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Trial reportNutrients2014

Effect of tea theaflavins and catechins on microvascular function.

Dagmar Fuchs, Young de Graaf, Roeland van Kerckhoven, Richard Draijer

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Nutrients, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Trial
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  4. Epigallocatechin Gallate Is the Most Effective Catechin Against Antioxidant Stress via Hydrogen Peroxide and Radical Scavenging Activity.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dagmar FuchsUnilever Research & Development, 3133 AT Vlaardingen, The Netherlands. dagmar.fuchs@unilever.com.
Young de GraafUnilever Research & Development, 3133 AT Vlaardingen, The Netherlands. young-de.graaf@unilever.com.
Roeland van KerckhovenRVK Research & Consulting BVBA, 2180 Ekeren, Belgium. Roelandvankerckhoven@yahoo.com.
Richard DraijerUnilever Research & Development, 3133 AT Vlaardingen, The Netherlands. richard.draijer@unilever.com.
Unilever (Netherlands) · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Beneficial effects of flavonoid-rich black and green tea on macrocirculation have been well established. Theaflavins are unique to black tea as they are formed from catechins during the enzymatic oxidation of tea leaves. The study was performed to gain more insight into the effects of theaflavins on microcirculation and to compare effects with another important flavonoid class, the green tea derived catechins, which have been reported to improve vascular function. Twenty-four healthy subjects were included in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, cross-over study. On six different days, subjects received capsules with a single dose of catechins (500 mg), four varying doses of theaflavins (100 to 500 mg) or placebo. Microcirculation was assessed after each treatment by Pulse Amplitude Tonometry (EndoPAT) at baseline and 2, 4 and 6 h after test product intake. The EndoPAT reactive hyperemia response was improved by 500 mg catechins (reactive hyperemia index (RHI): 0.2; p = 0.04) and by 500 mg theaflavins (RHI: 0.19; p = 0.06) compared to placebo. Also, 300 mg theaflavins increased the RHI (0.28; p = 0.02), but no effects were observed at lower doses. The study suggests moderate effects of single doses of catechins and theaflavins on peripheral microcirculation.

Indexed as

AgedBiflavonoidsBlood PressureBody Mass IndexCardiovascular SystemCatechinCross-Over StudiesDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodFemaleGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryHealthy VolunteersHumansHyperemiaMaleMiddle AgedBiflavonoidsCatechinTeatheaflavin

Identifiers

PMID25514559
PMCPMC4276998
OpenAlexW2027934380

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