Journal
HEMOGLOBIN
Volume 30, Issue 2, Pages 311-327Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/03630260600642666
Keywords
green tea (GT); non-transferrin-bound iron (NTBI); oxidative stress
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Secondary iron overload is found in beta-thalassemia (thal) patients because of increased dietary iron absorption and multiple blood transfusions. Excessive iron catalyzes free-radical generation, leading to oxidative damage and vital organ dysfunction. Non-transferrin-bound iron (NTBI) detected in thalassemic plasma is highly toxic and chelatable. Though used to treat iron overload, desferrioxamine (DFO) and deferiprone (L1) also have adverse effects. Green tea (GT) shows many pharmacological effects, particularly antioxidative and iron-chelating capacities. This study was performed to investigate the ability of CT extracts to reduce plasma NTBI concentration and oxidative stress in vitro. The Fe3+ was found to bind to GT crude extract and form a complex. Green tea crude extract time- and dose-dependently decreased plasma NTBI concentration and counteracted the increase of oxidative stress in both Fe2+-EDTA-treated human plasma and erythrocytes. Green tea is a bifunctional natural product that could. be relevant for management of iron overload and oxidative stress.
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