Potential protective mechanisms of green tea polyphenol EGCG against COVID-19

Z Zhang, X Zhang, K Bi, Y He, W Yan, CS Yang… - Trends in food science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The world is in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this comprehensive
review, we discuss the potential protective effects of (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) …

[HTML][HTML] Catechins and their therapeutic benefits to inflammatory bowel disease

FY Fan, LX Sang, M Jiang - Molecules, 2017 - mdpi.com
Catechins are natural polyphenolic phytochemicals that exist in food and medicinal plants,
such as tea, legume and rubiaceae. An increasing number of studies have associated the …

The role of tea in human health: an update

DL McKay, JB Blumberg - Journal of the American College of …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Tea is an important dietary source of flavanols and flavonols. In vitro and animal studies
provide strong evidence that tea polyphenols may possess the bioactivity to affect the …

Green tea catechins and cardiovascular health: an update

PV Anandh Babu, D Liu - Current medicinal chemistry, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Epidemiological, clinical and experimental studies have established a positive correlation
between green tea consumption and cardiovascular health. Catechins, the major …

EGCG, a green tea polyphenol, improves endothelial function and insulin sensitivity, reduces blood pressure, and protects against myocardial I/R injury in SHR

MA Potenza, FL Marasciulo… - American Journal …, 2007 - journals.physiology.org
Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a bioactive polyphenol in green tea, may augment
metabolic and vascular actions of insulin. Therefore, we investigated effects of EGCG …

Mechanisms of action of green tea catechins, with a focus on ischemia-induced neurodegeneration

BA Sutherland, RMA Rahman, I Appleton - The Journal of nutritional …, 2006 - Elsevier
Catechins are dietary polyphenolic compounds associated with a wide variety of beneficial
health effects in vitro, in vivo and clinically. These therapeutic properties have long been …

Therapeutic potential of epigallocatechin gallate nanodelivery systems

A Granja, I Frias, AR Neves… - BioMed Research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Nowadays, the society is facing a large health problem with the rising of new diseases,
including cancer, heart diseases, diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, and obesity. Thus …

Phytochemicals from plants to combat cardiovascular disease

HR Vasanthi, N ShriShriMal… - Current medicinal …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
For many decades, the use of synthetic chemicals as drugs has been effective in the
treatment of most diseases. Moreover, from ancient to modern history, many traditional plant …

A single ascending dose study of epigallocatechin gallate in healthy volunteers

U Ullmann, J Haller, JP Decourt… - Journal of …, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study assessed the safety, tolerability
and plasma kinetic behaviour of single oral doses of 94% pure crystalline bulk …

Tea and cardiovascular disease

A Deka, JA Vita - Pharmacological research, 2011 - Elsevier
There is increasing evidence for a protective effect of tea consumption against
cardiovascular disease. This review summarizes the available epidemiological data …