Nutrição e sistema imunológico – Artigo 18

The Regulation of Innate Immunity by Nutritional Factors Recent years have witnessed growing interest in the biochemistry and physiology of nutrients for mammals, such as amino acids, fatty acids, polyphenols, and oligosaccharide. Notably, dietary nutrients have critical importance on immune function, especially in the pathogenesis of many immune related diseases including autoimmune diseases, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and ...

Chá verde e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 07

Green tea consumption and cause-specific mortality: Results from two prospective cohort studies in China Green tea is one of the most widely consumed beverages in Asia. While a possible protective role of green tea against various chronic diseases has been suggested in experimental studies, evidence from human studies remains controversial. Methods: We conducted this study using data from Shanghai Men's Health Study (SMHS) and Shanghai W...

Chá verde e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 20

White tea (Camellia sinensis) inhibits proliferation of the colon cancer cell line, HT-29, activates caspases and protects DNA of normal cells against oxidative damage Tea (Camellia sinensis) is one of the most consumed beverages in the world. White tea is made from the buds and young leaves of the tea plant which are steamed and dried, whilst undergoing minimal oxidation. The MTT assay was used to test the extract on the effect of the ...

Chá verde e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 19

The safety of green tea extract supplementation in postmenopausal women at risk for breast cancer: results of the Minnesota Green Tea Trial Green tea is one of the world’s most popular beverages and has been associated with a number of health benefits, including prevention of obesity (Huang et al. 2014), cardiovascular disease (Hodgson and Croft 2010), neurodegenerative diseases (Andrade and Assuncao 2012), and several site-specific cancers, ...

Chá verde e efeitos à saúde – Artigo 18

The Natural Polyphenol Epigallocatechin Gallate Protects Intervertebral Disc Cells from Oxidative Stress Oxidative stress-related phenotypic changes and a decline in the number of viable cells are crucial contributors to intervertebral disc degeneration. The polyphenol epigallocatechin 3-gallate (EGCG) can interfere with painful disc degeneration by reducing inflammation, catabolism, and pain. In this study, we hypothesized that EGCG ...