Protective Effect of Theaflavin on Erythrocytes Subjected to In Vitro Oxidative Stress
Figure 3
Concentration-dependent effect of black tea theaflavins on tert-butyl hydroperoxide- (t-BHP-) induced changes in intracellular reduced glutathione (GSH) content in normal Wistar rat erythrocytes. The effect of theaflavins was evaluated on erythrocytes subjected to oxidative stress by incubation with t-BHP (10−5 mol/L). Significant increase was observed in level of GSH. GSH content is expressed as mg/mL PRBCs. **; *** as compared with t-BHP treated.
