was investigated. Eighteen healthy male volunteers who orally ingested green tea extract
(254 mg of total catechins/subject) showed 267 pmol of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCg)
per milliliter of plasma at 60 min after administration. The plasma phosphatidylcholine
hydroperoxide (PCOOH) levels attenuated from 73.7 pmol/mL in the control to 44.6 pmol/mL
in catechin-treated subjects, being correlated inversely with the increase in plasma EGCg …