Advances in Synergistic Mechanism of Tea Catechins on Cancer Chemoprevention

Abstract:

Experiments have confirmed that tea is effective in preventing cancer, and catechins play the important role, among which EGCG has strong anti-oxidation to inhibit cancer cell proliferation and induce cancer cell apoptosis. EGCG is also one of the most potential natural products for cancer chemoprevention. In this paper, the biological activities of catechins were reviewed. Synergistic mechanism of EGCG with natural anticancer products and clinical reagents was summarized, to provide a reference for further research on cancer chemoprevention mechanism.