, Smith MA, Viswanathan A, Strauch C, Du Y, Tang J, Kern TS, Lederer MO, Brownlee M, Weiss MF, Monnier VM. Paradoxical effects of green tea (Camellia sinensis) and antioxidant vitamins in diabetic rats: improved retinopathy and renal mitochondrial defects but deterioration of collagen matrix glycoxidation and cross-linking. Diabetes 2005; 54:517-26. [PMID: 15677510 DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.54.2.517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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We tested the hypothesis that green tea prevents diabetes-related tissue dysfunctions attributable to oxidation. Diabetic rats were treated daily with tap water, vitamins C and E, or fresh Japanese green tea extract. After 12 months, body weights were decreased, whereas glycated lysine in aorta, tendon, and plasma were increased by diabetes (P < 0.001) but unaffected by treatment. Erythrocyte glutathione and plasma hydroperoxides were improved by the vitamins (P < 0.05) and green tea (P < 0.001). Retinal superoxide production, acellular capillaries, and pericyte ghosts were increased by diabetes (P < 0.001) and improved by green tea and the vitamins (P variable). Lens crystallin fluorescence at 370/440 nm was ameliorated by green tea (P < 0.05) but not the vitamins. Marginal effects on nephropathy parameters were noted. However, suppressed renal mitochondrial NADH-linked ADP-dependent and dinitrophenol-dependent respiration and complex III activity were improved by green tea (P variable). Green tea also suppressed the methylglyoxal hydroimidazolone immunostaining of a 28-kDa mitochondrial protein. Surprising, glycoxidation in tendon, aorta, and plasma was either worsened or not significantly improved by the vitamins and green tea. Glucosepane cross-links were increased by diabetes (P < 0.001), and green tea worsened total cross-linking. In conclusion, green tea and antioxidant vitamins improved several diabetes-related cellular dysfunctions but worsened matrix glycoxidation in selected tissues, suggesting that antioxidant treatment tilts the balance from oxidative to carbonyl stress in the extracellular compartment.
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- Georgian T Mustata
- Case Western Reserve University, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, 2085 Adelbert Rd., Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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In this study, an analytical method for indirect measurement of Al bound with tannin in tea infusion was studied. This method utilizes the ability of the tannins to precipitate with protein. Separation conditions were investigated using model solutions. This method is uncomplicated, inexpensive and suitable for real samples. About 34% of the total Al in brew extracted from commercially available teas was bound to condensed and hydrolyzable tannins.
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- Sema B Erdemoğlu
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Arts, Inönö University, Malatya, Turkey.
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Dixon RA, Xie DY, Sharma SB. Proanthocyanidins--a final frontier in flavonoid research? THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2005; 165:9-28. [PMID: 15720617 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01217.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 626] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Proanthocyanidins are oligomeric and polymeric end products of the flavonoid biosynthetic pathway. They are present in the fruits, bark, leaves and seeds of many plants, where they provide protection against predation. At the same time they give flavor and astringency to beverages such as wine, fruit juices and teas, and are increasingly recognized as having beneficial effects on human health. The presence of proanthocyanidins is also a major quality factor for forage crops. The past 2 years have seen important breakthroughs in our understanding of the biosynthesis of the building blocks of proanthocyanidins, the flavan-3-ols (+)-catechin and (-)-epicatechin. However, virtually nothing is known about the ways in which these units are assembled into the corresponding oligomers in vivo. Molecular genetic approaches are leading to an understanding of the regulatory genes that control proanthocyanidin biosynthesis, and this information, together with increased knowledge of the enzymes specific for the pathway, will facilitate the genetic engineering of plants for introduction of value-added nutraceutical and forage quality traits.
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- Richard A Dixon
- Plant Biology Division, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, 2510 Sam Noble Parkway, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401, USA.
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Łuczaj W, Skrzydlewska E. Antioxidant properties of black tea in alcohol intoxication. Food Chem Toxicol 2004; 42:2045-51. [PMID: 15500941 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2004.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2004] [Accepted: 08/14/2004] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Food ingredients such as alcohol may modify cellular redox state. Ethanol metabolism is accompanied by generation of free radicals that can damage cell components especially when antioxidant mechanisms are no able to neutralize them. However black tea is a source of polyphenol antioxidants that may enhance cellular antioxidant abilities. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of black tea on antioxidant abilities of the liver, blood serum and brain of 12-months old rats sub-chronically (for 28 days) intoxicated with ethanol. Administration of black tea alone caused increase in the activity and concentration of antioxidant parameters more extensively in the liver and serum than in the brain. Alcohol caused decrease in the liver glutathione peroxidase and reductase and catalase activity but increase in activity of superoxide dismutase. Moreover, decrease in the level of non-enzymatic antioxidants, such as reduced glutathione, vitamin C, A and E and beta-carotene was observed. The activity of serum glutathione peroxidase and reductase decreased while superoxide dismutase activity was not changed. The level of non-enzymatic antioxidants in serum was also decreased. However brain activity/level of all examined antioxidants enzymatic as well as non-enzymatic was decreased after ethanol intoxication. Black tea considerably prevented antioxidant parameters against changes caused by ethanol. These results indicate beneficial antioxidant effect of black tea regarding all examined tissues, but especially the liver.
