Abstract
Tea polyphenols, (-)-epigallocatechin gallate in particular, were examined for their modulating effects on the drug resistance KB-A-1 cells and drug sensitive KB-3-1 cells. Both KB-3-1 and KB-A-1 cells were equally sensitive to tea polyphenol and (-)-epigallocatechin gallate. When 10 μg/ml (-)-epigallocatechin gallate or 40 μg/ml tea polyphenol were present simultaneously with doxorubicin, the IC50 of doxorubicin on KB-A-1 cells decreased from 10.3 ± 0.9 μg/ml to 4.2 ± 0.2 or 2.0 ± 0.1 μg/ml. Tea polyphenol and (-)-epigallocatechin gallate enhanced the cytotoxicity of doxorubicin on KB-A-1 cells by 5.2 and 2.5 times, respectively, but did not show a modulating effect on KB-3-1 cells. Both tea polyphenol and (-)-epigallocatechin gallate showed reversal effects on the multidrug resistance phenotype.
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