Journal of Inorganic Materials ›› 2012, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (2): 179-184.DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1077.2012.00179

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Effect of Interaction of Ni2+ and Green Tea Epigallocatechin Gallate on Tongue Carcinoma Cells

LUO Zhen-Lan, WANG Hai-Bo, SU Jian-Sheng   

  1. (School of Stomatology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China)
  • Received:2011-02-27 Revised:2011-05-17 Published:2012-02-10 Online:2012-01-05
  • About author:LUO Zhen-Lan. E-mail: zhenlanluo@sina.com

Abstract:

Ni2+ is the major ion release from nickel-based dental casting alloy and carcinogens. The major polyphenolic constituent present in green tea, (-)epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), shows chemoprevention on human cancer. The aim of this study was to determine the interaction between EGCG and Ni2+ and the biological effects on tongue squamous cell carcinoma. The interaction of EGCG and Ni2+ was analyzed by LC/MS. The cell viability was assessed by the MTT reduction assay. The results of LC/MS indicated that [EGCG-2Ni2+] and [EGCG-Ni2+] formed when EGCG and Ni2+ were added simultaneously. Ni2+ and EGCG both inhibited the proliferation of tongue carcinoma cells in a time- and dose-dependent manner. The cytotoxicity against tongue carcinoma cells was increased when EGCG and Ni2+ cotreated, and the inhibition effects were extremely dependent on the concentrations of EGCG and Ni2+, addition order and the ratio of [Ni2+] to [EGCG].

Key words: dental casting alloy, green tea, Ni2+, EGCG: tongue carcinoma cells

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