title: Effect of nutrient mixture and black grapes on the pharmacokinetics of orally administered (-)epigallocatechin-3-gallate from green tea extract: a human study.
abstract: (-)Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), a green tea component, has been attributed with anticarcinogenic and antioxidant activities. The extent and rate of absorption of EGCG by the small intestine depends on various factors such as molecular size, lipophilicity, solubility, pKa, gastric and intestinal transit time, lumen pH, membrane permeability and first pass metabolism. The bioavailability of EGCG can be increased by decreasing the presystemic elimination by stabilizing EGCG in the lumen, helping its transfer across the intestinal apical membrane and its accumulation and thus its availability by inhibiting phase I and II enzymes and phase III transporters. In a crossover study, five human volunteers were given a single oral dose of GTE (A), nutrient mixture (NM) containing GTE (B) and formulation B along with black grapes 250 g (C). Blood samples were drawn at 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 h. The pharmacokinetic parameters were analysed by WinNonLin (Vs 5.0.1.) using a non-compartmental approach. Supplementation with nutrient mixture normally prescribed to cancer patients containing ascorbic acid, selenium, N-acetyl cysteine and other nutrients (formulation B) resulted in an increase of the systemic availability of EGCG by 14% and formulation C further increased it by 13%, thus leading to a total increase of 27%.
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Department of Biochemistry, R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur, M.S. 440033, India.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gawande
authors.forename: Anup
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kale
authors.forename: Swati
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kotwal
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D001682:Biological Availability; D002392:Catechin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D005260:Female; D005502:Food; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013662:Tea / Q000737:chemistry*; D027843:Vitis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D010936:Plant Extracts; D013662:Tea; D002392:Catechin; C045651:epigallocatechin gallate