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Table 2 Various studies on anti-tumor effects of green tea

From: The interplay of exercise and green tea: a new road in cancer therapy

Type of cancer

Green tea formulation

Effects

Model

Ref

Melanoma

EGCG

Induced cell death

In vitro, In vivo

[147]

Prostate cancer

Curcumin + Ginger + GT + chamomile

Increased apoptosis

In Vitro

[148]

Arctigenin + GT + Quercetin

Highly effective in prostate cancer chemoprevention

In vivo

[149]

GT + Quercetin

No liver toxicity was observed

Human

[150]

Breast cancer

Curcmin + GT

Inhibited tumor growth

In vitro

[151]

EGCG

Inhibited tumor growth

In vitro, In vivo

[152]

Lung cancer

Niosomes –EGCG

Increased apoptosis

In vitro

[153]

GT

Not appear to offer protective benefits against lung cancer at a population level

Human

[154]

Digestive cancer

GT

-

Human

[133]

Colorectal cancer

EGCG

Inhibited cell proliferation

In vitro, In vivo

[155]

EGCG

Increased apoptosis and autophagy

In vitro

[156]

pancreatic cancer

GT

Repressed the expression of NF-κB

In slico, in vitro

[157]

Head and Neck

EGCG

Epigenetically silenced tumor suppressors to inhibit the growth of HNSCC cells

In vitro

[158]

Liver cancer

GT

An inverse association between cumulative consumption of tea, especially green tea and the risk of primary liver cancer

Human

[159]

Ovarian cancer

EGCG

Targeted intracellular transducing events that regulate the acquisition of an invasive CSC phenotype.

In vitro

[160]

Bladder cancer

EGCG

Inhibited proliferation, increased autophagy

In vitro, In vivo

[161]

Osteosarcoma

EGCG

Reduced the stemness and abate drug-resistance of osteosarcoma cells

In vitro

[162]