ArticleBiomedicines2020
Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate Induces Apoptosis as a TRAIL Sensitizer via Activation of Caspase 8 and Death Receptor 5 in Human Colon Cancer Cells.
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- Helping Apo2L/TRAIL in the Battle: Synergistic Therapeutic Approaches for Cancer Therapies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Changes in HDAC Expression and Activity by Oolongtheanin Digallate and Theasinensins and the Onset of Apoptosis.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Epigallocatechin-3-gallate therapeutic potential in human diseases: molecular mechanisms and clinical studies.Molecular biomedicine · 2024Review
- Obesity-Associated Colorectal Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Prospects of compounds of herbal plants as anticancer agents: a comprehensive review from molecular pathways.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Review
- TRAIL-Sensitizing Effects of Flavonoids in Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Application of Polyphenols and Flavonoids in Oncological Therapy.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The Potential of Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG) in Targeting Autophagy for Cancer Treatment: A Narrative Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Epigallocatechin gallate triggers apoptosis by suppressing de novo lipogenesis in colorectal carcinoma cells.FEBS open bio · 2022Article
- Current Perspectives of the Applications of Polyphenols and Flavonoids in Cancer Therapy.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
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Abstract
Though epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), a major compound of green tea, has anti-diabetes, anti-obesity, anti-inflammatory, and antitumor effects, the underlying antitumor molecular mechanism of EGCG was not fully understood so far. Here the sensitizing effect of EGCG to tumor-necrosis-factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) was examined in colorectal cancers. Cotreatment of EGCG and TRAIL synergistically enhanced cytotoxicity and sub G1 accumulation, increased the number of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-dT-mediated dUTP nick end labelling (TUNEL)-positive cells in SW480 and HCT116 cells. Furthermore, this cotreatment promoted the cleavages of poly (adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase (PARP) and induced caspase 8 activation compared to TRAIL or EGCG alone in SW480 and HCT116 cells. Of note, cotreatment of EGCG and TRAIL increased the expression of death receptor 5 (DR5) at protein and mRNA levels and also DR5 cell surface level in colon cancer cells. Conversely, depletion of DR5 reduced the apoptotic activity of cotreatment of EGCG and TRAIL to increase cytotoxicity, sub-G1 population and PARP cleavages in colon cancer cells. Overall, our findings provide evidence that EGCG can be a sensitizer of TRAIL via DR5 and caspase 8 mediated apoptosis in colorectal cancer cells.
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