Combination Of Resveratrol And Green Tea Epigallocatechin Gallate Induces Synergistic Apoptosis And Inhibits Tumor Growth In Vivo In Head And Neck Cancer Models

ONCOLOGY REPORTS(2021)

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Despite widespread interest in chemoprevention and therapy due to the high margin of safety of dietary natural compounds, clinical intervention with single agents has failed to yield the expected outcomes, mostly due to poor bioavailability and low potency. Combinations of natural agents with synergistic effects are gaining increasing attention. In the present study, in vitro and in vivo antitumor effects of a combination of two natural dietary agents, green tea epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and resveratrol were investigated. It was revealed that their combination at low doses (at which single agents induce minimal apoptosis) synergistically increased apoptosis (combination index <1) in head and neck cancer cell lines. Synergistic apoptosis was also supported by caspase-3 and PARP cleavage. The combination also significantly inhibited growth of xenografted head and neck tumors in nude mice as supported by significant inhibition of tumor volume, tumor weight and Ki67 expression, and increase in TUNEL-positive cells. Mechanistic studies revealed that the combination inhibited AKT-mTOR signaling both in vitro and in vivo. In addition, overexpression of constitutively active AKT protected cells from apoptosis induced by the combination of EGCG and resveratrol. Collectively, the present results for the first time suggest that the combination of EGCG and resveratrol has synergistic growth inhibitory effects and provide an important rationale for future clinical development for chemoprevention and treatment of head and neck cancer.
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apoptosis, epigallocatechin gallate, resveratrol, head and neck cancer, AKT
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