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ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Functional Tea Extract Inhibits Cell Growth, Induces Apoptosis, and Causes G0/G1 Arrest in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Line Possibly through Reduction in Telomerase Activity.

Yuan Chen, Changsong Chen, Jiaxing Xiang, Ruizhen Gao, Guojun Wang, Wenquan Yu

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Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Study ofWorld journal of biological chemistry · 2026
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  2. Influences ofFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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6 authors.

Yuan ChenTea Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350003, China.
Changsong ChenTea Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350003, China.
Jiaxing XiangTea Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350003, China.
Ruizhen GaoTea Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350003, China.
Guojun WangHarbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida Atlantic University, 5600 U.S. 1, Fort Pierce, FL 34946, USA.
Wenquan YuTea Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350003, China.

Funding

Foreign Cooperation Projects of Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences DWHZ-2022-21Fujian academy of agricultural science Projects ZYTS2019019Fujian Province Foreign Cooperation Projects China 2021I0034
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The functional tea CFT-1 has been introduced into China as a nutraceutical beverage according to the "Healthy China" national project. The effects on human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells remain unclear and were investigated with the functional tea extract (purity > 98%). The morphological changes in the cells were observed with microscopes. Cell proliferation, migration, cycle distribution, and apoptotic effects were assessed by MTT, Transwell assays, and flow cytometry, respectively, while telomerase inhibition was evaluated with telomerase PCR ELISA assay kits. The CFT-1 treatment resulted in cell shrinkage, nuclear pyknosis, and chromatin condensation. CFT-1 suppressed the growth of Hep3B cells with IC50 of 143 μg/mL by inducing apoptosis and G0/G1 arrest in Hep3B cells. As for the molecular mechanism, CFT-1 treatment can effectively reduce the telomerase activity. The functional tea extract inhibits cell growth in human HCC by inducing apoptosis and G0/G1 arrest, possibly through a reduction in telomerase activity. These results indicate that CFT-1 extract exhibited in vitro anticancer activities and provided insights into the future development and utilization of CFT-1 as functional foods to inhibit the proliferation of HCC cells.

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apoptosiscell cycle arrestgrowth inhibitionHep3Bhepatocellular carcinomatelomerase

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