Green Tea and Its Relation to Human Gut Microbiome
Green tea can influence the gut microbiota by either stimulating the growth of specific species or by hindering the development of detrimental ones. At the same time, gut bacteria can metabolize green tea compounds and produce smaller bioactive molecules. Accordingly, green tea benefits could be due...
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| author | Sergio Pérez-Burillo Beatriz Navajas-Porras Alicia López-Maldonado Daniel Hinojosa-Nogueira Silvia Pastoriza José Ángel Rufián-Henares |
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| description | Green tea can influence the gut microbiota by either stimulating the growth of specific species or by hindering the development of detrimental ones. At the same time, gut bacteria can metabolize green tea compounds and produce smaller bioactive molecules. Accordingly, green tea benefits could be due to beneficial bacteria or to microbial bioactive metabolites. Therefore, the gut microbiota is likely to act as middle man for, at least, some of the green tea benefits on health. Many health promoting effects of green tea seems to be related to the inter-relation between green tea and gut microbiota. Green tea has proven to be able to correct the microbial dysbiosis that appears during several conditions such as obesity or cancer. On the other hand, tea compounds influence the growth of bacterial species involved in inflammatory processes such as the release of LPS or the modulation of IL production; thus, influencing the development of different chronic diseases. There are many studies trying to link either green tea or green tea phenolic compounds to health benefits via gut microbiota. In this review, we tried to summarize the most recent research in the area. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-99297f2eaf814e3b964bded0959544412023-11-22T01:51:13ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492021-06-012613390710.3390/molecules26133907Green Tea and Its Relation to Human Gut MicrobiomeSergio Pérez-Burillo0Beatriz Navajas-Porras1Alicia López-Maldonado2Daniel Hinojosa-Nogueira3Silvia Pastoriza4José Ángel Rufián-Henares5Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainDepartamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainDepartamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainDepartamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainDepartamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainDepartamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainGreen tea can influence the gut microbiota by either stimulating the growth of specific species or by hindering the development of detrimental ones. At the same time, gut bacteria can metabolize green tea compounds and produce smaller bioactive molecules. Accordingly, green tea benefits could be due to beneficial bacteria or to microbial bioactive metabolites. Therefore, the gut microbiota is likely to act as middle man for, at least, some of the green tea benefits on health. Many health promoting effects of green tea seems to be related to the inter-relation between green tea and gut microbiota. Green tea has proven to be able to correct the microbial dysbiosis that appears during several conditions such as obesity or cancer. On the other hand, tea compounds influence the growth of bacterial species involved in inflammatory processes such as the release of LPS or the modulation of IL production; thus, influencing the development of different chronic diseases. There are many studies trying to link either green tea or green tea phenolic compounds to health benefits via gut microbiota. In this review, we tried to summarize the most recent research in the area.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/13/3907green teagut microbiotacatechinpolyphenolshealth |
| spellingShingle | Sergio Pérez-Burillo Beatriz Navajas-Porras Alicia López-Maldonado Daniel Hinojosa-Nogueira Silvia Pastoriza José Ángel Rufián-Henares Green Tea and Its Relation to Human Gut Microbiome Molecules green tea gut microbiota catechin polyphenols health |
| title | Green Tea and Its Relation to Human Gut Microbiome |
| title_full | Green Tea and Its Relation to Human Gut Microbiome |
| title_fullStr | Green Tea and Its Relation to Human Gut Microbiome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Green Tea and Its Relation to Human Gut Microbiome |
| title_short | Green Tea and Its Relation to Human Gut Microbiome |
| title_sort | green tea and its relation to human gut microbiome |
| topic | green tea gut microbiota catechin polyphenols health |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/13/3907 |
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