儿茶素的药理作用研究综述

Review of research on pharmacological effects of catechins

对儿茶素及其类似化合物所具有的抗氧化、保护心血管、抗肿瘤、抗菌、抗病毒、抗炎、免疫调节、神经保护、调节糖脂代谢等药理作用进行了综述,指出其具有重要的医疗保健应用价值,儿茶素类的手性研究及其体内与金属离子、蛋白质等物质的相互作用将是今后研究开发的重点.

The research progress on the pharmacology of catechins and its analogues was reviewed from re- markable pharmacological activities such as antioxidation, cardioprotection, anticancer effect, antibiosis, an- tiviral, anti-inflammation, immunomodulation, neuroprotection, regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism and so on. It is indicated that catechins has the important medical care application value, future studies on catechins might focus on chiral resolutions and their interactions with metallic ions and proteins in vivo.