Section of Biochemistry, Department of Morphological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Genes Nutr. 2007 Dec;2(3):307-10. doi: 10.1007/s12263-007-0060-3. Epub 2007 Oct 11.
The beneficial effect of naturally occurring flavonoids in health is believed to be due to their strong antioxidant activity. However, recent laboratory evidence indicates the involvement of a more specific action. Here, we present evidence that, among a number of catechins present in green tea extract, only epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) exerts a strong inhibitory action on interferon-gamma-elicited activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1). Protective action of EGCG in ischemia/reperfusion injury in the heart and the molecular mechanism of action, which has nothing to do with its anti-oxidant capacity are described.
人们认为,天然存在的类黄酮对健康的有益影响是由于其强大的抗氧化活性。然而,最近的实验室证据表明,还涉及更具体的作用。在这里,我们提出了这样的证据,即在绿茶提取物中存在的多种儿茶素中,只有表没食子儿茶素-3-没食子酸酯(EGCG)对干扰素-γ诱导的信号转导和转录激活因子 1(STAT1)的激活具有强烈的抑制作用。描述了 EGCG 在心脏缺血/再灌注损伤中的保护作用及其作用机制,这与它的抗氧化能力无关。