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The aim of this research was to explore whether the tea-polyphenol (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) could be used as an agent for blocking smoking (nicotine, Nic)-or hormone (estradiol, E2)-induced breast cancer cell proliferation by inhibiting a common signaling pathway.We found that Nic (>0.1 μM, 24 h) and E2 (>1 nM, 24 h) significantly increased α9-nicotinic acetylcholine (α9-nAChR) rnRNA and protein expression levels in human breast cancer (MCF7) cells.