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• Metabolism of dietary polyphenols and possible interactions with drugs.

  Polyphenolic compounds are abundant in the human diet and gram quantities are ingested daily. The consumption of polyphenols is expected to rise due t…

  Authors: Joshua D Lambert, Shengmin Sang, Anthony Y H Lu, Chung S Yang

  Source: Current drug metabolism. 2007 Jun

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• Mechanism of action of (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate: auto-oxidation-dependent inactivation of epidermal growth factor receptor and direct effects on growth inhibition in human esophageal cancer KYSE 150 cells.

  Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), the principal polyphenol in green tea, has been shown to inhibit the growth of many cancer cell lines and to suppre…

  Authors: Zhe Hou, Shengmin Sang, Hui You, Mao-Jung Lee, Jungil Hong, Khew-Voon Chin, Chung S Yang

  Source: Cancer research. 2005 Sep 1

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• Apple polyphenols, phloretin and phloridzin: new trapping agents of reactive dicarbonyl species.

  Reactive dicarbonyl species, such as methylglyoxal (MGO) and glyoxal (GO), have received extensive attention recently due to their high reactivity and…

  Authors: Xi Shao, Naisheng Bai, Kan He, Chi-Tang Ho, Chung S Yang, Shengmin Sang

  Source: Chemical research in toxicology. 2008 Oct

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• Antioxidative and anti-carcinogenic activities of tea polyphenols.

  Tea (Camellia sinensis, Theaceace), a popular beverage consumed world-wide, has been studied for its preventive effects against cancer as well as card…

  Authors: Chung S Yang, Joshua D Lambert, Shengmin Sang

  Source: Archives of toxicology. 2009 Jan

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• Tea and cancer prevention: molecular mechanisms and human relevance.

  Tea made from the leaves of the plant Camellia sinensis is a popular beverage. The possible cancer-preventive activity of tea and tea polyphenols has …

  Authors: Chung S Yang, Joshua D Lambert, Jihyeung Ju, Gang Lu, Shengmin Sang

  Source: Toxicology and applied pharmacology. 2007 Nov 1

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• Tea polyphenol (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate: a new trapping agent of reactive dicarbonyl species.

  Previous studies have demonstrated that reactive dicarbonyl compounds [e.g., methylglyoxal (MGO) and glyoxal (GO)] irreversibly and progressively modi…

  Authors: Shengmin Sang, Xi Shao, Naisheng Bai, Chih-Yu Lo, Chung S Yang, Chi-Tang Ho

  Source: Chemical research in toxicology. 2007 Dec

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• Modulation of arachidonic acid metabolism and nitric oxide synthesis by garcinol and its derivatives.

  Garcinol, a polyisoprenylated benzophenone, from the fruit rind of Garcinia spp., has been shown to have anti-inflammatory and anticarcinogenic activi…

  Authors: Jungil Hong, Shengmin Sang, Hye-Jin Park, Seok Joo Kwon, Nanjoo Suh, Mou-Tuan Huang, Chi-Tang Ho, Chung S Yang

  Source: Carcinogenesis. 2006 Feb

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• Increased Growth Inhibitory Effects on Human Cancer Cells and Anti-inflammatory Potency of Shogaols from Zingiber officinale Relative to Gingerols.

  Ginger, the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale , has received extensive attention because of its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antitumor a…

  Authors: Shengmin Sang, Jungil Hong, Hou Wu, Jing Liu, Chung S Yang, Min-Hsiung Pan, Vladimir Badmaev, Chi-Tang Ho

  Source: Journal of agricultural and food chemistry. 2009 Oct 30

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• Methylglyoxal: its presence in beverages and potential scavengers.

  Nonenzymic glycation, also known as the Maillard reaction, is a complex series of reactions between reducing sugars and amino compounds. Previous stud…

  Authors: Di Tan, Yu Wang, Chih-Yu Lo, Shengmin Sang, Chi-Tang Ho

  Source: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2008 Apr

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• Redox properties of tea polyphenols and related biological activities.

  Plant polyphenolic compounds are known to be strong antioxidants. Because oxidative stress is believed to contribute to many acute and chronic disease…

  Authors: Shengmin Sang, Zhe Hou, Joshua D Lambert, Chung S Yang

  Source: Antioxidants & redox signaling. 2005 Nov-Dec

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