Inhibitory effects of pu-erh tea on alpha glucosidase and alpha amylase: a systemic review.

Chiung-Ying Yang, Yea-Yin Yen, Kuang-Chen Hung, Shang-Wei Hsu, Shou-Jen Lan, Hsin-Cheng Lin

Journal: Nutrition & diabetes 2020;9(1):23

PMID: 31455758

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE

Pu-erh tea was presumed to have anti-hyperglycemic effects via inhibition on alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidase. However, no integerated literatures were published to substantiate such presumption.

METHODS

Current study adopted systemic review method to validate inhibitory effects on alpha amylase and alpha-glucosidase. Five English databases (PubMed, EBSCO, SCOPUS, Cochrane Library, Web of Science) and three Chinese ones (Airti Library, CNKI Library, and Google Scholar) were searched up to 22 March 2018 for eligible literatures, using keywords of Pu-erh, Pu'er, alpha-amylase or alpha-glucosidase.

RESULTS

Six studies exploring inhibitory effects on alpha-glucosidase and seven on alpha-amylase were included for systemic review. Though results showed pu-erh tea has significant inhibitory effects on alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidase, high heterogeneity was detected among studies included.

CONCLUSIONS

High heterogeneity may be due to complex alterations of chemicals under different degrees of fermentation. More future studies are required to further identify principal bioactive component(s) at work.

Address: Department of Healthcare Administration, Asia University, Taiwan, Taiwan.; Department of Oral Hygiene, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.; Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung, Taiwan.; Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.; National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.; Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.; Department of Healthcare Administration, Asia University, Taiwan, Taiwan. [email protected].; Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. [email protected].; National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan. [email protected].

DOI: 10.1038/s41387-019-0092-y

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MeSH Terms: Humans, Plant Extracts, Tea, alpha-Amylases, alpha-Glucosidases