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ArticleInflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.]2011

Green tea polyphenols avert chronic inflammation-induced myocardial fibrosis of female rats.

Chwan-Li Shen, Christina Samathanam, Owatha L Tatum, Suzanne Graham, Christine Tubb, Jay J Cao, Dale M Dunn, Jia-Sheng Wang

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Article in Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.], 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Chwan-Li ShenDepartment of Pathology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, BB 198, 3601 4th street, Lubbock, TX 79430-9097, USA. leslie.shen@ttuhsc.edu
Christina Samathanam
Owatha L Tatum
Suzanne Graham
Christine Tubb
Jay J Cao
Dale M Dunn
Jia-Sheng Wang
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center · USGrand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center · USUniversity of Georgia · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveGreen tea proposes anti-inflammatory properties which may attenuate chronic inflammation-induced fibrosis of vessels. This study evaluated whether green tea polyphenols (GTP) can avert fibrosis or vascular disruption along with mechanisms in rats with chronic inflammation. TREATMENTS: Forty 3-month-old female rats were assigned to a 2 (placebo vs. lipopolysaccharide, administration) × 2 (no GTP vs. 0.5% GTP in drinking water) factorial design for 12 weeks.

methodsMasson's trichrome staining evaluated myocardial fibrosis in coronary vessels and surrounding myocardium. Whole blood specimens were counted for differentials. Spleen tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) mRNA expression was determined by real-time RT-PCR. Data were analyzed by two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by mean separation procedures.

resultsAfter 12 weeks, lipopolysaccharide administration induced myocardial fibrosis in vessels and surrounding myocardium, spleen TNF-α mRNA expression, and leukocytes, while GTP supplementation in drinking water significantly averted such observation.

conclusionsGTP attenuates myocardial fibrosis through a suppression of chronic inflammation and innate immune responses.

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AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsDietary SupplementsFemaleFibrosisFlavonoidsHeartHumansInflammationMyocardiumPhenolsPolyphenolsRandom AllocationRatsTeaTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAnti-Inflammatory AgentsFlavonoidsPhenolsPolyphenolsTeaTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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