Publication: Camellia sinensis L. Extract and its potential beneficial effects in antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-hepatotoxic, and anti-tyrosinase activities
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2017-03-01
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14203049
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Mahidol University
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Molecules. Vol.22, No.3 (2017)
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Surached Thitimuta, Pimolpan Pithayanukul, Saruth Nithitanakool, Rapepol Bavovada, Jiraporn Leanpolchareanchai, Patchreenart Saparpakorn Camellia sinensis L. Extract and its potential beneficial effects in antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-hepatotoxic, and anti-tyrosinase activities. Molecules. Vol.22, No.3 (2017). doi:10.3390/molecules22030401 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/42045
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Camellia sinensis L. Extract and its potential beneficial effects in antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-hepatotoxic, and anti-tyrosinase activities
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© 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The aims of this study were to investigate the potential benefits of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-hepatotoxic, and anti-tyrosinase activities of a methanolic extract of fresh tea leaves (FTE) (Camellia sinensis L.). The antioxidant capacity was investigated using three different methods at different temperatures. The anti-inflammatory activity was studied in vitro by the inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase assay. The anti-hepatotoxic effect was investigated in CCl4-induced liver injury in rats. The anti-tyrosinase activities of the FTE and its principal phenolic compounds were investigated in L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) oxidation by a mushroom tyrosinase. A molecular docking study was conducted to determine how the FTE's principal catechins interact with the tyrosinase. The FTE exhibited the best shelf life at low temperatures and demonstrated concentration-dependent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-hepatotoxic, and anti-tyrosinase effects compared to positive references. Treatment of rats with the FTE at 2000 mg/kg/day for 28 consecutive days reversed CCl4-induced oxidative damage in hepatic tissues by lowering the levels of alanine aminotransferase by 69% and malondialdehyde by 90%. Our findings suggest that the FTE has the capacity to scavenge free radicals and can protect against oxidative stress induced by CCl4intoxication. The docking results were consistent with our in vitro data, indicating the anti-tyrosinase potency of the principal catechins.