Matrix metalloproteinase inhibition by green tea catechins

A matrix metalloproteinase expressed on the surface of invasive tumour cells

1994 • 2,561 citations

The matrix‐degrading metalloproteinases

1992 • 1,383 citations

Matrix metalloproteinases and metastasis

1999 • 688 citations

Inhibition of growth and induction of apoptosis in human cancer cell lines by tea polyphenols

1998 • 684 citations

Wine as a biological fluid: History, production, and role in disease prevention

1997 • 658 citations

The TIMP2 Membrane Type 1 Metalloproteinase “Receptor” Regulates the Concentration and Efficient Activation of Progelatinase A

1998 • 578 citations

Cloning and characterization of a unique elastolytic metalloproteinase produced by human alveolar macrophages.

1993 • 479 citations

Identification of the Second Membrane-type Matrix Metalloproteinase (MT-MMP-2) Gene from a Human Placenta cDNA Library

1995 • 474 citations

Expression and localization of macrophage elastase (matrix metalloproteinase-12) in abdominal aortic aneurysms.

1998 • 455 citations

Mechanisms for pro matrix metalloproteinase activation

1999 • 436 citations

Regulation of matrix metalloproteinase expression in human vein and microvascular endothelial cells. Effects of tumour necrosis factor α, interleukin 1 and phorbol ester

1993 • 388 citations

Hydrolysis of a Broad Spectrum of Extracellular Matrix Proteins by Human Macrophage Elastase

1997 • 313 citations

Influence of Drinking Green Tea on Breast Cancer Malignancy among Japanese Patients

1998 • 308 citations

Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2) Binds to the Catalytic Domain of the Cell Surface Receptor, Membrane Type 1-Matrix Metalloproteinase 1 (MT1-MMP)

1998 • 285 citations

Differential expression of membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase and its correlation with gelatinase A activation in human malignant brain tumors in vivo and in vitro.

1996 • 278 citations

Activation of the precursor of gelatinase A/72 kda type IV collagenase/MMP‐2 in lung carcinomas correlates with the expression of membrane‐type matrix metalloproteinase (MT‐MMP) and with lymph node metastasis

1995 • 267 citations

Expression of membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase in human gastric carcinomas

1995 • 267 citations

Elevated levels of M(r) 92,000 type IV collagenase in human brain tumors.

1993 • 260 citations

Intermolecular Autolytic Cleavage Can Contribute to the Activation of Progelatinase A by Cell Membranes

1995 • 242 citations

Concanavalin A produces a matrix-degradative phenotype in human fibroblasts. Induction and endogenous activation of collagenase, 72-kDa gelatinase, and Pump-1 is accompanied by the suppression of the tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases.

1990 • 235 citations

Synergistic effects of (--)-epigallocatechin gallate with (--)-epicatechin, sulindac, or tamoxifen on cancer-preventive activity in the human lung cancer cell line PC-9.

1999 • 233 citations

Phase I and pharmacokinetic study of d -limonene in patients with advanced cancer

1998 • 230 citations

Tea and coffee consumption and the risk of digestive tract cancers: data from a comparative case-referent study in Japan.

1998 • 214 citations

Tea antioxidants in cancer chemoprevention

1997 • 206 citations

The Escherichia coli PII Signal Transduction Protein Is Activated upon Binding 2-Ketoglutarate and ATP

1995 • 206 citations

Molecular cloning, chromosomal localization, and bacterial expression of a murine macrophage metalloelastase.

1992 • 197 citations

Regulation of Membrane‐Type Matrix Metalloproteinase‐1 Expression by Growth Factors and Phorbol 12‐Myristate 13‐Acetate

1996 • 184 citations

Tea and health: a historical perspective

1997 • 183 citations

Mechanisms of Growth Inhibition of Human Lung Cancer Cell Line, PC-9, by Tea Polyphenols

1997 • 180 citations

High level of MT-MMP expression is associated with invasiveness of cervical cancer cells

1996 • 165 citations

The chemopreventive properties of soy isoflavonoids in animal models of breast cancer

1997 • 163 citations

Physiological roles of matrix metalloproteinases: implications for tumor growth and metastasis

1999 • 136 citations

Effect of green and black tea supplementation on lipids, lipid oxidation and fibrinogen in the hamster: mechanisms for the epidemiological benefits of tea drinking

1998 • 123 citations

Complex regulation of membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase expression and matrix metalloproteinase-2 activation by concanavalin A in MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells.

1995 • 109 citations

Proteases and their inhibitors in human brain tumours: a review.

1998 • 106 citations

Effects of Green Tea Catechins on Membrane Fluidity

1999 • 105 citations

Inhibition of Collagenases from Mouse Lung Carcinoma Cells by Green Tea Catechins and Black Tea Theaflavins

1997 • 100 citations

Role of Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases-2 (TIMP-2) in Regulation of Pro-Gelatinase A Activation Catalyzed by Membrane-Type Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 (MT1-MMP) in Human Cancer Cells

1998 • 92 citations

Protease production by cultured microglia: Substrate gel analysis and immobilized matrix degradation

1993 • 83 citations

Modulation of cancer chemotherapy by green tea.

1998 • 83 citations

Role of plasminogen activator and of 92-KDa type IV collagenase in glioblastoma invasion using anin vitro Matrigel model

1994 • 73 citations

Allium vegetables: their role in the prevention of cancer

1996 • 47 citations

Calcium influx inhibits MT1‐MMP processing and blocks MMP‐2 activation

1997 • 39 citations

Unconventional therapies for cancer: 2. Green tea

1998 • 35 citations

Elevated cyclic AMP suppresses ConA-induced MT1-MMP expression in MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells.

1997 • 27 citations

Effect of green tea on p53 mutation distribution in ultraviolet B radiation-induced mouse skin tumors

1998 • 25 citations

Protein tyrosine phosphorylation in signalling pathways leading to the activation of gelatinase A: activation of gelatinase A by treatment with the protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor sodium orthovanadate

1998 • 20 citations

Macrophage Elastase (MMP-12)

1998 • 15 citations