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Molecules ; 26(13)2021 Jun 29.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34209485

RESUMO

(-)-Epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (EGCG), the most abundant component of catechins in tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze), plays a role against viruses through inhibiting virus invasiveness, restraining gene expression and replication. In this paper, the antiviral effects of EGCG on various viruses, including DNA virus, RNA virus, coronavirus, enterovirus and arbovirus, were reviewed. Meanwhile, the antiviral effects of the EGCG epi-isomer counterpart (+)-gallocatechin-3-O-gallate (GCG) were also discussed.


Assuntos
Antivirais/farmacologia , Tratamento Farmacológico da COVID-19 , Catequina/análogos & derivados , Chá/química , Animais , Antivirais/uso terapêutico , Catequina/farmacologia , Catequina/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Internalização do Vírus/efeitos dos fármacos , Vírus/efeitos dos fármacos
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Front Nutr ; 7: 596823, 2020.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33392238

RESUMO

Theacrine, i.e., 1,3,7,9-tetramethyluric acid, is one of the major purine alkaloids found in leaf of a wild tea plant species Camellia kucha Hung T. Chang. Theacrine has been attracted great attentions academically owing to its diverse health benefits. Present review examines the advances in the research on the health beneficial effects of theacrine, including antioxidant effect, anti-inflammatory effect, locomotor activation and reducing fatigue effects, improving cognitive effect, hypnotic effect, ameliorating lipid metabolism and inhibiting breast cancer cell metastasis effect. The inconsistent results in this research field and further expectations were also discussed.

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Front Plant Sci ; 10: 1543, 2019.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31827483

RESUMO

The tea cultivar 'Xiaoxueya', a temperature-sensitive albino mutant, is a rare tea germplasm because of its highly enriched amino acid content and brisk flavour. In comparison with green leaf tissues of 'Xiaoxueya', albino leaves show significant deficiency in chlorophylls and carotenoids and severely disrupted chloroplasts. Furthermore, the accumulation of quality-related secondary metabolites is altered in 'Xiaoxueya' albino leaf, with significantly increased contents of total amino acids, theanine, and glutamic acid and significantly decreased contents of alkaloids, catechins, and polyphenols. To uncover the molecular mechanisms underlying albinism and quality-related constituent variation in 'Xiaoxueya' leaves, expression profiles of pivotal genes involved in the biosynthetic pathways of pigments, caffeine, theanine, and catechins were investigated by quantitative real-time PCR technology. The results revealed that suppressed expression of the chloroplast-localized 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase genes DXS1 and DXS2 involved in the 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol-4-phosphate (MEP) pathway and protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase genes POR1 and POR2 involved in the chlorophyll biosynthetic pathway is responsible for the pigment deficiency in 'Xiaoxueya' albino leaf. Additionally, the low expression of the tea caffeine synthase gene (TCS) involved in caffeine biosynthesis and the chalcone synthase genes CHS1, CHS2, and CHS3, the chalcone isomerase gene CHI, the flavonoid 3',5'-hydroxylase genes F3'5'H1 and F3'5'H2, and the anthocyanidin reductase genes ANR1 and ANR2 involved in the flavonoid pathway is related to the reduction in alkaloid and catechin levels in 'Xiaoxueya' albino leaves.

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Molecules ; 23(9)2018 Sep 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30213130

RESUMO

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common gynecological cancer worldwide. Although prophylactic vaccination presents the most effective method for cervical cancer prevention, chemotherapy is still the primary invasive intervention. It is urgent to exploit low-toxic natural anticancer drugs on account of high cytotoxicity and side-effects of conventional agents. As a natural product, (-)-epigallocatechingallate (EGCG) has abilities in anti-proliferation, anti-metastasis and pro-apoptosis of cervical cancer cells. Moreover, EGCG also has pharmaceutical synergistic effects with conventional agents such as cisplatin (CDDP) and bleomycin (BLM). The underlying mechanisms of EGCG suppressive effects on cervical cancer are reviewed in this article. Further research directions and ambiguous results are also discussed.


Assuntos
Anticarcinógenos/uso terapêutico , Catequina/análogos & derivados , Neoplasias do Colo do Útero/tratamento farmacológico , Anticarcinógenos/farmacologia , Bleomicina/uso terapêutico , Catequina/farmacologia , Catequina/uso terapêutico , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Cisplatino/uso terapêutico , Sinergismo Farmacológico , Feminino , Humanos
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Molecules ; 23(2)2018 Feb 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29462972

RESUMO

(-)-Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) has attracted significant research interest due to its health-promoting effects such as antioxidation, anti-inflammation and anti-cancer activities. However, its instability and poor bioavailability have largely limited its efficacy and application. Food-grade materials such as proteins, carbohydrates and lipids show biodegradability, biocompatibility and biofunctionality properties. Food-grade encapsulation systems are usually used to improve the bioavailability of EGCG. In the present paper, we provide an overview of materials and techniques used in encapsulating EGCG, in which the adsorption mechanisms of food-grade systems during in vitro digestion are reviewed. Moreover, the potential challenges and future work using food-grade encapsulates for delivering EGCG are also discussed.


