Green and black tea extracts inhibit HMG-CoA reductase and activate AMP kinase to decrease cholesterol synthesis in hepatoma cells

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 816-822

  Singh, Dev K ^a   Banerjee, Subhashis ^b   Porter, Todd D ^a,b  

^a University of Kentucky   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

AMP kinase; Cholesterol; Hepatoma cells; HMG CoA reductase; Tea

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE KINASE; BLACK TEA EXTRACT; CHOLESTEROL; ELLAGIC ACID; EPICATECHIN; EPICATECHIN GALLATE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; GALLIC ACID; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL LYSATE; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; HEPATOMA CELL; LIVER CELL CULTURE; LIVER MICROSOME; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ADENYLATE KINASE; ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHOLESTEROL; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; LIVER NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; MICROSOMES, LIVER; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; TEA;

ANIMALIA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; RATTUS;

EID: 69749123336     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2008.07.011     Document Type: Article

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