Green Tea Suppresses <small>D</small>-Galactosamine-Induced Liver Injury in Rats

Kimio SUGIYAMA; Puming HE; Shingo WADA; Fumi TAMAKI; Shigeru SAEKI

doi:10.1271/bbb.62.609

Food & Nutrition Short Communication

Green Tea Suppresses D-Galactosamine-Induced Liver Injury in Rats

Kimio SUGIYAMA, Puming HE, Shingo WADA, Fumi TAMAKI, Shigeru SAEKI

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Keywords: green tea, liver injury, D-galactosamine, carbon tetrachloride, rat

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1998 Volume 62 Issue 3 Pages 609-611

DOI https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.62.609

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Abstract

Dietary supplementation with powder of a green tea extract suppressed the enhancement of plasma alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase activities induced by D-galactosamine, but not by carbon tetrachloride, in a dose-dependent manner in rats. The minimum dose to cause a significant effect was 1 to 2%. Drinking green tea also suppressed plasma enzyme activities. These results indicate that green tea had a liver injury-preventive effect.

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