Green Tea Extract and Iron: what the published research says
PubMed indexes 6 records that name Green Tea Extract and Iron together, either in the title or in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context. Each one is listed below with its study design and, where the abstract states one, the authors’ own conclusion, quoted and linked. This page reports that literature. It does not tell you whether to combine them.
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This page lists published research relevant to Green Tea Extract and Iron. It deliberately does not state whether the combination is safe, whether it interacts, in which direction, at what dose, or how far apart to take them.
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The research
6 studies naming Green Tea Extract and Iron.
Strongest relevance first: papers naming both substances in the title, then human trials and systematic reviews.
“Through the activation of the Keap1/P62/Nrf2 pathway, EGCG inhibits inflammation, oxidative stress and iron deposition in rats with cerebral hemorrhage. EGCG inhibits oxidative stress, iron deposition and apoptosis in rats with ICH by activating Keap1/P62/Nrf2 pathway.”
Names both Green Tea Extract and Iron in its title.
Journal of nutritional science · 2023 · PMID 38155809
Animal study
“SAA concentrations were significantly lower in the LPS + EGCG group compared to LPS alone group. EGCG reduced SAA concentrations but did not affect hepcidin or improve serum iron concentration or other iron markers.”
Names both Green Tea Extract and Iron in its title.
“Furthermore, lipid-peroxidation products in the tissues and plasma were also decreased when compared with untreated mice. This is the first evidence of the orchestral role of green tea extract abundant with epigallocatechin-3-gallate in improving ineffective erythropoiesis, iron dysregulation and oxidative stress in iron-overloaded β-thalassemic mice.”
Names both Green Tea Extract and Iron in its title.
“In particular, its main catechin polyphenol constituent (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) has been shown to exert neuroprotective/neurorescue activities in a wide array of cellular and animal models of neurological disorders. This review provides a detailed overview on the multimodal activities of green tea polyphenols with emphasis on their iron chelating, neurorescue/neuroregenerative and mitochondrial stabilization action.”
Names both Green Tea Extract and Iron in its title.
Molecular nutrition & food research · 2006 · PMID 16470637
ReviewHuman subjects
“Tea flavonoids (catechins) have been reported to possess divalent metal chelating, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities, to penetrate the brain barrier and to protect neuronal death in a wide array of cellular and animal models of neurological diseases. This review aims to shed light on the multipharmacological neuroprotective activities of green tea catechins with special emphasis on their brain-permeable, nontoxic, transitional metal (iron and…”
Names both Green Tea Extract and Iron in its title.
Limitations
What this evidence cannot tell you.
Search-based evidence indexes have real limits, and it is worth being explicit about them:
Selection. These records were found by searching PubMed titles and abstracts for both substance names alongside interaction and pharmacokinetic terms. Relevant work that phrases things differently, or is not indexed in PubMed, will be missing.
No effect size. The quoted conclusions are the authors’ words about their own study. We have not extracted effect direction or magnitude, and a single study’s conclusion is not a consensus.
Population mismatch. Findings in healthy volunteers, animals, or a specific patient group may not transfer to you, your dose, or your formulation.
Absence is not safety. Few published studies means the combination is under-studied, which is not the same as established as safe.
Nearby evidence
Other pairs with published research.
Pages covering Green Tea Extract or Iron alongside a different substance.
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