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Effects of black tea consumption on plasma catechins and markers of oxidative stress and inflammation in patients with coronary artery disease
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We previously demonstrated that black tea consumption reverses endothelial dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease. To investigate potential mechanisms of this effect, we examined plasma catechins and systemic markers of oxidation, inflammation, and antioxidant protection from 66 subjects enrolled in that study. We collected samples at baseline, 2 h after 450 ml of black tea (acute), after 4 weeks of 900 ml of black tea per day (chronic), and after acute and chronic consumption of water. Total catechins increased 33% after acute tea (P < 0.05) and 29% after chronic tea (P < 0.05). Of individual catechins, plasma epicatechin gallate (ECG) concentration significantly increased with acute tea consumption, and plasma epicatechin (EC) increased with chronic tea consumption. Tea consumption did not improve plasma antioxidant capacity and did not reduce urinary 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine, or urinary 8-isoprostane levels. Changes in catechin levels did not correlate with changes in endothelial function, plasma markers of oxidative stress, or C-reactive protein. In contrast, endothelial function at baseline correlated with dietary flavonoid intake (beta = 0.32, P = 0.02) and with baseline plasma EC concentration after adjusting for confounding variables (beta = 0.39, P = 0.03). These findings suggest that the benefits of black tea consumption on endothelial function may not be attributable to tea catechins or a systemic antioxidant or anti-inflammatory effect. Chronic dietary flavonoid status appears to relate to endothelial function, possibly suggesting that other flavonoids or polyphenolic components of tea favorably influence vascular health and risk for cardiovascular disease.
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- Authors
- Widlansky, M. E., Duffy, S. J., Hamburg, N. M., Gokce, N., Warden, B. A., Wiseman, S., Keaney, J. F., Frei, B., & Vita, J. A.
- Affiliations
- Boston University (US)
- Unilever Research and Development Vlaardingen (NL)
- Oregon State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Vita, Joseph A.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Free Radical Biology and Medicine
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2005-02
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 499-506
- ISSN
- 0891-5849 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2057732608
- Cited by
- 162
- References
- 48
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 19 · 2012: 8
- FWCI
- 7.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Free Radical Biology and Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (P01HL060886, HL 060886, T32HL007224, K23HL004425)
- National Center for Research Resources (M01RR000533)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Tea Polyphenols and Effects
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry (medical) › Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology (medical) › Coffee research and impacts
- Keywords
- black tea consumption, tea catechins, epicatechin, epicatechin gallate, endothelial function, coronary artery disease, oxidative stress, inflammation, antioxidant capacity, urinary 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine, C-reactive protein, dietary flavonoids, cardiovascular risk
- MeSH terms
- Catechin, Coronary Artery Disease, Female, Humans, Inflammation, Male, Phytotherapy, Middle Aged, Oxidation-Reduction, Plant Extracts, Tea, Oxidative Stress, Endothelial Cells
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