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- W Łuczaj
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Białystok, Mickiewicza 2a, 15-230 Białystok 8, P.O. Box 14, Poland
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Romani A, Coinu R, Carta S, Pinelli P, Galardi C, Vincieri FF, Franconi F. Evaluation of antioxidant effect of different extracts of Myrtus communis L. Free Radic Res 2004; 38:97-103. [PMID: 15061659 DOI: 10.1080/10715760310001625609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Oxidative stress is involved in the pathogenesis of numerous diseases. Nevertheless, no optimal natural antioxidant has been found for therapeutics, therefore polyphenol antioxidants have been looked for in myrtle leaves, a plant that in folk medicine has been used as anti-inflammatory drug. Antioxidant-rich fractions were prepared from myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) leaves liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) with different solvents. All myrtle extracts were very rich in polyphenols. In particular, hydroalcoholic extracts contain galloyl-glucosides, ellagitannins, galloyl-quinic acids and flavonol glycosides; ethylacetate extract and aqueous residues after LLE are enriched in flavonol glycosides and hydrolysable tannins (galloyl-glucosides, ellagitannins, galloyl-quinic acids), respectively. Qualitative and quantitative analysis for the single unidentified compound was also performed. Human LDL exposed to copper ions was used to evaluate the antioxidant activity of the myrtle extracts. Addition of these extracts did not affect the basal oxidation of LDL but dose-dependently decreased the oxidation induced by copper ions. Moreover, the myrtle extracts reduce the formation of conjugated dienes. The antioxidant effect of three myrtle extracts decreased in the following order: hydroalcoholic extracts, ethylacetate and aqueous residues after LLE. The extracts had the following IC50: 0.36, 2.27 and 2.88 microM, when the sum of total phenolic compounds was considered after the correction of molecular weight based on pure compounds. Statistical analysis showed a significant difference among hydroalcoholic extracts vs. the ethylacetate and aqueous residues after LLE. These results suggest that the myrtle extracts have a potent antioxidant activity mainly due to the presence of galloyl derivatives.
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- Annalisa Romani
- Department of Pharmaceutical Science, University of Florence, Via G. Capponi 9, Florence 50121, Italy.
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Batchelder RJ, Calder RJ, Thomas CP, Heard CM. In vitro transdermal delivery of the major catechins and caffeine from extract of Camellia sinensis. Int J Pharm 2004; 283:45-51. [PMID: 15363500 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2004.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2004] [Revised: 06/06/2004] [Accepted: 06/07/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of the transdermal delivery of catechins and caffeine from green tea extract. Drug-in-adhesive patches containing 1.35, 1.03, 0.68, and 0.32 mg cm(-2) green tea extract were formulated and the dissolution of (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg), (-)-epigallocatechin (EGC) and (-)-epicatechin (EC) from these was determined. Transdermal delivery was determined across full thickness pig ear skin from saturated solutions of green tea extract in pH 5.5 citrate-phosphate buffer, polyethylene glycol 400 and a 50:50 mixture of the citrate phosphate buffer and polyethylene glycol in addition to patches containing 1.35 mg cm(-2) green tea extract. Dissolution experiments indicated first order release which was dose dependent in respect of the loading level, although the amounts permeated were not always proportional to the amounts in the formulation. The highest percentage permeation of EGCg was found to be from the patch formulation. EGCg, EGC and EC were all successfully delivered transdermally from saturated solutions and adhesive patches containing green tea extract in this study. There was some evidence for the dermal metabolism of EGCg, but after 24 h 0.1% permeated from the patches containing 1.35 mg cm(-2) green tea extract. This was equivalent to the percentage absorbed after intragastric administration of green tea extract in rats. In addition, the concentration of EGCg in the Franz cell receptor chamber after 24 h permeation from the 0.9 cm diameter patch containing 1.35 mg cm(-2) was within the range of Cmax plasma levels achieved after oral dosing of 2.2-4.2 gm(-2) green tea extract. Caffeine was also delivered at concentrations above those previously reported.
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Kim SY, Ahn BH, Min KJ, Lee YH, Joe EH, Min DS. Phospholipase D Isozymes Mediate Epigallocatechin Gallate-induced Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression in Astrocyte Cells. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:38125-33. [PMID: 15210717 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m402085200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Little is known about the effect of epigallocatechin-3 gallate (EGCG), a major constituent of green tea, on the expression of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2. Here, we studied the role of phospholipase D (PLD) isozymes in EGCG-induced COX-2 expression. Stimulation of human astrocytoma cells (U87) with EGCG induced formation of phosphatidylbutanol, a specific product of PLD activity, and synthesis of COX-2 protein and its product, prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)). Pretreatment of cells with 1-butanol, but not 3-butanol, suppressed EGCG-induced COX-2 expression and PGE synthesis. Furthermore, evidence that PLD was involved in EGCG-induced COX-2 expression was provided by the observations that COX-2 expression was stimulated by overexpression of PLD1 or PLD2 isozymes and treatment with phosphatidic acid (PA), and that prevention of PA dephosphorylation by 1-propranolol significantly potentiated COX-2 expression induced by EGCG. EGCG induced activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK), and specific inhibition of p38 MAPK dramatically abolished EGCG-induced PLD activation, COX-2 expression, and PGE(2) formation. Moreover, protein kinase C (PKC) inhibition suppressed EGCG-induced p38 MAPK activation, COX-2 expression, and PGE(2) accumulation. The same pathways as those obtained (2)in the astrocytoma cells were active in primary rat astrocytes, suggesting the relevance of the findings. Collectively, our results demonstrate for the first time that PLD isozymes mediate EGCG-induced COX-2 expression through PKC and p38 in immortalized astroglial line and normal astrocyte cells.
