Synergistic effect of black tea polyphenol, theaflavin-3,3′-digallate with cisplatin against cisplatin resistant human ovarian cancer cells

Theaflavin-3,3′-digallate (TF3) is a phenolic compound extracted from black tea. We previously demonstrated that TF3 selectively inhibited ovarian cancer cells. Ovarian cancer has high death rate because of acquired cisplatin resistance. We aimed to investigate the synergistic effect of TF3 and cisp...

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Main Authors: Haibo Pan, Jin Li, Gary O. Rankin, Yon Rojanasakul, Youying Tu, Yi Charlie Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464618301762