Sheng Yue-Yue, Xiang Jing, Wang Ze-Shi, Jin Jing, Wang Ying-Qi, Li Qing-Sheng, Li Da, Fang Zhou-Tao, Lu Jian-Liang, Ye Jian-Hui, Liang Yue-Rong, Zheng Xin-Qiang
Tea Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Zhejiang Agricultural Technology Extension Center, Hangzhou, China.
Front Nutr. 2020 Dec 17;7:596823. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2020.596823. eCollection 2020.
Theacrine, i.e., 1,3,7,9-tetramethyluric acid, is one of the major purine alkaloids found in leaf of a wild tea plant species Hung T. Chang. Theacrine has been attracted great attentions academically owing to its diverse health benefits. Present review examines the advances in the research on the health beneficial effects of theacrine, including antioxidant effect, anti-inflammatory effect, locomotor activation and reducing fatigue effects, improving cognitive effect, hypnotic effect, ameliorating lipid metabolism and inhibiting breast cancer cell metastasis effect. The inconsistent results in this research field and further expectations were also discussed.
茶氨酸,即1,3,7,9 - 四甲基尿酸,是在野生茶树物种(张宏达)叶片中发现的主要嘌呤生物碱之一。茶氨酸因其多样的健康益处而在学术上备受关注。本综述考察了茶氨酸对健康有益作用的研究进展,包括抗氧化作用、抗炎作用、运动激活和减轻疲劳作用、改善认知作用、催眠作用、改善脂质代谢以及抑制乳腺癌细胞转移作用。还讨论了该研究领域中不一致的结果以及进一步的期望。