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- Shi Yeon Kim
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 137-701, Korea
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Rutter K, Sell DR, Fraser N, Obrenovich M, Zito M, Starke-Reed P, Monnier VM. Green tea extract suppresses the age-related increase in collagen crosslinking and fluorescent products in C57BL/6 mice. INT J VITAM NUTR RES 2004; 73:453-60. [PMID: 14743550 PMCID: PMC3561737 DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.73.6.453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Collagen crosslinking during aging in part results from Maillard reaction endproducts of glucose and oxoaldehydes. Because of the tight link between oxidative and carbonyl stress, we hypothesized that natural antioxidants and "nutriceuticals" could block collagen aging in C57BL/6 mice. Six groups of young and adult mice received vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin C&E, blueberry, green tea extract (GTE), or no treatment for a period of 14 weeks. Body weights and collagen glycation were unaltered by the treatment. However, GTE or vitamin C&E combined blocked tendon crosslinking at 10 months of age (p < 0.05, adult group). GTE also blocked fluorescent products at 385 and 440 nm (p = 0.052 and < 0.05, respectively) and tended to decrease skin pentosidine levels. These results suggest that green tea is able to delay collagen aging by an antioxidant mechanism that is in part duplicated by the combination of vitamin C and E.
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, 31 Center Drive, MSC 2560, Bethesda, MD 20892-2560, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Pilorget A, Berthet V, Luis J, Moghrabi A, Annabi B, Béliveau R. Medulloblastoma cell invasion is inhibited by green tea (-)epigallocatechin-3-gallate. J Cell Biochem 2004; 90:745-55. [PMID: 14587030 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.10667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), the major green tea polyphenol, can reach the brain following oral intake and could thus act as an anti-tumoral agent targeting several key steps of brain cancer cells invasive activity. Because integrin-mediated extracellular matrix recognition is crucial during the cell adhesion processes involved in carcinogenesis, we have investigated the effects of EGCG on different cellular integrins of the pediatric brain tumor-derived medulloblastoma cell line DAOY. Using flow cytometry, we report the levels of expression of several cell surface integrins in DAOY. These include high expression of alpha2, alpha3, and beta1 integrins, as well as alphav and beta3 integrins. Moreover, we provide evidence that EGCG can antagonize DAOY cell migration specifically on collagen by increasing cell adhesive ability through specific gene and protein upregulation of the beta1 integrin subunit. Our results suggest that this naturally occurring green tea polyphenol may thus be used as a nutraceutical therapeutic agent in targeting the invasive character of medulloblastomas.
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- Anthony Pilorget
- Laboratoire de Médecine Moléculaire, Centre de Cancérologie Charles Bruneau, Hôpital Sainte-Justine and Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Saleem M, Adhami VM, Siddiqui IA, Mukhtar H. Tea beverage in chemoprevention of prostate cancer: a mini-review. Nutr Cancer 2004; 47:13-23. [PMID: 14769533 DOI: 10.1207/s15327914nc4701_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Because prostate cancer has a long latency period and is typically diagnosed in elderly men, it represents an ideal candidate disease for chemoprevention. Therefore, even a modest delay achieved through intervention could have a significant impact on the outcome of this disease. Epidemiological and laboratory studies have provided convincing evidence that diet, genetic factors, and lifestyle are major causes of prostate cancer. Although surgery, radiotherapy, and hormone therapy are the most widely accepted curative options for a selected group of patients suffering from prostate cancer, the side effects of these treatments are many. In recent years, many dietary agents have been being described that show a wide range of chemopreventive effects in cell culture and selected animal model systems of prostate carcinogenesis. One such agent is the beverage tea, which, next to water, is the most popularly consumed beverage in the world. The epidemiological studies and recent data, amassed from various laboratories around the world, provide evidence that tea polyphenols such as epigallocatechin-3-gallate, epigallocatechin, and epicatechin-3-gallate may have the potential to lower the risk of prostate cancer in the human population. Recently, it has been shown that green tea polyphenols, when given to TRAMP, a transgenic mouse model that mimics progressive forms of human prostate cancer, exert remarkable preventive effects against prostate cancer development. Chemoprevention of prostate cancer by tea polyphenols appears to occur through the modulation of various molecular targets. This article attempts to address the issue of the possible use of tea, especially green tea, for the chemoprevention of prostate cancer.
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- Mohammad Saleem
- Department of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin, 1300 Medical Science Center, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Corps AN, Curry VA, Buttle DJ, Hazleman BL, Riley GP. Inhibition of interleukin-1β-stimulated collagenase and stromelysin expression in human tendon fibroblasts by epigallocatechin gallate ester. Matrix Biol 2004; 23:163-9. [PMID: 15296944 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2004.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2004] [Revised: 04/30/2004] [Accepted: 05/04/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The medicinal benefits of green tea (Camellia sinensis) consumption have been attributed to bioavailable polyphenols, notably epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). We have assessed the effects of EGCG and its non-esterified counterpart EGC on the expression of the collagenases, matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)-1 and -13, and the stromelysin, MMP-3, in human tendon-derived fibroblasts. Interleukin (IL)-1beta increased MMP-1, -3 and -13 mRNA and output at least 30-fold. EGCG reduced this stimulation, by 20-30% at 2.5 microM and more than 80% at 25 microM, and had a smaller effect on MMP-2 mRNA expression, which was not stimulated by IL-1beta. In all experiments EGCG was at least 10-fold more potent than EGC. EGCG reduced the stimulation of p54 JNK/SAPK phosphorylation by IL-1beta but did not affect p38 MAPK phosphorylation, the degradation of IkappaB or the activating phosphorylation of NFkappaB. We conclude that EGCG reduces the IL-1-stimulated expression of both collagenase and stromelysin mRNA species, an effect which may be mediated by inhibition of the JNK/SAPK pathway. Taken together with previous reports of EGCG effects on the expression and/or activity of gelatinases and aggrecanases, our results underline the importance of extracellular matrix breakdown as a potential target for the actions of green tea polyphenols.
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- Anthony N Corps
- Rheumatology Research Unit, Box 194, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK.
