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SUBMITTER: Church RJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4324012 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association 20141128
Consumer use of herbal and dietary supplements has recently grown in the United States and, with increased use, reports of rare adverse reactions have emerged. One such supplement is green tea extract, containing the polyphenol epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), which has been shown to be hepatotoxic at high doses in animal models. The Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network has identified multiple patients who have experienced liver injury ascribed to green tea extract consumption and the relationship ...[more]