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Possible mechanism of action
| Possible mechanism of chemoprevention effect of green tea | References |
|---|---|
| Acting as antioxidant to prevent DNA damage and reduce the formation of DNA adducts | (11,22,25,27,35,40) |
| Increasing apoptosis and preventing the persistence of miscoding DNA (possibly by inducing gene regulation) | (11,26,31,33,35,40,43,44) |
| Activating Phase II detoxifying enzymes, and increasing the excretion of carcinogens (possibly by inducing gene regulation) | (2,8,28,31) |
