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Abstract 195
Tea Consumption and Composition 195
General Protective Properties of Tea 196
Tea and Ischemia 197
Mechanisms of Tea-Induced Protection against Ischemia 197
Conclusion and Future Directions 199
References 199
ABSTRACT
Antioxidant properties of tea that lead to health-protective effects have been reported, mainly in relation to various types of cancer, coronary heart disease, and inflammation (Mukhtar and Ahmad, 2000). Only a few experimental data are available about the possible neuroprotective effects of tea consumption in human stroke or animal models of ischemia-reperfusion. The purpose of this chapter is to analyze the available data and the mechanisms by which tea may protect brain areas from stroke and to briefly compare the data on tea with those on coffee TEA stroke.
