Abstract. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is a constituent of green tea and has been associated with anticancer activity. In the present study, the inhibitory effect of EGCG on human hepatocellular cancer cells was examined by cell viability assay, in vitro apoptosis assay and cell cycle analysis. In addition, gene expression was measured to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of action of EGCG by mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) determination and western blot analysis. We demonstrated that EGCG induced apoptosis, decreased mitochondrial membrane potential and promoted G 0 /G 1 phase cell cycle arrest of HCCLM6 cells but not that of non-cancerous liver cells (HL-7702). The EGCG-induced apoptosis of HCCLM6 cells was associated with a significant decrease in Bcl-2 and NF-κB expression. In addition, the expression of Bax, p53, caspase-9 and caspase-3 increased, and cytochrome c was released. These results suggest that EGCG inhibits the progression of cancer through cytocidal activity and that it is a potential therapeutic compound for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Designing a templating strategy for directing mesopore growth along different crystallographic directions is essential for fabricating two‐ or three‐dimensional single‐crystalline mesoporous zeolites. However, so far, mesopores formed in MFI zeolites by soft templates have mostly been generated by disrupting growth along the b axis; generating mesopores by disrupting growth along the a axis is rare. Herein, a single‐crystalline mesoporous MFI zeolite (SCMMZ) with sheet‐like mesopores layered along the a and b axes was synthesized using a triply branched surfactant with diquaternary ammonium groups connected to 1,3,5‐triphenylbenzene by a six‐ and eight‐carbon alkyl chain (TPB‐6 and 8). The sheet‐like mesopores were embedded in the MFI framework and were retained even after calcination. Molecular mechanics calculations provided evidence of low binding energy configurations of the surfactant that directed the growth of straight and zigzag channels along the b and a axes, respectively. The formation of nanosheets was attributed to the geometric matching of the arrangement of the aromatic groups to the zeolite framework.
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