A compound found in green tea may help combat the joint pain, inflammation and tissue damage caused by rheumatoid arthritis, researchers, including those from India, have claimed. (@Healthy, #GreenTea, #arthritisrelief, @Siliconeer, #Siliconeer)<\/p>\n
Rheumatoid arthritis is a debilitating autoimmune disorder that mostly affects the small joints of the hands and feet. It causes painful swelling that progresses into cartilage damage, bone erosion and joint deformity.<\/p>\n
“Existing drugs for rheumatoid arthritis are expensive, immunosuppressive and sometimes unsuitable for long-term use,” said Salahuddin Ahmed, lead researcher on the project from Washington State University (WSU) in Spokane.<\/p>\n
His team evaluated a phytochemical called epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), which is a molecule with anti-inflammatory properties found in green tea.<\/p>\n
The study suggests that EGCG has high potential as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis because of how effectively the molecule blocks the effects of the disease without blocking other cellular functions.<\/p>\n
“This study has opened the field of research into using EGCG for targeting TAK1 – an important signaling protein – through which proinflammatory cytokines transmit their signals to cause inflammation and tissue destruction in rheumatoid arthritis,” said Ahmed.<\/p>\n
The researchers, including Anil Singh and Sadiq Umar from WSU, confirmed their findings in a pre-clinical animal model of human rheumatoid arthritis, where they observed that ankle swelling in animals given EGCG in a 10-day treatment plan was markedly reduced.<\/p>\n
The team joined researchers from the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research in Bihar for this project.<\/p>\n
The research was published in the journal Arthritis and Rheumatology<\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A compound found in green tea may help combat the joint pain, inflammation and tissue damage caused by rheumatoid arthritis, researchers, including those from India, have claimed. (@Healthy, #GreenTea, #arthritisrelief, @Siliconeer, #Siliconeer) Rheumatoid arthritis is a debilitating autoimmune disorder that mostly affects the small joints of the hands and feet. It causes painful swelling that…<\/p>\n