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The Global Matcha Research Library

641 papers, trials, theses and preprints that study matcha, gathered from PubMed, OpenAlex and Europe PMC, tagged by study type and topic, and linked back to every source. We keep abstracts and citations; the full text stays with its publisher.

Tip: use "quotes" for an exact phrase, OR between alternatives, and a minus to leave a word out, for example fluoride OR pesticide. Related words are matched too, so “EGCG” also finds “epigallocatechin.”

7 studies match for “MCF-7 cells”

2024Journal articleFree to read

Effects of matcha tea extract on cell viability and estrogen receptor-β expression on MCF-7 breast cancer cells.

Keckstein S, Tilgener C, Jeschke U, et al. — Archives of gynecology and obstetrics

… work, we investigated the effect of matcha green tea extract (MTE) on MCF-7 breast cancer cell viability and estrogen receptor-beta expression (ERβ). Methods: MCF-7 cells were stimulated with MTE at concentrations of 5 and 10 …

Chemical / analyticalCancerAntioxidants and polyphenolsCited 1×
2019Journal articleFree to read

Effects of green tea, matcha tea and their components epigallocatechin gallate and quercetin on MCF‑7 and MDA-MB-231 breast carcinoma cells.

Schröder L, Marahrens P, Koch JG, et al. — Oncology reports

… epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and quercetin, as well as tamoxifen, on MCF-7 and MDA-MB-23 breast cancer cells. Using high-performance liquid chromatography, the quantity of EGCG and quercetin in green tea was analyzed. The …

In vitro / cell studyAntioxidants and polyphenolsCancerInflammation and immunityCited 76×
2018Journal articleFree to read

Matcha green tea (MGT) inhibits the propagation of cancer stem cells (CSCs), by targeting mitochondrial metabolism, glycolysis and multiple cell signalling pathways.

Bonuccelli G, Sotgia F, Lisanti MP — Aging

… its potential health benefits remain largely unknown. Here, we used MCF7 cells (an ER(+) human breast cancer cell line) as a model system, to systematically dissect the effects of MGT at the cellular level, via i) metabolic …

In vitro / cell studyMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsCancerCited 66×
2020Journal articleFree to read

[Corrigendum] Effects of green tea, matcha tea and their components epigallocatechin gallate and quercetin on MCF‑7 and MDA‑MB‑231 breast carcinoma cells.

Schröder L, Marahrens P, Koch JG, et al. — Oncology reports

Subsequently to the publication of this paper, the authors have realized that the name of the fifth listed author, Theresa Vilsmaier, was spelt incorrectly (it appeared as "Vilsmeier" in print). The corrected author list, as it shown have…

Other / not statedAntioxidants and polyphenolsCancerCited 5×
2026Journal articleFree to read

UPLC profiling of matcha extract capping biosynthesized copper oxide nanoparticles and their antimicrobial and cytotoxic potentials.

Batouti ME, Al-Harby NF, Abdelwahab MS, et al. — Scientific reports

… CuO NPs-matcha exhibited significant, dose-dependent cytotoxicity against MCF-7 and Caco-2 carcinoma cells, with IC₅₀ values of 122.1 and 161.9 µg/ml, respectively. Crucially, they demonstrated markedly reduced toxicity towards …

In vitro / cell studyAntioxidants and polyphenolsCancerInflammation and immunityCited 1×
2017Journal article

Einfluss lipophiler Komponenten des Matcha-Teeextraktes auf das PPARγ abhängige Proliferationsverhalten in vitro

Lennard Schröder, Constantin Tilgener, Susanna M. Hofmann, et al. — Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde

Fragestellung: Matcha-Grüntee enthält eine bis zu 137fach größere Epigallocatechin-gallat (EGCG) Konzentration, als herkömmlicher Grüntee. EGCG spielt eine Rolle in der Regulation des nukleären Peroxisomen-Proliferator-aktivierten Rezeptor…

Animal studyCognition, mood and stressAntioxidants and polyphenolsCancer

How this library is built

Every record comes from three open scholarly indexes — PubMed, OpenAlex and Europe PMC — searched for the word “matcha.” Records are merged by DOI and PubMed ID so each study appears once. A paper is kept only if matcha appears in its title, abstract, author keywords or subject terms and the text is about tea or food, which filters out the surname Matcha, software called Matcha, and the Scandinavian verb “matcha” (to match).

Study type and topic tags are assigned automatically from each paper's own title, abstract and subject terms using fixed keyword rules — no guesses, and papers without an abstract are marked as unclassified. Automatic tagging is imperfect, so treat tags as a way to narrow a search, not as a verdict on a paper's quality. A study being listed here is not an endorsement of its findings.

Coverage: this is every indexed paper that names matcha, not every study of green tea or its compounds (those are far more numerous). Papers that mention matcha only in passing are hidden by default. Work that never uses the word “matcha,” and publications outside these indexes, are not included. The library was last rebuilt October 20, 2026.

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