Clinical Research for Green Tea and Hemochromatosis

Clinical Research for Green Tea and Hemochromatosis:

Srichairatanakool S, Ounjaijean S, Thephinlap C, Khansuwan U, Phisalpong C, Fucharoen S. Iron-chelating and free-radical scavenging activities of microwave-processed green tea in iron overload. Hemoglobin. 2006;30(2):311-327.
Mandel S, Amit T, Reznichenko L, Weinreb O, Youdim MBH. Green tea catechins as brain-permeable, natural iron chelators-antioxidants for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders. Mol. Nutr. Food Res. 2006;50(2):229-234.
Imai K and Nakachi K. Cross sectional study of effects of drinking green tea on cardiovascular and liver diseases.BMJ. 1995;310(6981):693-696.
Samman S, Sandström B, Toft MB, et al. Green tea or rosemary extract added to foods reduces nonheme-iron absorption. Am J ClinNutr. 2001;73(3):607-612.
Ounjaijean S(1), Thephinlap C, Khansuwan U, Phisalapong C, Fucharoen S, Porter JB, Srichairatanakool S. Effect of Green Tea on Iron Status and Oxidative Stress in Iron-loaded Rats. Med Chem. 2008 Jul;4(4):365-70.
Thephinlap C, Ounjaijean S, Khansuwan U, Fucharoen S, Porter JB, Srichairatanakool S. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate and epicatechin-3-gallate from green tea decrease plasma non-transferrin bound iron and erythrocyte oxidative stress. Med Chem. 2007 May;3(3):289-96. PubMed PMID: 17504202.
Saewong T, Ounjaijean S, Mundee Y, Pattanapanyasat K, Fucharoen S, Porter JB, Srichairatanakool S. Effects of green tea on iron accumulation and oxidative stress in livers of iron-challenged thalassemic mice. Med Chem. 2010 Mar;6(2):57-64. PubMed PMID: 20218965.
Mandel SA, Avramovich-Tirosh Y, Reznichenko L, Zheng H, Weinreb O, Amit T, Youdim MB. Multifunctional activities of green tea catechins in neuroprotection. Modulation of cell survival genes, iron-dependent oxidative stress and PKC signaling pathway. Neurosignals. 2005;14(1-2):46-60. Review. PubMed PMID: 15956814.