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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Epicatechin Decreases

Fernando Pereyra-Vergara, Ivonne María Olivares-Corichi, Juan Pedro Luna-Arias, David Méndez-Luna, José Rubén García-Sánchez

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Fernando Pereyra-VergaraSección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México C.P. 11340, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-4066-1431
Ivonne María Olivares-CorichiSección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México C.P. 11340, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-5608-048X
Juan Pedro Luna-AriasDepartamento de Biología Celular, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (Cinvestav-IPN), Ciudad de México C.P. 07360, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-3602-8000
David Méndez-LunaDepartamento de Fisiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Zacatenco, Av. Wilfrido Massieu 399, Col. Nueva Industrial Vallejo, Alcaldía Gustavo A. Madero, Ciudad de México C.P. 07738, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-2488-7916
José Rubén García-SánchezSección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México C.P. 11340, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-4381-8243

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) plays an important role in normal cells because it mitigates the cytotoxic effect of reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, its overexpression in cancer cells is related to drug resistance and increased cell proliferation due to a decrease in ROS production. In this context, molecules that regulate or block UCP2 have potential as anticancer agents. (-)-Epicatechin, a flavonoid that inhibits cell proliferation, increases ROS, and induces apoptosis in cancerous cells, was evaluated for its effects on

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Breast NeoplasmsCatechinGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticPromoter Regions, GeneticUncoupling Protein 2Cell Line, TumorHumansRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidTranscription, GeneticCatechinUCP2 protein, humanUncoupling Protein 2transcriptional regulationtriple negative breast cancerUCP2 promoterzinc finger proteins

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PMID40362341
PMCPMC12071687

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