A randomized controlled trial of green tea catechins in protection against ultraviolet radiation-induced cutaneous inflammation.

Mark D Farrar Anna NicolaouKayleigh A ClarkeSarah MasonKaren A MasseyTristan P DewRachel Elizabeth Beatrice WatsonGary WilliamsonLesley E Rhodes

Published in: The American journal of clinical nutrition (2015)

Oral GTC (1080 mg/d) with vitamin C over 3 mo did not significantly reduce skin erythema, leukocyte infiltration, or eicosanoid response to UVR inflammatory challenge. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01032031.

Keyphrases

radiation induced
oxidative stress
radiation therapy
phase iii

study protocol
phase ii
clinical trial

soft tissue
wound healing
peripheral blood

randomized controlled trial
open label
double blind