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. 2007 Aug 15;43(4):519-27.
doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2007.04.034. Epub 2007 May 31.

Tea epigallocatechin-3-gallate increases 8-isoprostane level and induces caudal regression in developing rat embryos

Chi Chiu Wang  1 , Kai On Chu, Wai Sing Chong, Wai Ying Li, Chi Pui Pang, Alisa S W Shum, Tze Kin Lau, Michael Scott Rogers
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Tea epigallocatechin-3-gallate increases 8-isoprostane level and induces caudal regression in developing rat embryos

Chi Chiu Wang et al. Free Radic Biol Med. .

Abstract

Tea is the most common beverage after water. Concerns have been raised about the safety of tea during pregnancy, especially for embryo development. We aimed at studying the effects of active tea components on developing embryos by in vitro rat embryo culture. Rat embryos during early organogenesis were cultivated in serum supplemented with one of the tea catechins. Developmental hallmarks and malformations (Mal) in the developing embryos were compared and evaluated by a standard morphological scoring system. The embryotoxicity of each tea catechin was classified according to the European Center for the Validation of Alternative Methods. Cell viability was assessed by supervital dye staining, apoptosis by TUNEL assay, and peroxidation by the 8-isoprostane EIA method. We found that (+)-catechin had the least effect on developing embryos (Mal(50)=715.1 mg/L; IC50(Mal)=435 mg/L), whereas (-)-epigallocatechin gallate had the most adverse effect (Mal(50)=54.2 mg/L; IC50(Mal)=45.8 mg/L). The major malformation in affected embryos included caudal retardation with abnormal axial flexion and delayed hind-limb formation. All catechins were classified as nonembryotoxic except (-)-epigallocatechin gallate, which was classified as weakly embryotoxic. With (-)-epigallocatechin gallate, increased numbers of nonviable and apoptotic cells in the malformed embryos were associated with increased embryo 8-isoprostane.

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