Effect of green tea extract on Huntington's disease

German scientists report that green tea extract can slow down the accumulation of protein in the body and prevent Huntington's disease More and more scientists think green tea is good for human body People who are used to drinking green tea have a lower risk of cancer Green tea can play an effective role in reducing weight and preventing Alzheimer's disease Huntington's disease, dementia and Parkinson's disease are all neurological diseases, which are caused by protein mutations This incurable disease is related to heredity About one in 15000 people has the disease About 8000 patients are known in Germany The number of patients provided in the UK is about 5000, compared with 30000 in the US The disease is characterized by bumpy walking, poor balance and unsteady gait Commonly known as Huntington's night blindness In 1993, scientists discovered the gene that uncovers the mutation code of protein, namely, the Huntington protein, once mutated, will elongate the protein chain and make the whole Huntington protein lose its normal structure These mutated proteins can't be processed by human body, accumulate in the brain of patients, and eventually lead to brain nerve cell poisoning The new study was initiated by Professor Erich Wanker of the max delbr ü CK center of the Berlin Committee on central molecular medicine According to the comprehensive analysis of green tea extract, it is found that green tea extract can affect the early activity of protein surface The study, published in September in human molecular genetics (Part 15, 2743-2751), was presented by Dagmar ehrnhoefer at an international conference this week entitled "neurodegenerative diseases, molecular mechanism framework of functional genes." "We have shown that green tea extracts effectively block the production of Huntington protein mutations," Dagmar ehrnhoefer said Experiments conducted by Professor Wanker's team showed that green tea extract can inhibit the surface activity of Huntington protein, and use the Drosophila gene to effectively inhibit protein mutation In subsequent experiments, it was also found that the sensitivity and activity of Drosophila were improved Ehrnhoefer concluded: "the results show that green tea extract can reduce the intermediary toxicity "If the protection needed for this activator can be obtained from green tea or supplements, further research is necessary More and more research reports mention the benefits of green tea and its extracts The concentration of oxidants in green tea is said to be four times higher than that in black tea (black tea is oxidized and fermented green tea) Consumers are constantly aware of the benefits of green tea and its extracts, and relevant research papers continue to appear The number of research papers on reporting catechins increased from 430 in 2000 to 1500 in 2003 In Europe, tea demand is growing, reaching 500 metric tons in 2003 DSM claims to have 95% purity of green tea extract, while Taiyo international has 90% later purity Two major European tea purchasers have two legs in the catechol market.