Estrogen receptor-α36 is involved in epigallocatechin-3-gallate induced growth inhibition of ER-negative breast cancer stem/progenitor cells

Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is a type of catechin extracted from green tea, which is reported to have anticancer effects. EGCG is also reported to inhibit the cancer stem/progenitor cells in several estrogen receptor (ER)-negative breast cancer cell lines, such as SUM-149, SUM-190 and MDA-MB-2...

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Main Authors: Xiaohua Pan, Bowen Zhao, Zhen Song, Shuai Han, Molin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-02-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861315002431