AKT1 and neoplasm: In head and neck cancer, Amin et al. had shown that a mixture of EGCG and resveratrol induces synergistic apoptosis that is supported by caspase-3 and Poly ADP-ribose polymerase(PARP) cleavages and inhibition of tumor growth; the mixture also inhibited AKT-mTOR signaling with overexpression of constitutively active AKT protected cells from apoptosis [184].