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Turmeric and Green Tea: A Recipe for the Treatment of B-Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: Two naturally occurring compounds, curcumin, the active ingredient in the spice turmeric, and the green tea extract epigallocatechin-3-gallate, have marked effects on the apoptotic machinery in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. These results provide a preclinical foundation for future clinical use of these compounds in this disease.

Source: Clinical Cancer Research

DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-08-2791

Authors: Laura S. Angelo, Razelle Kurzrock

Institution: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Language: English

Topic: Curcumin's Biomedical Applications

Subfield: Molecular Medicine

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Center for Research Resources