Green Tea - Immune System Health Benefits

Immune System Health Benefits of Green Tea

Immune System:  Underlying Mechanisms

 Green Tea may reduce Inflammation.  ^[1]

 Green Tea may enhance the function of NK Lymphocytes.  ^[2]

Immune System:  Ailments

 Green Tea may alleviate Allergies (due to the Epigallo-Catechin-Gallate (EGCG) content of Green Tea blocking IgE Receptors on Basophils, thereby inhibiting the release of the Histamine that is involved in Allergies).  ^[3]

 Green Tea may help to prevent Autoimmune Diseases:  ^[4]

 Green Tea may help to prevent Sjogren Syndrome.  ^[5]

Immune System:  Cancer

 Green Tea may help to prevent and treat some forms of Cancer (due to Tea Polyphenols and Gallocatechins):  ^[6]

 Green Tea may decrease the incidence of Radiation-induced tumors and protects against both spontaneous and chemically-induced tumors.

 Green Tea may inhibit the synthesis of endogenous Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) in tumor Cells (the most potent component of Green Tea that inhibits DNA synthesis is Epigallo-Catechin-Gallate (EGCG).

 Green Tea may inhibit the process of .

 Green Tea may inhibit the of Cancer cell to other regions of the body:

 The EGCG content of Green Tea may inhibit the secretion of Collagenase by Cancer cells.

 The EGCG content of Green Tea may inhibit Urokinase (an Enzyme involved in Cancer metastasis).

 The EGCG content of Green Tea may inhibit two Proteolytic Enzymes named MMP-2 and MMP-9 that are involved in Cancer metastasis.

 Green Tea may stimulate Apoptosis (programmed Cell death) in many types of Cancer cells.  ^[7]

 Green Tea may help to prevent Cancer - Bladder.  ^[8]

 Green Tea may help to prevent Cancer - Breast(due to the EGCG content of Green Tea).  ^[9]

 Green Tea may help to prevent and treat Cancer - Cervix.  ^[10]

 Green Tea may help to prevent Cancer - Colon.  ^[11]

 Green Tea may help to prevent Cancer - Duodenum.  ^[12]

 Green Tea may help to prevent Cancer - Endometrium.  ^[13]

 Green Tea may help to prevent Cancer - Esophagus.  ^[14]

 Green Tea may reduce the carcinogenicity of Heterocyclic Aromatic Amines (HAAs) (due to the Epigallo-Catechin-Gallate (EGCG) content of Green Tea interfering with the ability of p450 Enzymes to activate HAAs).  ^[15]