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The Global Matcha Research Library

641 papers, trials, theses and preprints that study matcha, gathered from PubMed, OpenAlex and Europe PMC, tagged by study type and topic, and linked back to every source. We keep abstracts and citations; the full text stays with its publisher.

Tip: use "quotes" for an exact phrase, OR between alternatives, and a minus to leave a word out, for example fluoride OR pesticide. Related words are matched too, so “EGCG” also finds “epigallocatechin.”

8 studies match for “"inflammatory cytokines"”

2025Journal articleFree to read

Assessing the influence of matcha green tea extract on NF-κB/MAPK signaling pathway activation in rats: A study on irradiation-induced acute hepatic inflammatory response

Noha Sayed Hamed, Eithar Karem El-Adham, Amal I. Hassan — Phytomedicine Plus

… of M on lipid peroxidation levels, antioxidant enzyme activities, and pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-α) in liver tissue. The Western blot method was employed for this analysis. Liver miR-122 expression levels were …

Animal studyMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsInflammation and immunityCited 4×
2025Journal articleFree to read

ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF MATCHA IN DRY EYE DISEASE PREVENTION: CAN MATCHA POLYPHENOLS IMPROVE OCULAR HYDRATION?

Maja Ćwiek, Jan Bombuy Gimenez, Piotr Łapiński — International Journal of Innovative Technologies in Social Science

… (e.g., superoxide dismutase). It also looks at how matcha reduces pro-inflammatory cytokines (e.g., TNF-α, IL-6) through the NF-κB and MAPK pathways. The discussion also covers matcha’s effects on tear film stability through …

Clinical trial (non-randomized)Cognition, mood and stressAntioxidants and polyphenolsGut and microbiome
2021Journal articleFree to read

Effects of Different Green Tea Extracts on Chronic Alcohol Induced-Fatty Liver Disease by Ameliorating Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Mice.

Li BY, Li HY, Zhou DD, et al. — Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity

… levels of malondialdehyde and 4-hydroxynonenoic acid, and the contents of proinflammatory cytokines, indicating that they could alleviate oxidation damage and inflammation induced by chronic alcohol exposure. In addition, Seven Star …

Animal studyCognition, mood and stressAntioxidants and polyphenolsInflammation and immunityCited 29×
2026Journal articleFree to read

Identification of xylene and toluene in commercial matcha tea and their associated hepatorenal toxicity in wistar rats

Russl Sameer Mhana, Amal Abbas — Journal of Biological Studies

… by gavage for two months. Biochemical markers, including urea, creatinine, pro-inflammatory cytokines (interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha), hepatic enzymes (alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), …

Randomized controlled trialSafety, contaminants and toxicityInflammation and immunityProcessing, milling and quality
2021Journal articleFree to read

Matcha Green Tea Alleviates Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice by Regulating Lipid Metabolism and Inflammatory Responses.

Zhou J, Yu Y, Ding L, et al. — Nutrients

… weeks. Serum biochemical parameters, histological changes, lipid accumulation, inflammatory cytokines, and relevant indicators were examined. Dietary supplementation of matcha effectively prevented excessive accumulation of visceral and …

Animal studyMetabolism and weightInflammation and immunityAntioxidants and polyphenolsCited 48×
2022Journal articleFree to read

A Prospective Non-Randomized Open-Label Comparative Study of The Effects of Matcha Tea on Overweight and Obese Individuals: A Pilot Observational Study.

El-Elimat T, Qasem WM, Al-Sawalha NA, et al. — Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)

… lipid profile, obesity-related hormone peptides, pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines, and oxidative stress biomarkers. Thirty-four participants had completed the study. The matcha tea and control groups showed significant …

Observational (human)Cognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsCited 17×

How this library is built

Every record comes from three open scholarly indexes — PubMed, OpenAlex and Europe PMC — searched for the word “matcha.” Records are merged by DOI and PubMed ID so each study appears once. A paper is kept only if matcha appears in its title, abstract, author keywords or subject terms and the text is about tea or food, which filters out the surname Matcha, software called Matcha, and the Scandinavian verb “matcha” (to match).

Study type and topic tags are assigned automatically from each paper's own title, abstract and subject terms using fixed keyword rules — no guesses, and papers without an abstract are marked as unclassified. Automatic tagging is imperfect, so treat tags as a way to narrow a search, not as a verdict on a paper's quality. A study being listed here is not an endorsement of its findings.

Coverage: this is every indexed paper that names matcha, not every study of green tea or its compounds (those are far more numerous). Papers that mention matcha only in passing are hidden by default. Work that never uses the word “matcha,” and publications outside these indexes, are not included. The library was last rebuilt October 20, 2026.

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