Abstract
Using the cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay in WIL2-NS cells, we investigated the effects of six tea constituents, (−)-epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (EGCg), (−)-epicatechin-3-O-gallate (ECg), (−)-epigallocatechin (EGC), (−)-epicatechin (EC), (+)-catechin (+C) and gallic acid (GA), on chromosomal damage in two ways; induction by each component on its own and prevention against treatment of reactive oxygen species (ROS). None of the tea constituents induced chromosomal damage at <10μM. On the other hand, EGCg, EGC, ECg, +C and GA prevented H2O2-induced chromosomal damage in a dose-dependent manner with a significant effect detected at 1μM. Chromosomal damage induced by tert-butylhydroperoxide was apparently prevented by EGCg and ECg at 0.3μM, but not by EGC and GA even at 10μM, suggesting that the galloyl group linked to flavan-3-ol is needed for the observed protective effect. These results suggest that physiological concentration of tea constituents are not genotoxic but rather anti-genotoxic against ROS, although their preventive effects are slightly different depending on their chemical structure.
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