期刊
MOLECULES
卷 28, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules28020525
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green tea; epigallocatechin-3-gallate; matrix metalloproteinases; cancer; transcription factors; reactive oxygen species
Epidemiological studies have shown that consumption of green tea has beneficial effects against cancer. Basic studies have provided evidence that epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is a major contributor to these effects. In this review, the effects of EGCG on various types of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and the underlying mechanisms are discussed, highlighting potential strategies for developing anti-MMP agents with beneficial effects on cancer and other diseases.
Epidemiological studies have shown that the consumption of green tea has beneficial effects against cancer. Basic studies have provided evidence that epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is a major contributor to these effects. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are zinc-dependent metalloproteinases with the ability to degrade the extracellular matrix proteins and are involved in various diseases including cancer in which MMPs have a critical role in invasion and metastasis. In this review, we discuss the effects of EGCG on several types of MMPs in the context of its anticancer activity. In the promoter region, MMPs have binding sites for at least one transcription factor of AP-1, Sp1, and NF-kappa B, and EGCG can downregulate these transcription factors through signaling pathways mediated by reactive oxygen species. EGCG can also decrease nuclear ERK, p38, heat shock protein-27 (Hsp27), and beta-catenin levels, leading to suppression of MMPs' expression. Other mechanisms by which EGCG inhibits MMPs include direct binding to MMPs to prevent their activation and downregulation of NF-kappa B to suppress the production of inflammatory cytokines such as TNF alpha and IL-1 beta. Findings from studies on EGCG presented here may be useful in the development of more effective anti-MMP agents, which would give beneficial effects on cancer and other diseases.
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