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PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH
Volume 24, Issue -, Pages S48-S55Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2899
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(-)-epigallocatechin gallate; bioavailability; green tea extract; quercetin; red onions; bioenhancers
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Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a main anticancer component in green tea, has a poor bioavailability in rats and humans due to oxidation, metabolism and its efflux. It was hypothesized that nutrients that address these problems might result in increased bioavailability. Plasma concentrations of EGCG at various time intervals were determined to calculate and compare the pharmacokinetic parameters after oral administration of green tea extract (GTE) or GTE as a nutrient mixture (E) or E + quercetin (Q)/red onions. In rat studies, supplementation of GTE with other nutrients (E) or E + Q raised the plasma C-max from 55.29 +/- 1.70 to 61.94 +/- 1.70 ng/mL and 94.44 +/- 1.59 ng/mL, respectively. The corresponding t(1/2) elimination was 2.04 +/- 0.2 h, 3.63 +/- 0.66 h and 2.28 +/- 0.049 h. The AUC(0-24h) were 510.16 +/- 9.88 for GTE, 601.72 +/- 19.10 ng.h/mL for E and 794.08 +/- 15.27 ng.h/mL (p <= 0.05) for E + Q. In human studies when GTE was fed as GTE or E or E + red onions, the C-max values were 348.4 +/- 76.6, 384.0 +/- 78.5 ng/mL and 468.4 +/- 131.4. AUC(0-8h) was 1784.1 +/- 56.06 (GTE), 1971.5 +/- 566.5 ng.h/mL (E) and 2490 +/- 878.1 (E + Q), but the change in t(1/2) elimination was not significant. In conclusion, it is possible to increase the bioavailability of EGCG by supplementing it with nutrients and quercetin. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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