Green Tea Suppresses D-Galactosamine-Induced Liver Injury in Rats.
Open Access
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry
- Vol. 62 (3) , 609-611
- https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.62.609
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.Keywords
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