Advances in Research on the Regulation of Tea Polyphenols and Effects on Intestinal Flora

ZHOU Fang; OUYANG Jian; HUANG Jian'an; LIU Zhonghua

doi:10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2019.06.001

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Journal of Tea Science ›› 2019, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (6) : 619-630. DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2019.06.001

Advances in Research on the Regulation of Tea Polyphenols and Effects on Intestinal Flora

ZHOU Fang^1,2, OUYANG Jian^1,2, HUANG Jian'an^1,2,3, LIU Zhonghua^1,2,3,*

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Metabolic syndrome (MS) is an abnormal multi-metabolic disease that comprises a combination of various diseases such as hypertension, abnormal blood sugar, dyslipidemia and obesity. Tea polyphenols (TPs) are the characteristics secondary metabolites in tea leaves. The latest studies show that TPs can improve the disorder of gut flora (GF) and modulate the co-metabolism of Host-GF by the intervention & treatment to achieve the goal of improving MS. This paper systematically summarized the absorption and metabolism of TPs and the effects of TPs on GF in in vitro fermentation models, animal experiments, and clinical trials. The underlying mechanism among TPs-GF-Host was described, which would facilitate further exploring the effects of TPs on human health based on the theory of intestinal flora and developing functional products of TPs. In addition, it also provided theoretical foundation for developing functional products associating with TPs.

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absorption and metabolism / gut flora / metabolic syndrome / tea polyphenols

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ZHOU Fang, OUYANG Jian, HUANG Jian'an, LIU Zhonghua. Advances in Research on the Regulation of Tea Polyphenols and Effects on Intestinal Flora[J]. Journal of Tea Science. 2019, 39(6): 619-630 https://doi.org/10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2019.06.001

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