Green tea (Camellia sinensis) catechins and vascular function

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1790-1802

  Moore, Rosalind J ^a   Jackson, Kim G ^a   Minihane, Anne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catechins; Endothelial function; Epigallocatechin gallate; Flavonoids; Green tea; Vascular function

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; APOCYNIN; CATECHIN; CHOLESTEROL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; EPICATECHIN; EPICATECHIN GALLATE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; GALLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GALLOCATECHIN; INSULIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE; POLYPHENOL; PROSTACYCLIN; QUINIC ACID; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYPHENOLS;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; ENDOTHELIUM; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FOOD INTAKE; HEART INFARCTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TEA; ANIMAL; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD VESSEL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PHYTOTHERAPY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALIA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BLOOD VESSELS; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CATECHIN; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FLAVONOIDS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; PHENOLS; PHYTOTHERAPY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TEA;

EID: 74949141968     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114509991218     Document Type: Review

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