Green Tea Inhibits Growth of Lung Cancer Cells
Study description: Green tea
catechins such as EGCg (epigallocatechin gallate) and ECg (epicatechin gallate)
were tested on human lung cancer cells to see if they affected the cells' growth
rate. Researchers were particularly
interested in whether or not green tea could inhibit a substance called hnRNP
B1, which is an indication of lung cancer that appears in the very early stages of
the disease.
Type of study: "Test-tube"
What happened: EGCg and ECg inhibited the growth
of the lung cancer cells. The effect was dose-dependent, which
means that the greater the amount of green tea catechins, the greater the
inhibition of cancer cells. Both EGCg and ECg also significantly inhibited hnRNP B1.
Citation: Fujimoto N, Sueoka N, Sueoka E,
et al. Lung cancer prevention with (-)-epigallocatechin gallate using monitoring
by heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein B1. International Journal of
Oncology 2002;20(6):1233-9. (Click here to read PubMed study
abstract.)
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