Chen Yu. / Thesis submitted in: November 2001. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 98-112). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.I / List of publications --- p.II / Abstract --- p.III / Abstract (Chinese) --- p.IV / Abbreviations --- p.V / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Tea --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Green tea --- p.3 / Chapter a) --- Chemical composition of green tea --- p.3 / Chapter b) --- Pharmacological activities of green tea polyphenols --- p.6 / Chapter c) --- Pharmacokinetics of green tea polyphenols --- p.10 / Chapter 1.3 --- Objective --- p.14 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Validation of analysis method for tea catechins --- p.15 / Chapter 2.1 --- Materials and methods --- p.16 / Chapter a) --- Preparation of a catechin-mixture from tea --- p.16 / Chapter b) --- Preparation of stock solutions --- p.18 / Chapter c) --- Preparation of biofluid samples --- p.18 / Chapter d) --- HPLC analysis of tea catechins --- p.19 / Chapter 2.2 --- Results --- p.21 / Chapter a) --- Catechin-mixture (tea extracts) --- p.21 / Chapter b) --- "Extraction from plasma, urine and feces" --- p.21 / Chapter c) --- HPLC analysis of biofluid samples --- p.23 / Chapter 2.4 --- Discussion --- p.26 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Pharmacokinetics of tea catechins following administration of different doses of the catechin-mixture --- p.32 / Chapter 3.1 --- Materials and methods --- p.33 / Chapter a) --- Surgery and animal maintenance --- p.33 / Chapter b) --- Dosing and sample collection --- p.33 / Chapter c) --- Pharmacokinetics analysis of tea catechins --- p.35 / Chapter 3.2 --- Results --- p.36 / Chapter 3.3 --- Discussion --- p.50 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Pharmacokinetics of tea catechins following administration of different doses of individual catechins --- p.52 / Chapter 4.1 --- Materials and methods --- p.53 / Chapter a) --- Chemicals and reagents --- p.53 / Chapter b) --- Pharmacokinetic study of tea catechins and the HPLC analysis --- p.53 / Chapter c) --- Pharmacokinetic analysis of tea catechins --- p.54 / Chapter 4.2 --- Results --- p.55 / Chapter 4.3 --- Discussion --- p.67 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Plasma protein binding of tea catechins --- p.69 / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.69 / Chapter 5.2 --- Materials and methods --- p.72 / Chapter a) --- Ultrafiltration --- p.72 / Chapter b) --- Preparation of stock solution --- p.73 / Chapter c) --- Determination of nonspecific binding of the catechins --- p.73 / Chapter d) --- Determination of ultrafiltration conditions --- p.74 / Chapter e) --- In vitro plasma protein binding assay --- p.74 / Chapter f) --- Statistical analysis --- p.75 / Chapter 5.3 --- Results --- p.76 / Chapter a) --- Nonspecific binding in ultrafiltration --- p.76 / Chapter b) --- Protein binding of the catechins --- p.76 / Chapter c) --- Statistical analysis --- p.76 / Chapter 5.4 --- Discussion --- p.80 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Partition of tea catechins in red blood cell --- p.82 / Chapter 6.1 --- Materials and methods --- p.83 / Chapter a) --- Prepare of stock solution --- p.83 / Chapter b) --- In-vitro erythrocyte partition --- p.83 / Chapter c) --- Data Analysis --- p.83 / Chapter 6.2 --- Results --- p.85 / Chapter a) --- Selection of experiment conditions --- p.85 / Chapter b) --- Partition of catechins to RBC --- p.85 / Chapter 6.3 --- Discussion --- p.87 / Chapter Chapter 7 --- Comparison of pharmacokinetics of tea catechins in mixture form versus pure compound --- p.89 / Chapter Chapter 8 --- Conclusion --- p.95 / References --- p.98
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323641 |
| Date | January 2001 |
| Contributors | Chen, Yu., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Pharmacy. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, v, 112 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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