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The interaction effect between tea polyphenols and intestinal microbiota: Role in ameliorating neurological diseases
Mengyu Hong,
Ruilin Zhang,
Yanan Liu,
Zufang Wu,
Peifang Weng,
Mengyu Hong
Department of Food Science and Engineering, College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, P.R. China
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Ruilin Zhang
Department of Food Science and Engineering, College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, P.R. China
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Ruilin Zhang, Department of Food Science and Engineering, College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, 818 Fenghua Road, Ningbo 315211, China.
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Contribution: Project administration
Search for more papers by this authorYanan Liu
Department of Food Science and Engineering, College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, P.R. China
Contribution: Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorZufang Wu
Department of Food Science and Engineering, College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, P.R. China
Contribution: Validation
Search for more papers by this authorPeifang Weng
Department of Food Science and Engineering, College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, P.R. China
Contribution: Validation
Search for more papers by this authorMengyu Hong,
Ruilin Zhang,
Yanan Liu,
Zufang Wu,
Peifang Weng,
Mengyu Hong
Department of Food Science and Engineering, College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, P.R. China
Contribution: Writing - original draft
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Ruilin Zhang
Department of Food Science and Engineering, College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, P.R. China
Correspondence
Ruilin Zhang, Department of Food Science and Engineering, College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, 818 Fenghua Road, Ningbo 315211, China.
Email: [email protected]
Contribution: Project administration
Search for more papers by this authorYanan Liu
Department of Food Science and Engineering, College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, P.R. China
Contribution: Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorZufang Wu
Department of Food Science and Engineering, College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, P.R. China
Contribution: Validation
Search for more papers by this authorPeifang Weng
Department of Food Science and Engineering, College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, P.R. China
Contribution: Validation
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Tea polyphenols (TP) are one of the most functional and bioactive substances in tea. The interactions between TP and intestinal microbiota suggest that probiotics intervention is a useful method to ameliorate neurological diseases. Now, numerous researches have suggested that TP plays a significant role in modulating intestinal bacteria, especially in the area of sustaining a stable state of intestinal microbial function and abundance. Furthermore, homeostatic intestinal bacteria can enhance the immunity of the host. The close reciprocity between intestinal microbiota and the central nervous system provides a new chance for TP to modulate neural-related diseases depending on intestinal microbiota. Therefore, based on the bidirectional relationship between the brain and the intestines, this review provides a new clue to solve insomnia symptoms and related neurological diseases that will enable us to better study the bidirectional effects of TP and intestinal microbiota on the improvement of host health.
Practical applications
This review provides a new clue to solve insomnia symptoms and related neurological diseases that will enable us to better study bidirectional effects of TP and intestinal microbiota on the improvement of host health.
Open Research
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