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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.”

11 studies match for “Reactive Oxygen Species”

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

… in preventing DED by analyzing its mechanisms of action, such as by removing reactive oxygen species (ROS) and increasing endogenous antioxidants (e.g., superoxide dismutase). It also looks at how matcha reduces pro-inflammatory …

Clinical trial (non-randomized)Cognition, mood and stressAntioxidants and polyphenolsGut and microbiome
2020Journal articleFree to read

Green tea polyphenolic antioxidants oxidize hydrogen sulfide to thiosulfate and polysulfides: A possible new mechanism underpinning their biological action.

Olson KR, Briggs A, Devireddy M, et al. — Redox biology

… is accompanied by the formation of sulfite, thiosulfate and sulfate, consumes oxygen and is partially inhibited by the superoxide scavenger, tempol, and superoxide dismutase but not mannitol, trolox, DMPO, or the iron chelator, …

Animal studyAntioxidants and polyphenolsAuthenticity and analytical methodsCited 48×
2016Journal articleFree to read

The Powdering Process with a Set of Ceramic Mills for Green Tea Promoted Catechin Extraction and the ROS Inhibition Effect.

Fujioka K, Iwamoto T, Shima H, et al. — Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

… analyses. Moreover, powdered green tea has a higher inhibition effect of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in vitro compared with the same amount of leaf tea. Our data suggest that powdered green tea might have a different …

In vitro / cell studyAntioxidants and polyphenolsProcessing, milling and qualityFood products and applicationsCited 47×
2021Journal articleFree to read

Evaluation of Matcha (Camellia sinensis) and Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) Efficacy Against Utero-Ovarian Injury in Rats.

E Megahd H, M S Gabal A — Pakistan journal of biological sciences : PJBS

… necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) levels as well as cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) activity. Moreover, microscopic observations of uterine and ovarian tissues were consistent with the biochemical results. …

Animal studyCognition, mood and stressAntioxidants and polyphenolsMetabolism and weightCited 5×
2026Journal articleFree to read

Comparative Effects of Hand- and Machine-Whisked Matcha Preparation on Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities in Macrophage Cell Models

Kanitkul Netbute, Kritmongkhon Kamonsuwan, Akkarach Bumrungpert — Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science Journal

… and 12.5%. Antioxidant activity was evaluated by measuring intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), while anti-inflammatory activity was assessed by determining cytokine levels, including TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-8. The results …

In vitro / cell studyAntioxidants and polyphenolsInflammation and immunityMetabolism and weight
2025Journal articleFree to read

How Does Exposure Durations (0h, 12h, 24h, 36h, 48h, 60h) to Uv Light affect the Caffeine Concentration of Caffeine of Matcha Tea, Measured by Uv- Spectrophotometric Analysis?

Zhu Zhixi — Journal of Sociology and Education

… caffeine photodegradation (k = 0.00036), suggesting a catalytic role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated from photo-sensitizers like chlorophyll within the matcha matrix.Prolonged UV light exposure induces significant …

Sensory / consumerAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineProcessing, milling and quality
2026Journal article

Enhancing antioxidant accessibility and cellular activity of matcha via viscozyme-assisted enzymatic hydrolysis

Ji-Ho Jeon, Tae‐Hwan Jung — Food Science and Technology Research

… assays. Cellular antioxidant effects were examined by measuring intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels and cell viability in hydrogen peroxide-treated SH-SY5Y cells. Compared with MC, HMC showed significantly higher levels of …

Other / not statedCognition, mood and stressAntioxidants and polyphenolsProcessing, milling and quality
2021Journal articleFree to read

Powdered Green Tea (Matcha) Attenuates the Cognitive Dysfunction via the Regulation of Systemic Inflammation in Chronic PM2.5-Exposed BALB/c Mice.

Kim JM, Kang JY, Park SK, et al. — Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)

… and it protected mitochondrial dysfunction by regulating the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and ATP contents in brain tissue. EM attenuated systemic inflammation and apoptotic …

Animal studyCognition, mood and stressAntioxidants and polyphenolsCancerCited 34×
2026Journal articleFree to read

Matcha (Camellia sinensis): Bioactive Constituents, Pharmacological Activities, and Emerging Therapeutic Applications — A Comprehensive Review

Rohit Chavan*1, Rashmi Khairnar2, Pratiksha Aher2, Siddhi Avhad2 — Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

… on several fronts at once rather than through a single pathway: they scavenge reactive oxygen species directly and switch on the cell's own antioxidant machinery through Nrf2, they dampen NF-κB-driven inflammatory signalling, they push …

ReviewCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightCardiovascular and blood pressure

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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