Abstract

Study of the Iron Chelating Effect of Green Tea in Smear Positive Tb Patients using Sputum Smear, Serum Malondialdehyde and Blood Iron Indices

Author(s): Honarvar M R, Eghtesadi S, Gill P, Jazayeri S, Vakili M, Shamsardakani M R, Abbasi A, Eghtesadi M

The Golestan Province of Iran has a high position of the frequency and predominance of tuberculosis. The patients frequently experience the ill effects of weight reduction and unhealthiness, predominantly because of the elevated level of oxidative pressure as a result of the illness and diminished food consumption. Various examinations have been led on the impact of nourishment or supplementation for the improvement course of TB. Supplementation with large scale of micronutrients (like vitamin D, zinc or arginine) is successful during hostile to bacterial treatment and results in the improvement of the general states of the patients and quickens recuperation from TB as indicated by various investigations. Nutraceuticals, similar to green tea polyphenols, have indicated worthy properties as adjuvant treatment of various illnesses. In view of its dynamic polyphenol mixes, Green tea (GT) has a rummaging impact on free radicals and shows hostile to oxidant properties. Polyphenols battle aggravation through restraint of the amalgamation and capacity of incendiary middle people, like eicosanoids and cytokines. The expansion in the degree of fiery cytokines of the plasma might be related to ailing health in dynamic pneumonic TB. Oxidative pressure may smother the safe framework. In patients with TB, the utilization of cell reinforcement enhancements may handle oxidative pressure. Green tea can secure the invulnerable framework against oxidant mixes and free radicals through controlling oxidative pressure and lift its capacity also. Green tea may assist with quickening the procedure of recuperation and weight gain in TB patients through diminishing oxidative pressure. Pharmacotherapy with drugs hostile to tuberculosis brings about sustenance improvement and weight gain. We figured out that supplementation with green tea quickened weight gain in patients, since the blend of TB pharmacotherapy and mitigating mixes quicken recuperation from TB, yet the after effects of our mediation showed a slight increment in weight gain.