title: Effects of flavonol-rich green tea cultivar (Camellia sinensis L.) on plasma oxidized LDL levels in hypercholesterolemic mice.
abstract: To examine the possible benefits of tea flavonols, we compared anti-atherogenic effects between common and flavonol-rich tea cultivars. The tea infusion made from a flavonol-rich cultivar, but not a common cultivar, significantly decreased the plasma oxidized low-density lipoprotein level in mice fed a high-cholesterol diet. The result suggests that tea flavonols have the potential to protect against cardiovascular diseases.
authors.affiliation: a Tea Industry Research Division , NARO Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science , Shimada , Japan.
authors.forename: Sachiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.affiliation: a Tea Industry Research Division , NARO Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science , Shimada , Japan.
authors.forename: Manami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Monobe
authors.affiliation: a Tea Industry Research Division , NARO Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science , Shimada , Japan.
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ema
authors.affiliation: a Tea Industry Research Division , NARO Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science , Shimada , Japan.
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
authors.affiliation: b Food Function Division , NARO National Food Research Institute , Tsukuba , Japan.
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maeda-Yamamoto
authors.affiliation: a Tea Industry Research Division , NARO Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science , Shimada , Japan.
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Horie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D028241:Camellia sinensis / Q000737:chemistry*; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D059305:Diet, High-Fat; D044948:Flavonols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000097:blood / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D013662:Tea / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D044948:Flavonols; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D013662:Tea; C099252:oxidized low density lipoprotein
keywords: flavonol glycosides; green tea cultivars; hypercholesterolemic mice; plasma oxidized LDL