ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Antiviral Effects and Mechanisms of Active Ingredients in Tea.
Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Habitual Tea Consumption Is Associated with a Low Prevalence of Self-Reported Lifetime History of Depression in Taiwanese Population Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Habitual tea consumption is associated with a low prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease in a Taiwanese population study.International journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
- Antiviral potential of black tea and blueberry extracts against monkeypox virus by targeting orthopoxvirus surface proteins.Current research in microbial sciences · 2026Article
- Epigallocatechin-3-gallate: a multi-target bioactive molecule derived from green tea against Oropouche virus-a computational approach to host-pathogen network modulation.Frontiers in chemistry · 2025Article
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Abstract
Viruses play a significant role in human health, as they can cause a wide range of diseases, from mild illnesses to severe and life-threatening conditions. Cellular and animal experiments have demonstrated that the functional components in tea, such as catechins, theaflavins, theanine, and caffeine, exhibit significant inhibitory effects on a diverse array of viruses, including influenza, rotavirus, hepatitis, HPV, and additional types. The inhibition mechanisms may involve blocking virus-host recognition, interfering with viral replication, enhancing host immune responses, and inhibiting viral enzyme activity. This article reviews the research progress on the antiviral effects of tea's functional components and their related mechanisms, hoping to contribute to future studies in this field.
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