Open AccessA fermented mixed tea made with camellia (Camellia japonica) and third-crop green tea leaves prevents nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in Sprague-Dawley rats fed a high-fat and high-cholesterol diet
Author(s) -
Katsuhisa Omagari,
Kazuhito Suruga,
Akira Kyogoku,
Satomi Nakamura,
A. Sakamoto,
Shinta Nishioka,
Mayuko Ichimura,
Yuji Miyata,
Koichi Tajima,
Koichi Tsuneyama,
Kazunari Tanaka
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
hepatobiliary surgery and nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2304-389X
pISSN - 2304-3881
DOI - 10.21037/hbsn.2017.08.03
Subject(s) - steatosis , medicine , camellia sinensis , camellia , steatohepatitis , lipid metabolism , triglyceride , lipid profile , proinflammatory cytokine , fatty liver , food science , cholesterol , endocrinology , biology , botany , inflammation , disease
Established treatments for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are few, thus it is imperative to develop novel dietary strategies that can prevent NASH. A fermented mixed tea (FMT) made with Camellia japonica (Japanese camellia) and third- crop green tea leaves by tea-rolling processing was reported to reduce body weight and adipose tissue weight in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats. Because visceral fat is one of the most important factors for the development of hepatic steatosis, this FMT supplementation can be a candidate dietary strategy for the prevention of NASH.