Preventive and therapeutic effects of green tea on lung cancer: a narrative review of evidence from clinical and basic research.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Green tea is a popular beverage worldwide and has numerous health-promoting properties. Accumulating evidence indicates that green tea has preventive and therapeutic effects on lung cancer. This study aimed to investigate the association between green tea consumption and lung cancer.

Methods

We performed a narrative review to summarized the association between green tea consumption and lung cancer.

Key content and findings

Green tea consumption is known to decrease lung cancer risk in the general population, as indicated by meta-analyses of observational studies. Two active components of green tea, theabrownin and (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), mediate the antitumor activity of green tea. Theabrownin promotes apoptosis, induces cell cycl

SUBMITTER: Zhang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9840036 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature