Kombucha Research & Scientific Studies
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PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF KOMBUCHA MUSHROOM (KM) TEA ON PHENOL-INDUCED CYTOTOXICITY IN ALBINO MICE
By Kursad Yapar, Kultigin Cavusoglu, Ertan Oruc, Emine Yalcin
The present study was carried out to evaluate the protective role of kombucha mushroom (KM) tea on cytotoxicity induced by phenol (PHE) in mice. We used weight gain and micronucleus (MN) frequency as indicators of cytotoxicity and supported these parameters with pathological findings. The ...
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PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF KOMBUCHA ON RATS FED A HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIC DIET IS MEDIATED BY ITS ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY
By Khaled Bellassoued, Ferdaws Ghrab, Fatma Makni-Ayadi, Jos Van Pelt, Abdelfattah Elfeki, Emna Ammar
Context: Kombucha (KT) is claimed to have various beneficial effects on human health, but there is very little scientific evidence available in the literature. Objective: The present study investigates the effects of Camellia sinensis (GT) Linn. (Theaceae) and KT, two natural drinks, on ...
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PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF KOMBUCHA TEA AGAINST ACETAMINOPHEN INDUCED HEPATOTOXICITY IN MICE: A BIOCHEMICAL AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL STUDY
By Jalil Abshenas, Amin Derakhshanfar, Mohammad Hosein Ferdosi, Saeid Hasanzadeh
Acetaminophen overdose causes severe hepatotoxicity leading to liver failure in experimental animals and humans. This study was undertaken to evaluate the protective effect of kombucha tea (KT) against acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity. Forty male Balb/c mice were divided into four equal ...
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PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF KOMBUCHA TEA AGAINST TERTIARY BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE INDUCED CYTOTOXICITY AND CELL DEATH IN MURINE HEPATOCYES
By Semantee Bhattacharya, Prasenjit Manna, Ratan Gachhui, Garames C Sil
Kombucha (KT), a fermented black tea (BT), is known to have many beneficial properties. In the present study, the antioxidant property of KT has been investigated against tertiary butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) induced cytotoxicity using murine hepatocytes. TBHP, a reactive oxygen species inducer, ...
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PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF KOMBUCHA TEA ON BRAIN DAMAGE INDUCED BY TRANSIENT CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA AND REPERFUSION IN RAT
By Najmeh Kabir, Mahbubeh Setorki
The aim of the study was to investigate the potential neuroprotective effects of Kombucha on cerebral damage induced by ischemia in rats (n=99). Cerebral infarct volume in the ischemic rats received Kombucha solution showed no significance alteration. However, the permeability of the ...
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PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF KOMBUCHA TEA ON LIVER DAMAGE INDUCED BY THIOACETAMIDE IN RATS
By Najmeh Kabiri, Mahboobeh Ahangar Darabi, Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei, Mahbubeh Setorki, Monir Doudi
The aim of this study is to evaluate the possible protective effects of Kombucha tea against thioacetamide-induced liver damage in rats. A total of 24 male Wistar rats were divided into four groups: Control, treated with thioacetamide (TAA) treated with TAA, and then Kombucha tea, treated with ...
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PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF KOMBUCHA TEA AND SILIMARIN AGAINST THIOACETAMIDE INDUCED HEPATIC INJURIES IN WISTAR RATS
By Najmeh Kabiri, Mahboobeh Ahangar Darabi, Mahbubeh Setorki
Plants consumed by humans contain thousands of phenolic compounds. The effects of dietary polyphenols are of great interest due to their antioxidative and possible anticarcinogenic activities. The liver is one of the organs in the body exposed to many oxidant and carcinogen agents; therefore, ...
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PURIFICATION OF THE ANTIBACTERIAL PROTEIN FROM TEA FUNGUS CULTURE
By Junjie Xie, Shiwang She, Li Zhao, Yonghau Xiong, Qingping Zhaong, Gang Long
By filtration, centrifugation, vacuum concentration, extraction with acetone and inorganic salts, and filtration chromatography through Sephadex G 50, two proteins with different MW were obtained from the tea fungus culture. The protein with low MW demonstrated antibacterial activity. ...
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