Abstract | OBJECTIVE:
Green tea, consumed worldwide since ancient times, is considered beneficial to human health. We hypothesized that green tea would enhance antioxidant defenses and specific metabolic activities of rat intestine, liver, and kidney to improve their functions. METHODS: The effect of green tea given to rats in the diet or drinking water for 25 d was determined on blood chemistry and on activities of enzymes of carbohydrate metabolism, brush border membrane, and antioxidant defense. RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
Green tea consumption resulted in enhanced enzyme activities of carbohydrate metabolism and antioxidant defenses, which may lead to improved health.
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Authors | Sara Anees Khan, Shubha Priyamvada, Natarajan A Arivarasu, Sheeba Khan, Ahad Noor Khan Yusufi |
Journal | Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)
(Nutrition)
Vol. 23
Issue 9
Pg. 687-95
(Sep 2007)
ISSN: 0899-9007 [Print] United States |
PMID | 17679048
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Antioxidants
- Tea
- Oxidoreductases
- Catalase
- Glutathione Peroxidase
- Superoxide Dismutase
- Glutathione Reductase
- Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases
- Glutathione
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Topics |
- Animals
- Antioxidants
(metabolism)
- Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Catalase
(metabolism)
- Cell Membrane
(enzymology)
- Glutathione
(metabolism)
- Glutathione Peroxidase
(metabolism)
- Glutathione Reductase
(metabolism)
- Intestine, Small
(drug effects, enzymology, metabolism)
- Kidney
(drug effects, enzymology, metabolism)
- Lipid Peroxidation
(drug effects, physiology)
- Liver
(drug effects, enzymology, metabolism)
- Male
- Oxidative Stress
(drug effects, physiology)
- Oxidoreductases
(metabolism)
- Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases
(metabolism)
- Random Allocation
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Superoxide Dismutase
(metabolism)
- Tea
(chemistry)
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