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Benefits of green tea revealed in new pancreatic cancer study

A new study reveals how an active component of green tea disrupts the metabolism of cancer cells in pancreatic cancer, offering an explanation for its effect on reducing risk of cancer and slowing its progression. [s]Medical News Today[/s] reports that the researchers, led by Dr Wai-Nang Lee at the [b]Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute[/b] believe the discovery signals a new approach to studying cancer prevention. The study explores the effect of epigallocatechin gallate or ‘EGCG,’ an active biological agent of green tea. It shows that EGCG changes the metabolism of pancreatic cancer cells by suppressing the expression of lactate dehydrogenase A or LDHA, a critical enzyme in cancer metabolism.

[link url=http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/277583.php]Full Medical News Today report[/link]
[link url=http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11306-014-0672-8]Metabolomics abstract[/link]

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