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Mandel S, Weinreb O, Amit T, Youdim MBH. Cell signaling pathways in the neuroprotective actions of the green tea polyphenol (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate: implications for neurodegenerative diseases. J Neurochem 2004; 88:1555-69. [PMID: 15009657 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2003.02291.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 261] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Accumulating evidence supports the hypothesis that brain iron misregulation and oxidative stress (OS), resulting in reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation from H2O2 and inflammatory processes, trigger a cascade of events leading to apoptotic/necrotic cell death in neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson's (PD), Alzheimer's (AD) and Huntington's diseases, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Thus, novel therapeutic approaches aimed at neutralization of OS-induced neurotoxicity, support the application of ROS scavengers, transition metals (e.g. iron and copper) chelators and non-vitamin natural antioxidant polyphenols, in monotherapy, or as part of antioxidant cocktail formulation for these diseases. Both experimental and epidemiological evidence demonstrate that flavonoid polyphenols, particularly from green tea and blueberries, improve age-related cognitive decline and are neuroprotective in models of PD, AD and cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injuries. However, recent studies indicate that the radical scavenger property of green tea polyphenols is unlikely to be the sole explanation for their neuroprotective capacity and in fact, a wide spectrum of cellular signaling events may well account for their biological actions. In this article, the currently established mechanisms involved in the beneficial health action and emerging studies concerning the putative novel molecular neuroprotective activity of green tea and its major polyphenol (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), will be reviewed and discussed.
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- Silvia Mandel
- Eve Topf and USA National Parkinson Foundation Centers of Excellence for Neurodegenerative Diseases Research and Department of Pharmacology, Technion-Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel
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McAnulty SR, McAnulty LS, Nieman DC, Dumke CL, Morrow JD, Utter AC, Henson DA, Proulx WR, George GL. Consumption of blueberry polyphenols reduces exercise-induced oxidative stress compared to vitamin C. Nutr Res 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2003.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer mortality in the world. Therefore, numerous efforts are being made to find chemoprotective substances able to reduce its incidence. Amongst these, green tea, one of the most popular beverages world-wide, has been reported to provide protective effects against gastrointestinal cancer. AIM To critically evaluate all epidemiological studies reporting an association between green tea consumption and a reduced risk of gastrointestinal cancer. METHODS Epidemiological studies of green tea consumption in relation to gastrointestinal cancer or preneoplastic lesions were identified through computerized literature searches using the following databases: Medline (Pubmed), Embase, Amed, CISCOM, Phytobase and Cochrane Library. Only epidemiological studies indicating the type of tea (green tea) and the site of either cancer or precancerous lesions (stomach or intestine) were included. No language restrictions were imposed. RESULTS Twenty-one epidemiological investigations met our inclusion/exclusion criteria. CONCLUSION These studies seemed to suggest a protective effect of green tea on adenomatous polyps and chronic atrophic gastritis formations. By contrast, there was no clear epidemiological evidence to support the suggestion that green tea plays a role in the prevention of stomach and intestinal cancer.
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- F Borrelli
- Department of Experimental Pharmacology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
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González de Mejía E, Ramírez-Mares MV, Arce-Popoca E, Wallig M, Villa-Treviño S. Inhibition of liver carcinogenesis in Wistar rats by consumption of an aqueous extract from leaves of Ardisia compressa. Food Chem Toxicol 2004; 42:509-16. [PMID: 14871594 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2003.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2003] [Accepted: 10/27/2003] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This study evaluates the chemopreventive effect of an aqueous extract of dried leaves of Ardisia compressa against liver cancer. A rat liver assay that mimics progressive forms of human disease was used as a carcinogenesis model. Forty-five male Wistar rats (180-200 g body weight) were injected intraperitoneally on day 1 with a single dose (100 mg/kg) of diethylnitrosamine (DEN), and also received via gavage 20 mg/kg acetylaminofluorene (2-AAF), on days 7, 8 and 9. The rats were randomly divided into four groups (n=15). Control groups (Group 1 and Group 2) had free access to water. Group 3 received 0.5% (w/v) of A. compressa tea for 10 days before treatment and during the study as the sole source of fluid until the rats were killed. A fourth group of 15 rats received no carcinogen or promoter but did receive 0.5%, (w/v) of A. compressa tea. All animals had 70% partial hepatectomy at day 10. The incidences of hepatocellular foci, nodules and carcinoma were significantly smaller in Group 3 than in Group 2 (P<0.01). A. compressa tea consumption alone (Group 4) did not induce the development of foci, nodules or carcinomas (P<0.01). The striking observation of this study was that consumption of A. compressa tea resulted in complete inhibition of the chemically-induced hepatocarcinogenesis in Wistar rats.
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- E González de Mejía
- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 228 ERML, M/C 051, 1201 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
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Mandel S, Grünblatt E, Riederer P, Gerlach M, Levites Y, Youdim MBH. Neuroprotective strategies in Parkinson's disease : an update on progress. CNS Drugs 2003; 17:729-62. [PMID: 12873156 DOI: 10.2165/00023210-200317100-00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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In spite of the extensive studies performed on postmortem substantia nigra from Parkinson's disease patients, the aetiology of the disease has not yet been established. Nevertheless, these studies have demonstrated that, at the time of death, a cascade of events had been initiated that may contribute to the demise of the melanin-containing nigro-striatal dopamine neurons. These events include increased levels of iron and monoamine oxidase (MAO)-B activity, oxidative stress, inflammatory processes, glutamatergic excitotoxicity, nitric oxide synthesis, abnormal protein folding and aggregation, reduced expression of trophic factors, depletion of endogenous antioxidants such as reduced glutathione, and altered calcium homeostasis. To a large extent, the 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) and 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) animal models of Parkinson's disease confirm these findings. Furthermore, neuroprotection can be afforded in these models with iron chelators, radical scavenger antioxidants, MAO-B inhibitors, glutamate antagonists, nitric oxide synthase inhibitors, calcium channel antagonists and trophic factors. Despite the success obtained with animal models, clinical neuroprotection is much more difficult to accomplish. Although the negative studies obtained with the MAO-B inhibitor selegiline (deprenyl) and the antioxidant tocopherol (vitamin E) may have resulted from an inappropriate choice of drug (selegiline) or an inadequate dose (tocopherol), the niggling problem that still remains is why these drugs, and others, do work in animals while they fail in the clinic. One reason for this may be related to the fact that in normal human brains the number of dopaminergic neurons falls by around 3-5% every decade, while in Parkinson's disease this decline is greater. Brain autopsy studies have shown that by the time the disease is identified, some 70-75% of the dopamine-containing neurons have been lost. More sensitive reliable methods and clinical correlative markers are required to discern between confoundable symptomatic effects versus a possible neuroprotective action of drugs, namely, the ability to delay or forestall disease progression by protecting or rescuing the remaining dopamine neurons or even restoring those that have been lost.A number of other possibilities for the clinical failure of potential neuroprotectants also exist. First, the animal models of Parkinson's disease may not be totally reflective of the disease and, therefore, the chemical pathologies established in the animal models may not cause, or contribute to, the progression of the disease clinically. Second, because of the series of events occurring in neurodegeneration and our ignorance about which of these factors constitutes the primary event in the pathogenic process, a single drug may not be adequate to induce neuroprotection and, as a consequence, use of a cocktail of drugs may be more appropriate. The latter concept receives support from recent complementary DNA (cDNA) microarray gene expression studies, which show the existence of a gene cascade of events occurring in the nigrostriatal pathway of MPTP, 6-OHDA and methamphetamine animal models of Parkinson's disease. Even with the advent of powerful new tools such as genomics, proteomics, brain imaging, gene replacement therapy and knockout animal models, the desired end result of neuroprotection is still beyond our current capability.
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- Silvia Mandel
- Department of Pharmacology, Technion - Faculty of Medicine, Eve Topf and US National Parkinson's Foundation Centers for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bruce Rappaport Family Research Institute, Haifa, Israel
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Roginsky V, Barsukova T, Hsu CF, Kilmartin PA. Chain-breaking antioxidant activity and cyclic voltammetry characterization of polyphenols in a range of green, oolong, and black teas. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2003; 51:5798-5802. [PMID: 12952436 DOI: 10.1021/jf030086q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A series of eight green, eight oolong, and 17 black teas have been analyzed for polyphenol content by absorbance at 272 nm and cyclic voltammetry response at an inert carbon electrode, a new method developed to provide a rapid measure of easily oxidizable polyphenols in beverages. The chain-breaking antioxidant activity of the teas has also been determined during the chain oxidation of methyl linoleate in a pH 7.4 micellar solution, for which realistic kinetic parameters have been derived. While higher mean values were obtained for green teas than for oolong and black teas, the differences were not large, and the spread of values within each type was considerable. The absorbance at 272 nm correlated well with the cyclic voltammetry response only for green teas and black teas taken on their own. The cyclic voltammetry measure and the antioxidant activity correlated well only for the green teas, where the polyphenol content is dominated by epigallocatechin gallate.
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- Vitaly Roginsky
- N.N. Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kosygin Street 4, 117977 Moscow, Russia
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We have demonstrated a synergy between a decaffeinated green tea concentrate and a vanilloid-containing Capsicum preparation obtained commercially. At a ratio of 25 parts green tea concentrate to 1 part Capsicum preparation, the resultant product exhibited efficacy in the killing of cancer cells in culture 100-times that of green tea on a weight basis. These studies were guided by assays of the putative catechin-vanilloid target protein tNOX, a cell surface growth-related enzymatic activity specific to cancer. The activity of the protein target was inhibited by the tea catechins and the Capsicum vanilloids. As with growth, the tea and Capsicum preparations evaluated were synergistic in their inhibition of the target enzymatic activity.
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- D James Morré
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, 201 S. University Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2064, USA.
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Palermo CM, Hernando JIM, Dertinger SD, Kende AS, Gasiewicz TA. Identification of potential aryl hydrocarbon receptor antagonists in green tea. Chem Res Toxicol 2003; 16:865-72. [PMID: 12870889 DOI: 10.1021/tx025672c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Previous investigations have implicated green tea to exert chemopreventive effects in animal models of chemical carcinogenesis, including polycyclic aryl hydrocarbon-induced cancers. In an effort to understand the compound(s) responsible for this protection, the effects of green tea extracts (GTE) and individual green tea catechins on aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) gene induction were determined. Green tea (GT) was organically extracted and subsequently fractionated by column chromatography. The chemical composition of each fraction was determined by NMR. Several fractions inhibited tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin-induced transcription of a dioxin responsive element-dependent luciferase reporter in stably transfected mouse hepatoma cells in a concentration-dependent manner. To determine the GT component(s) responsible for the observed effects, individual catechins were tested in the luciferase reporter system at concentrations found within the active fractions. Of the catechins tested, epigallocatechingallate (EGCG) and epigallocatechin (EGC) were the most potent antagonists, with IC(50) values of 60 and 100 microM, respectively. Re-creation of the active fractions using commercially available catechins further confirmed the identification of EGCG and EGC as the active AhR antagonists in green tea. These data suggest that EGCG and EGC are capable of altering AhR transcription and are responsible for most, if not all, of the AhR antagonist activity of GTE.
