Supplements, Research, Herbal Regimen
Green Tea (Catechins / EGCG / Polyphenol)
Leukemia:
1997
Effect of (-)-epigallocatechin gallate on leukemic blast cells from patients with acute myeloblastic leukemia.
1998
Growth inhibition of leukemic cells by (-)-epigallocatechin gallate, the main constituent of green tea.
2001 Jun
Green tea polyphenol epigallocatechin inhibits DNA replication and consequently induces leukemia cell apoptosis.
2004 Mar
VEGF receptor phosphorylation status and apoptosis is modulated by a green tea component, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
2005 Mar
Catechin, a green tea component, rapidly induces apoptosis of myeloid leukemic cells via modulation of reactive oxygen species production in vitro and inhibits tumor growth in vivo.
2006 Oct
Induction of apoptosis via the modulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in the treatment of myeloid leukemia.
Cancer:
1999 Mar
Green tea polyphenols and cancer: biologic mechanisms and practical implications.
2003 Mar
Green tea polyphenol targets the mitochondria in tumor cells inducing caspase 3-dependent apoptosis.
2005 Aug
Green tea component, catechin, induces apoptosis of human malignant B cells via production of reactive oxygen species.
2006 Dec
Green tea polyphenol epigallocatechin-3-gallate suppresses rat hepatic stellate cell invasion by inhibition of MMP-2 expression and its activation
2007 May
A Novel Prodrug of the Green Tea Polyphenol (–)-Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate as a Potential Anticancer Agent
2007 Jul
Effects of dietary flavonoids on apoptotic pathways related to cancer chemoprevention
2007 Apr
(-)-Epigallocatechin gallate suppresses endothelin-1-induced interleukin-6 synthesis in osteoblasts: Inhibition of p44/p42 MAP kinase activation
Crossing the Blood-Brain Barrier:
2002 Dec
Uptake and metabolism of epicatechin and its access to the brain after oral ingestion
2006 Apr
Long-Term Administration of Green Tea Catechins Improves Spatial Cognition Learning Ability in Rats1
Skin:
2001 Feb
Green tea polyphenol (–)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate treatment of human skin inhibits ultraviolet radiation-induced oxidative stress
2005 Jun
Green tea and the skin
Inflamation:
1998 Jul
Green Tea Polyphenols Block Endotoxin-Induced Tumor Necrosis Factor-Production and Lethality in a Murine Model
Liver:
2006 Oct
Ameliorate Liver Fibrosis
2004 Nov
Effects of tea polyphenols on hepatic fibrosis in rats with alcoholic liver disease.
2005 Jun
Epigallocatechin-3-gallate, a green-tea polyphenol, suppresses Rho signaling in TWNT-4 human hepatic stellate cells
2007 Dec
Green tea polyphenol epigallocatechin-3-gallate inhibits oxidative damage and preventive effects on carbon tetrachloride–induced hepatic fibrosis
2006 May
The antifibrogenic effect of (-)-epigallocatechin gallate results from the induction of de novo synthesis of glutathione in passaged rat hepatic stellate cells
Heart:
EGCG inhibits cardiomyocyte apoptosis in pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy and protects cardiomyocytes from oxidative stress in rats
Platelets:
Complex effects of different green tea catechins on human platelets
Fat cells (adipocytes):
#1
Green tea polyphenol epigallocatechin gallate inhibits adipogenesis and induces apoptosis in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.
#2
Inhibitory effect of (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate on lipid accumulation of 3T3-L1 cells
#3
The apoptotic effect of green tea (-)-epigallocatechin gallate on 3T3-L1 preadipocytes depends on the Cdk2 pathway
#4
Epigallocatechin gallate-induced apoptosis does not affect adipocyte conversion of preadipocytes.
Breast Cancer:
Green tea polyphenols and its constituent epigallocatechin gallate inhibits proliferation of human breast cancer cells in vitro and in vivo.
Benefits vs. Risks (Rutgers):
Possible Controversy over Dietary Polyphenols: Benefits vs Risks
Other Research:
#1
Sloan Kettering
#2
Thorne Research
#3
NCCAM Herbs
#4
BC Cancer
