Green tea polyphenols block endotoxin-induced tumor necrosis factor- production and lethality in a murine model

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 128, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2334-2340

  Yang, Fajun ^a   De Villiers, Willem J S ^b   McClain, Craig J ^b   Varilek, Gary W ^b  

^a Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endotoxin; Mice; Polyphenols; Tea; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CYTOKINE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; POLYPHENOL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; TEA;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MURINAE;

EID: 0032411659     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/128.12.2334     Document Type: Article

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