Effect of Green Tea Extract on Cisplatin- or Doxorubicin-Induced Cytotoxicity in Human Lung Cancer Cell Lines

• Published in: Han'guk Sikp'um Yŏngyang Kwahakhoe chi Vol. 40; no. 5
• Main Authors: Lee, B.R., Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea, Park, J.Y., Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea, Park, P.S., Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 01.05.2011
• Subjects: A549 cell; ANTIBIOTICOS; ANTIBIOTICS; ANTIBIOTIQUE; cisplatin; EGCG; GTE

Tea extract (TE) has been shown to have anti-tumor properties in a wide variety of experimental systems. We evaluated green tea extract (GTE) as a biochemical modulator for the antitumor activity of cisplatin and doxorubicin in the treatment of human lung cancer A549 cells. Cells were grown in RPMI-...