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Drinking green tea may help prevent hepatic fibrosis
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admin on 12/12/2009 16:27:00
 
By David Liu
Drinking green tea may help prevent hepatic fibrosis, according to a new study
published in the Nov 7 2009 issue of World Journal of Gastroenterology
H.K. Kim and colleagues of Korea University found green tea extract reduced the
proliferation, collagen deposition, and type 1 collagen expression in a rat
hepatic stellate cell line, ameliorating hepatic fibrosis.
The researchers also found administration of green tea extract prevented the
development of hepatic fibrosis in the rat model of dimethylnitrosamine induced
liver fibrosis.
Kim and colleagues said in their study report that green tea "may be used as a
therapeutic option and preventive measure against hepatic fibrosis."