绿茶化学治疗脑部疾病

It is found by scientists from Boston Biomedical Research Institute (BBRI) and the University of Pennsylvania, that combining two chemicals, one of which is the green tea component EGCG, can prevent and destroy a variety of protein structures known as amyloids.波士顿生物医学研究所（BBRI）和宾夕法尼亚大学的科学家发现，将两种化学物质（其中一种是绿茶成分EGCG）结合使用，可以预防和破坏多种淀粉样蛋白结构。 Amyloids are the primary culprits in fatal brain disorders such as Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and Parkinson's diseases.淀粉样蛋白是致命性脑疾病如阿尔茨海默氏病，亨廷顿氏病和帕金森氏病的主要元凶。 The study which is published in the current issue of Nature Chemical Biology (December 2009), may ultimately contribute to future therapies for these diseases.该研究发表在最新一期的《自然化学生物学》（XNUMX年XNUMX月）上，可能最终会为这些疾病的未来治疗做出贡献。
Amyloid plaques are tightly packed sheets of proteins that infiltrate the brain.淀粉样蛋白斑块是紧密堆积的蛋白质片，渗透到大脑中。 These stable and seemingly impenetrable plaques fill nerve cells or wrap around brain tissues and finally (as in the case of Alzheimer's) suffocate vital neurons or brain cells, causing loss of memory, language, motor function and eventually premature death.这些稳定且看似无法穿透的斑块填充神经细胞或包裹脑组织，最后（如阿尔茨海默氏病）窒息重要的神经元或脑细胞，导致记忆力，语言，运动功能丧失，并最终过早死亡。