title: Downstream carcinogenesis signaling pathways by green tea polyphenols: a translational perspective of chemoprevention and treatment for cancers.
abstract: Green tea is one of the most popular beverages around the world. For several decades, numerous epidemiological, preclinical and clinical studies have demonstrated that green tea polyphenols (GTPs), especially epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) have cancer-preventing effects on various cancers. In this review, we present inhibition of carcinogenesis in different animal models by GTPs or EGCG, including prostate cancer, bladder cancer, breast cancer, intestinal cancer, colon cancer, gastric cancer, lung cancer, oral cancer and skin cancer. In vitro studies showed that GTPs/EGCG potently induces apoptosis, cell cycle arrest and suppresses metastasis in tumor cells but not in their normal cell counterparts. The molecular mechanisms of these activities are discussed in detail to elucidate GTPs/EGCG downstream carcinogenesis signaling pathways and their values of perspective of chemoprevention and treatment for cancers.
authors: Guohua
authors: G
authors: Hu
authors: Lei
authors: L
authors: Zhang
authors: Yefei
authors: Y
authors: Rong
authors: Xiaoling
authors: X
authors: Ni
authors: Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China. ni.xiaoling@zs-hospital.sh.cn.
authors: Yihong
authors: Y
authors: Sun
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D028241:Camellia sinensis; D063646:Carcinogenesis / Q000378:metabolism; D002392:Catechin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D059808:Polyphenols / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents; D059808:Polyphenols; D002392:Catechin; C045651:epigallocatechin gallate