| Literature DB >> 19962201 |
Chung Su Park1, Weon Kim2, Jong Shin Woo3, Sang Jin Ha3, Won Yu Kang1, Sun Ho Hwang1, Yong Wook Park4, Yong Sook Kim5, Young Keun Ahn5, Myung Ho Jeong5, Wan Kim1.
Abstract
This study was designed to determine the effect of green tea consumption in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on flow-mediated endothelium-dependent vasodilation (FMD) and the number of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). Forty patients with CKD requiring chronic dialysis were enrolled. The patients were divided into two groups: the catechin group that consumed green tea (5 g/day for 1 month) and the control group that consumed water. The number of EPCs, inflammatory markers, oxidative stress, and FMD were determined at baseline and 4 weeks after green tea consumption. Clinical characteristics, oxidative stress, inflammatory markers, and circulating EPCs number were not significantly different. FMD was significantly improved after 4 weeks in the catechin group (from 5.68±2.67% to 8.66±3.46%, p=0.002). Short-term green tea consumption induced a rapid improvement in FMD, but did not improve circulating EPC levels in patients with CKD.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19962201 DOI： 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.09.471
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Cardiol ISSN： 0167-5273 Impact factor: 4.164