Protective Effects of Green Tea Supplementation against Lead-Induced Neurotoxicity in Mice

Autor: Areej Al-Qahtani, Jamaan Ajarem, Mohammad K. Okla, Samina Rubnawaz, Saud A. Alamri, Wahidah H. Al-Qahtani, Ahmad R. Al-Himaidi, Hamada Abd Elgawad, Nosheen Akhtar, Saleh N. Maodaa, Mostafa A. Abdel-Maksoud
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Molecules, Vol 27, Iss 3, p 993 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1420-3049
DOI: 10.3390/molecules27030993
Popis: The use of natural products as therapeutic agents is rapidly growing recently. In the current study, we investigated the protective effects of green tea supplementation on lead-induced toxicity in mice. Forty albino mice were divided into four groups as follows: A: control group; B: green tea receiving group; C: lead-intoxicated group; and D: lead-intoxicated group supplemented with green tea. At the end of the experiment, the animals were tested for neurobehavioral and biochemical alterations. Green tea was analyzed through Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) analysis. We found that supplementation with green tea ameliorated the lead-associated increase in body weight and blood glucose. Green tea supplementation also changed the blood picture that was affected due to lead toxicity and ameliorated lead-induced dyslipidemia. The group of mice that were supplemented with green tea has shown positive alterations in locomotory, anxiety, memory, and learning behaviors. The GC/MS analysis revealed many active ingredients among which the two most abundant were caffeine and 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, mono(2-ethylhexyl) ester. We concluded that green tea supplementation has several positive effects on the lead-induced neurotoxicity in mice and that these effects may be attributed to its main two active ingredients.
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