Tea polyphenols: prevention of cancer and optimizing health.

By H. Mukhtar, N. Ahmad. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2000

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Tea polyphenols for health promotion. (2007, background): “Molecular mechanisms, including catechin-mediated induction of apoptosis and cell cycle arrest, inhibition of transcription factors NF-κB and AP-1 and reduction of protein tyrosine kinase activity and c-jun mRNA expression have also been suggested as relevant chemopreventive pathways for tea (Mukhta”
Green tea and its polyphenolic catechins: medicinal uses in cancer and noncancer applications. (2006, background): “Several epidemiological studies as well as studies in animal models have shown that green tea can afford protection against various cancers such as those of the skin, breast, prostate and lung (Mukhtar and Ahmad, 2000; Yang et al., 2002).”
Targeting multiple signaling pathways by green tea polyphenol (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate. (2006, background): “lung, breast, colon, liver, stomach, prostate, and other sites (3, 4).”
Herbal extracts and phytochemicals: plant secondary metabolites and the enhancement of human brain function. (2011, background): “Protection against bacterial and viral infection has also been observed against human pathogens (235,236) as well as a plethora of other health parameters in humans [for review, see (237)].”