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- C M Palermo
- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
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Dora I, Arab L, Martinchik A, Sdvizhkov A, Urbanovich L, Weisgerber U. Black tea consumption and risk of rectal cancer in Moscow population. Ann Epidemiol 2003; 13:405-11. [PMID: 12875797 DOI: 10.1016/s1047-2797(02)00459-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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PURPOSE This population-based case-control study (663 cases and 323 controls) examined the effect of black tea intake on the risk of rectal cancer in Moscow residents. The Moscow population was selected for its wide range of black tea consumption. METHODS This study used three measures of tea consumption: the volume of beverage (l/month), zavarka (tea concentrate, l/month), and dry tea (g/month). We calculated the adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for these three parameters of tea intake using logistic regression. RESULTS Greater use of dry tea was associated with lower risk of rectal cancer in women (high vs. low: OR = 0.40; 95% CI, 0.23-0.70) and in men (high vs. low: OR = 0.77; 95% CI, 0.42-1.43). The observed effect was weaker when tea was measured as zavarka (high vs. low in women: OR = 0.47; 95% CI, 0.26-0.83; in men: OR = 0.99; 95% CI, 0.52-1.96) and as beverage volume (high vs. low in women: OR = 0.68; 95% CI, 0.39-1.19; in men: OR = 1.03; 95% CI, 0.53-2.09). CONCLUSIONS These findings support the hypothesis that black tea consumption reduces the risk of rectal cancer. The attenuation of the effect across the three measures of tea intake can be explained by an increasing degree of exposure misclassification from dry tea to zavarka and beverage volume.
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- Il'yasova Dora
- Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at, Chapel Hill, NC 27157, USA.
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Chai PC, Long LH, Halliwell B. Contribution of hydrogen peroxide to the cytotoxicity of green tea and red wines. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003; 304:650-4. [PMID: 12727203 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(03)00655-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Green tea and red wine are claimed to have health benefits because of their high content of polyphenolic compounds, but they have also been reported as mutagenic in some test systems. In this paper, we show that a commonly used cell culture medium, Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM), catalyses oxidation of green tea and red wines to generate H(2)O(2). The level of H(2)O(2) produced from green tea accounted for all of the cytotoxic effects of this beverage on PCl2 cells. By contrast, H(2)O(2) was only responsible for part of the cytotoxicity of the red wines examined. Our data illustrate the danger of extrapolating from cell culture studies to predict the effects of complex beverages in vivo.
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- Phing Chian Chai
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore MD 7 #03-08, 8 Medical Drive, Singapore 117597, Singapore
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Hofmann CS, Sonenshein GE. Green tea polyphenol epigallocatechin-3 gallate induces apoptosis of proliferating vascular smooth muscle cells via activation of p53. FASEB J 2003; 17:702-4. [PMID: 12586742 DOI: 10.1096/fj.02-0665fje] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Green tea polyphenols (GTPs), which possess antioxidant properties, have been shown to inhibit the development of atherosclerotic lesions. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), the most abundant GTP, displays antiproliferative effects in a variety of cell types. Here, we examined the effects of GTPs on aortic smooth muscle cell (SMC) proliferation. Treatment with a GTP mixture or EGCG at a dose of 40 to 50 microg/ml slowed SMC growth, while at a higher dose of 80 microg/ml EGCG also induced cell death as judged by TUNEL assay. Apoptosis was mainly observed in proliferating SMCs in subconfluent cultures; whereas at higher confluency, cell viability was largely unaffected. Treatment with 80 microg/ml EGCG induced the tumor suppressor p53, which was functional as judged by activation of the target cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21CIP1. Inhibition of p53 activity with a dominant negative mutant reduced cell death. The increase in p53 protein was due to increased stability. EGCG also induced functional nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) complexes, and inhibition of this activity reduced the extent of cell death. Thus, EGCG inhibits growth and induces death of SMCs in a p53- and NF-kappaB-dependent manner. These results provide evidence for a new molecular mechanism whereby green tea polyphenols inhibit SMC proliferation and function to prevent the development of atherosclerosis.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Apoptosis/drug effects
- Apoptosis/genetics
- Blotting, Northern
- Catechin/analogs & derivatives
- Catechin/pharmacology
- Cattle
- Cell Division/drug effects
- Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21
- Cyclins/genetics
- Cyclins/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects
- Immunoblotting
- In Situ Nick-End Labeling
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- NF-kappa B/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/drug effects
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Tea/chemistry
- Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/genetics
- Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/metabolism
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- Claudia S Hofmann
- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts 02118, USA
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Aldini G, Yeum KJ, Carini M, Krinsky NI, Russell RM. (-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate prevents oxidative damage in both the aqueous and lipid compartments of human plasma. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003; 302:409-14. [PMID: 12604363 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(03)00192-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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When human plasma was exposed to the hydrophilic radical initiator, AAPH, (-)-epigallocatechin-(3)-gallate (EGCG) dose-dependently inhibited the aqueous compartment oxidation (IC(50)=0.72 microM) (monitored by DCFH oxidation) and spared the lipophilic antioxidants, alpha-tocopherol, and carotenoids, but not ascorbic acid. When radicals were selectively induced in the lipid compartment by the lipophilic radical initiator, MeO-AMVN, EGCG spared alpha-tocopherol, but not carotenoids and inhibited the lipid compartment oxidation (monitored by BODIPY 581/591) with a potency lower than that found in the aqueous compartment (IC(50)=4.37 microM). Our results indicate that EGCG, mainly localized in the aqueous compartment, effectively quenches aqueous radical species, thus limiting their diffusion into the lipid compartment and preventing lipid-soluble antioxidant depletion. Further, ESR experiments confirmed that EGCG recycled alpha-tocopherol through a H-transfer mechanism at the aqueous/lipid interface affording an additional protective mechanism to the lipid compartment of plasma.
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- Giancarlo Aldini
- Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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AbstractFour epicatechins [(−)-epicatechin (EC), (−)-epicatechin gallate (ECg), (−)-epigallocatechin (EGC), (−)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg)] and their corresponding copper complexes were compared with regard to their effect on the viability of Caco-2 colon cancer cells in vitro, measured by 3-(4,5-dimethylthyazol-2-yl) 2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. The viability of Caco-2 cells exposed to EC (1 mM), ECg (1 mM) or EGC (1mM) respectively, for 30 min, was comparable to that of the saline control group, while EGCg (1 mM) apparently enhanced cellular activity. in contrast, the cells treated with epicatechin-copper complexes were killed. Bivalent copper 91 mM), in similar conditions, did not affect the cells. No cell leakage or other histological differences were observed, implying a rapid cell death. The suggested mechanism of killing is by OH radical attack, produced in the presence of epicatechin-copper complexes, but not in the presence of either of the epicatechins or copper alone. The reaction sites are discussed.
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González de Mejía E, Ramírez-Mares MV, Nair MG. Topoisomerase I and II enzyme inhibitory aqueous extract of Ardisia compressa and ardisin protect against benomyl oxidation of hepatocytes. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2002; 50:7714-7719. [PMID: 12475294 DOI: 10.1021/jf0258757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Tea preparations of Ardisia compressa (AC) have been used in folk medicine against liver disorders. The objective of this study was to evaluate the in vitro topoisomerase I and II enzyme inhibition and the antioxidant effect of an aqueous extract from dry leaves of AC and a pure component (ardisin) purified from AC on benomyl (Be)-induced cytotoxicity in primary culture rat hepatocytes. Lipid peroxidation (malondialdehyde), antioxidant enzyme activities of glutathione reductase, glutathione peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase, and glutathione levels were studied. Topoisomerase I and II enzyme inhibition was used to guide purification of ardisin, which was purified using TLC, MPLC, and preparative and analytical HPLC methods. Benomyl increased malondialdehyde (58% change in comparison to the control) and glutathione peroxidase (10%), producing a significant consumption of endogenous antioxidant glutathione (65%, P < 0.05). A 94% hepatocyte protection was observed when cells were first exposed to ardisin (0.27 microg/mL), followed by Be (35 microg/mL). Cell protection by the tea extract of AC (AE) was greater than that by (-)-epigallocatechin 3-gallate (EGCG). Ardisin showed a clear inhibition of topoisomerases I and II catalytic activity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutant cells JN 394, JN394t(-)(1), and JN394t-(2)(-)(5). The potency of ardisin was superior to that of AE and EGCG as an antioxidant, protecting rat hepatocytes when exposed to Be. On the basis of the effective concentrations of equivalents to [+]catechin found in the present study, it can be estimated that, in order to gain antioxidative protection, a person would need to ingest approximately 1 L of AC tea per day, with a total content of 10.8 g of plant material.
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- Elvira González de Mejía
- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA.
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de Mejía EG, Ramírez-Mares MV. Leaf extract from Ardisia compressa protects against 1-nitropyrene-induced cytotoxicity and its antioxidant defense disruption in cultured rat hepatocytes. Toxicology 2002; 179:151-62. [PMID: 12204551 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-483x(02)00242-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Herbal tea preparations of Ardisia compressa (AC) have been used in folk medicine against liver disorders. The objective of this study was to evaluate the in vitro protective effect of an aqueous extract of dry leaves of AC on 1-nitropyrene (1-NP) induced cytotoxicity on rat hepatocytes. Lipid peroxidation (malondialdehyde), antioxidant enzyme activities (glutathione reductase, glutathione peroxidase, superoxide dismutase) and glutathione levels were studied. After 2 h of incubation, 0.25 microg/ml of 1-NP had an approximately 50% cytotoxic effect on hepatocytes. This environmental toxicant also increased malondialdehyde (77%), and glutathione peroxidase (46%), producing a significant consumption of endogenous antioxidant glutathione. (-)Epigallocatechin 3-gallato (EGCG) and AC decreased the viability of hepatocytes after 2 h of incubation at concentrations above 3 microg/ml and 2.52 microg, equivalents of (+)catechin/ml, respectively. A 100% hepatocyte protection was observed when cells were first exposed to AC (2.52 microg, equivalents of (+)catechin/ml), and then followed by 1-NP (0.25 microg/ml). Cells incubated with AC, either simultaneously or before treatment with 1-NP, were protected 75 and 84%, respectively. Cell protection of AC was superior to EGCG. Addition of AC to 1-NP (1:10) modulated superoxide dismutase and glutathione reductase activities (P<0.005), as well as the cellular level of GSH. The results indicate that AC has an antioxidant protective effect on rat hepatocytes when exposed to 1-NP.
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- Elvira González de Mejía
- Research and Graduate Studies in Food Science, School of Chemistry, University of Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico.
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Accumulating evidence demonstrates that polyphenols in natural products are beneficial against human lethal diseases such as cancer and metastasis. The underlying mechanisms of anti-cancer effects are complex. Recent studies show that several polyphenols, including epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) in green tea and resveratrol in red wine, inhibit angiogenesis when administrated orally. These polyphenols have direct effects on suppression of angiogenesis in several standard animal angiogenesis models. Because angiogenesis is involved in many diseases such as cancer, diabetic retinopathy and chronic inflammations, the discovery of these polyphenols as angiogenesis inhibitors has shed light on the health beneficial mechanisms of natural products, which are rich in these molecules. At the molecular level, recent studies have provided important information on how these molecules inhibit endothelial cell growth. Perhaps the greatest therapeutic advantage of these small natural molecules over large protein compounds is that they can be administrated orally without causing severe side effects. It is anticipated that more polyphenols in natural products will be discovered as angiogenesis inhibitors and that these natural polyphenols could serve as leading structures in the discovery of more potent, synthetic angiogenesis inhibitors.
