(+)-Catechin, an Ingredient of Green Tea, Protects Murine Microglia From Oxidative Stress-Induced DNA Damage and Cell Cycle Arrest

• Main Authors: Qing Huang (Author), Li-Jun Wu (Author), Shin-ichi Tashiro (Author), Hui-Yuan Gao (Author), Satoshi Onodera (Author), Takashi Ikejima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Extracts of Chinese herbs have been demonstrated to inhibit oxidative stress in vitro. In this study, we investigated the mechanism of (+)-catechin, isolated from green tea, which preserved murine microglia N9 cells from an oxidative agent tert-butylhydroperoxide (tBHP)-induced cell death. (+)-Catec...