Open AccessGreen tea polyphenols prevent toxin-induced hepatotoxicity in mice by down-regulating inducible nitric oxide–derived prooxidants
Author(s) -
Juhua Chen,
George L. Tipoe,
Emily C. Liong,
Henry So,
Ka-Man Leung,
Wai-Ming Tom,
Peter CW Fung,
Amin A. Nanji
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/80.3.742
Subject(s) - nitric oxide , carbon tetrachloride , lipid peroxidation , chemistry , nitric oxide synthase , liver injury , biochemistry , pharmacology , antioxidant , oxidative stress , polyphenol , proinflammatory cytokine , medicine , inflammation , organic chemistry
Recently, considerable attention has been focused on dietary and medicinal phytochemicals that inhibit, reverse, or retard diseases caused by oxidative and inflammatory processes. Green tea polyphenols have both antioxidant and antiinflammatory properties.
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