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- Yihai Cao
- Microbiology and Tumor Biology Center, Karolinska Institutet, S-171 77, Stockholm, Sweden
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Santos SC, Costa WF, Ribeiro JP, Guimarães DO, Ferri PH, Ferreira HD, Seraphin JC. Tannin composition of barbatimão species. Fitoterapia 2002; 73:292-9. [PMID: 12234571 DOI: 10.1016/s0367-326x(02)00081-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A comparative study of tannin composition of three species known as barbatimão (Stryphnodendron adstringens, Stryphnodendron polyphyllum and Dimorphandra mollis) was developed by TLC, hydrolysis followed by PC, and colorimetry. Principal component analysis of the data obtained showed strong differentiation between the genus Dimorphandra and Stryphnodendron. Additionally, barks from the two Stryphnodendron sp. also presented considerable differences in the tannin structure.
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- Suzana C Santos
- Laboratório de Bioatividade Molecular-IQ, Universidade Federal de Goiás, CP 131, 74001-970, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
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Löest HB, Noh SK, Koo SI. Green tea extract inhibits the lymphatic absorption of cholesterol and alpha-tocopherol in ovariectomized rats. J Nutr 2002; 132:1282-8. [PMID: 12042447 DOI: 10.1093/jn/132.6.1282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Evidence indicates that green tea consumption lowers the serum level of cholesterol (CH). This study was conducted to determine whether green tea lowers the intestinal absorption of CH and other lipids in ovariectomized (OX) rats. OX rats with lymph duct cannulae were infused at 3.0 mL/h for 8 h via an intraduodenal catheter with a lipid emulsion containing (14)C-cholesterol ((14)C-CH) and alpha-tocopherol (alphaTP) without (GT0) or with green tea extract standardized to 42.9 mg (GT1) or 120.5 mg (GT2) of total catechins in PBS (pH 6.5). Green tea extracts dose-dependently reduced (P < 0.05) the lymphatic absorption of (14)C-CH. The cumulative absorptions of (14)C-CH in rats infused with GT0, GT1 and GT2 were 36.3 +/- 1.1, 20.7 +/- 4.3 and 4.8 +/- 4.1% dose, respectively. The percentage distribution of esterified CH did not differ between rats infused with GT0 and GT1 (80.2 +/- 2.3% vs. 79.0 +/- 1.7%), but was significantly lower in those given GT2 (69.1 +/- 6.8%). The absorption of alphaTP also was significantly reduced by GT1 (736.5 +/- 204.9 nmol, 20.8 +/- 5.8% dose) and GT2 (281.0 +/- 190.8 nmol, 7.9 +/- 5.4% dose) compared with GT0 (1048.8 +/- 174.9 nmol, 29.6 +/- 4.9% dose). The absorption of fat was significantly increased by GT1 (862.6 +/- 151.1 micromol) but lowered by GT2 (557.9 +/- 252.2 micromol) relative to GT0 (717.7 +/- 39.1 micromol). The findings provide direct evidence that green tea has a profound inhibitory effect on the intestinal absorption of CH and alphaTP in OX rats. Whether the inhibitory effect of green tea extract is attributable to a specific catechin(s) and other components in green tea remains to be determined.
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- Helena B Löest
- Department of Human Nutrition, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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Annabi B, Lachambre MP, Bousquet-Gagnon N, Page M, Gingras D, Beliveau R. Green tea polyphenol (-)-epigallocatechin 3-gallate inhibits MMP-2 secretion and MT1-MMP-driven migration in glioblastoma cells. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2002; 1542:209-20. [PMID: 11853893 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4889(01)00187-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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We have recently shown that green tea polyphenols, and especially (-)-epigallocatechin 3-gallate (EGCg), acted as potent inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinase activities as well as of proMMP-2 activation (M. Demeule, M. Brossard, M. Page, D. Gingras, R. Beliveau, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1478 (2000)). In the present work, we sought to examine the involvement of MT1-MMP in the EGCg-induced inhibition of proMMP-2 activation. The incubation of U-87 glioblastoma cells in the presence of concanavalin A or cytochalasin D, two potent activators of MT1-MMP, resulted in proMMP-2 activation that was correlated with the cell surface proteolytic processing of MT1-MMP to its inactive 43 kDa form. Addition of EGCg strongly inhibited the MT1-MMP-dependent proMMP-2 activation. The inhibitory effect of EGCg on MT1-MMP was also demonstrated by the down-regulation of MT1-MMP transcript levels and by the inhibition of MT1-MMP-driven cell migration of transfected COS-7 cells. These observations suggest that this catechin may act at both the MT1-MMP gene and protein expression levels. In addition, treatment of cells with non-cytotoxic doses of EGCg significantly reduced the amount of secreted proMMP-2, and led to a concomitant increase in intracellular levels of that protein. This effect was similar to that observed using well-characterized secretion inhibitors such as brefeldin A and manumycin, suggesting that EGCg could also potentially act on intracellular secretory pathways. Taken together, these results indicate that EGCg targets multiple MMP-mediated cellular events in cancer cells and provides a new mechanism for the anticancer properties of that molecule.
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- Borhane Annabi
- Centre de Cancérologie Charles-Bruneau, Hôpital Ste-Justine et Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succ. Centre-ville, H3C 3P8, Montreal, QC, Canada
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