Objective To study the genetic toxicity in human bronchial epithelial cells(BEAS-2B) induced by cigarette smoke extraction(CSE) and protective effect of tea polyphenols(TPs) on the toxicity.Methods The BEAS-2B cells were exposed to high,moderate,and low concentration of CSE in culture medium and a tea polyphenols protection group and a control group were set up.Comet assay and H2AX phosphorylation were adopted to detect DNA damage and micronucleus assay was used to estimate chromosomal damage and hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl(HPRT) gene m...