Green Tea

[George999]

Green tea is VERY healthy in terms of food and beverage choices.  I was using it for some time.  It was not noticeably effective in terms of dealing with Peyronie's.  Like a lot of other things, I think it probably has a marginally anti-fibrotic effect, but not significant enough to be noticeable.  - George

[roman]

I am on green tea and continue for 30 months because of high blood counts. My peyronie development begin 14 months ago. The green tea has not worked for me to prevent my peyronie or to help in any way.
Roman

[Skjaldborg]

I remember reading something recently about coffee also having anti-fibrotic effects on the liver as well. I believe the article said it may have some positive effect on alcoholic liver disease. Not an excuse to go out and ruin your liver though.

-Skjald

[newguy]

Antifibrotic Effects of Green Tea
ScienceDaily (Nov. 25, 2009) — Several studies have shown that lipid peroxidation stimulates collagen production in fibroblasts and hepatic stellate cells (HSC), and plays an important role in the development of liver fibrosis. Hepatoprotective effects of green tea against carbon tetrachloride, cholestasis and alcohol induced liver fibrosis were reported in many studies. However, the hepatoprotective effect of green tea in dimethylnitrosamine (DMN)-induced models has not been studied.

A research article published on November 7, 2009 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this question. The research team, led by Prof. Hong-Yon Cho from Korea University examined the protective effect of green tea extract (GT) on hepatic fibrosis in a rat HSC line and in a rat model of DMN-induced hepatic fibrosis.

The results showed GT administration prevented the development of hepatic fibrosis in the rat model of DMN-induced liver fibrosis. These results were confirmed both by liver histology and by quantitative measurement of hepatic hydroxyproline content, a marker of liver collagen deposition. Accordingly, inhibition of proliferation, reduced collagen deposition, and type 1 collagen expression were observed in activated HSC-T6 cells following GT treatment. These results imply that GT reduced the proliferation of activated HSC and down regulated the collagen content and expression of collagen type 1, thereby ameliorating hepatic fibrosis.

The researchers drew a conclusion that green tea may protect liver cells and reduce the deposition of collagen fibers in the liver. Green tea provides a safe and effective strategy for improving hepatic fibrosis.

-http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091118101359.htm

I'm not posting this here as a suggestion but rather as something to be discussed. I am aware that caffeine is a vaso-constrictor and as such, at this time I tend to stay away from excessive consumption of caffinated beverages. I do occasionally have decaffeinated coffee and tea, though I appreciate that decaf drinks actually do still contain tiny amounts of caffeine.

On the plus side, green tea does have antiglycation and antioxidant properties properties. Info has been posted here previously in relation to collegan and green tea so I thought I'd post this brand new study. Perhaps it is something that can be useful, especially in combination with recognised  effective treatments.