Assuntos
Catequina/análogos & derivados , Composição de Medicamentos , Alimentos , Carboidratos/química , Catequina/química , Humanos , Lipídeos/química , Chá/química
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Molecules ; 22(5)2017 May 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28531120

RESUMO

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic endocrine disease resulted from insulin secretory defect or insulin resistance and it is a leading cause of death around the world. The care of DM patients consumes a huge budget due to the high frequency of consultations and long hospitalizations, making DM a serious threat to both human health and global economies. Tea contains abundant polyphenols and caffeine which showed antidiabetic activity, so the development of antidiabetic medications from tea and its extracts is increasingly receiving attention. However, the results claiming an association between tea consumption and reduced DM risk are inconsistent. The advances in the epidemiologic evidence and the underlying antidiabetic mechanisms of tea are reviewed in this paper. The inconsistent results and the possible causes behind them are also discussed.


Assuntos
Camellia sinensis/química , Catequina/farmacologia , Diabetes Mellitus/dietoterapia , Hipoglicemiantes/farmacologia , Polifenóis/farmacologia , Chá/química , Animais , Cafeína/química , Cafeína/isolamento & purificação , Cafeína/farmacologia , Catequina/química , Catequina/isolamento & purificação , Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiologia , Diabetes Mellitus/metabolismo , Diabetes Mellitus/fisiopatologia , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/dietoterapia , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/metabolismo , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/fisiopatologia , Estudos Epidemiológicos , Flavonoides/química , Flavonoides/isolamento & purificação , Flavonoides/farmacologia , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Proteínas Facilitadoras de Transporte de Glucose/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteínas Facilitadoras de Transporte de Glucose/genética , Proteínas Facilitadoras de Transporte de Glucose/metabolismo , Humanos , Hipoglicemiantes/química , Hipoglicemiantes/isolamento & purificação , Resistência à Insulina , Polifenóis/química , Polifenóis/isolamento & purificação
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Molecules ; 21(11)2016 Oct 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27809221

RESUMO

Tea (Camellia sinensis) is a beverage beneficial to health and is also a source for extracting bioactive components such as theanine, tea polyphenols (TPP) and tea polysaccharides (TPS). TPS is a group of heteropolysaccharides bound with proteins. There is evidence showing that TPS not only improves immunity but also has various bioactivities, such as antioxidant, antitumor, antihyperglycemia, and anti-inflammation. However, inconsistent results concerning chemical composition and bioactivity of TPS have been published in recent years. The advances in chemical composition and bioactivities of TPS are reviewed in the present paper. The inconsistent and controversial results regarding composition and bioactivities of TPS are also discussed.


Assuntos
Polissacarídeos/química , Polissacarídeos/farmacologia , Chá/química , Anti-Inflamatórios/química , Anti-Inflamatórios/farmacocinética , Anti-Inflamatórios/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/química , Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/farmacocinética , Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/farmacologia , Antioxidantes/química , Antioxidantes/farmacocinética , Antioxidantes/farmacologia , Disponibilidade Biológica , Humanos , Hipoglicemiantes/química , Hipoglicemiantes/farmacocinética , Hipoglicemiantes/farmacologia , Estrutura Molecular , Polissacarídeos/farmacocinética
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Nutrients ; 8(8)2016 Jul 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27483305

RESUMO

Tea leaf (Camellia sinensis) is rich in catechins, which endow tea with various health benefits. There are more than ten catechin compounds in tea, among which epigallocatechingallate (EGCG) is the most abundant. Epidemiological studies on the association between tea consumption and the risk of breast cancer were summarized, and the inhibitory effects of tea catechins on breast cancer, with EGCG as a representative compound, were reviewed in the present paper. The controversial results regarding the role of tea in breast cancer and areas for further study were discussed.


Assuntos
Anticarcinógenos/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias da Mama/prevenção & controle , Camellia sinensis/química , Catequina/uso terapêutico , Suplementos Nutricionais , Medicina Baseada em Evidências , Folhas de Planta/química , Inibidores da Angiogênese/metabolismo , Inibidores da Angiogênese/uso terapêutico , Animais , Anticarcinógenos/metabolismo , Antioxidantes/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias da Mama/epidemiologia , Catequina/metabolismo , Feminino , Manipulação de Alimentos , Alimento Funcional , Ácido Gálico/análogos & derivados , Ácido Gálico/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Absorção Intestinal , Neovascularização Patológica/epidemiologia , Neovascularização Patológica/prevenção & controle , Oxirredução , Extratos Vegetais/uso terapêutico , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Risco , Chá
9.
Zhonghua Zheng Xing Wai Ke Za Zhi ; 21(6): 423-5, 2005 Nov.
Artigo em Chinês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16463778

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: To investigate an safe and effective new technology (treatment) to repair maxillofacial region penetrating defect. METHODS: The lower trapezius musculocutaneous flap is parallel just like as two leaves which is connected to each other, and was folded to provide the liner of oral cavity and external cover. RESULTS: Totally twelve folding lower trapezius musculocutaneous pedicle flap survived. Postoperative follow-up for 1 approximately 3 years, the patients restored the function as well as the shape of maxillofacial region. CONCLUSIONS: The lower trapezius musculocutaneous pedicle flap is a suitable material for maxillofacial region reconstruction, further more, the successful rate is perfect.


Assuntos
Neoplasias Bucais/cirurgia , Músculo Esquelético/transplante , Retalhos Cirúrgicos , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Bucais/métodos , Procedimentos de Cirurgia Plástica/métodos , Transplante de Pele/métodos , Resultado do Tratamento
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