title: Effect of (-)-epigallocatechin gallate on leukemic blast cells from patients with acute myeloblastic leukemia.
abstract: Information on the anti-carcinogenic effect of EGCG, the main constituent of the polyphenols present in Japanese green tea leaves, has recently been accumulating. In this report, we evaluate the effect of EGCG on leukemic blast cells from AML patients. The results showed that EGCG inhibited the proliferation of AML cells in all cases examined. Since AML cells might proliferate by autocrine or paracrine growth mechanisms, we also examined the effect of EGCG on the production of GM-CSF from AML cells. Although EGCG did not directly inhibit the production of GM-CSF, it did inhibit the effect of TNF-alpha or TPA, both of which stimulated AML cells to produce GM-CSF. On the other hand, the modulation of receptors for growth factors might play a role in the proliferation or carcinogenesis of AML cells. We also found that EGCG inhibited the modulation of c-kit, a receptor for stem cell factor, on leukemic cells. These findings suggested that EGCG might be available as a new therapeutic tool for AML patients.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Otsuka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Niho
mesh_terms: D001752:Blast Crisis; D002392:Catechin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000473:pathology*; D013662:Tea; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D013662:Tea; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D002392:Catechin; C045651:epigallocatechin gallate; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate