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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 markers”

2024Journal article

Comparative study of the anti-inflammatory activity of etoricoxib and Matcha green tea against acute kidney injury induced by gamma radiation in rats.

Khateeb S, Taha EFS — International journal of radiation biology

… objective of this study was to conduct a comparative analysis of the anti-inflammatory activity between Etoricoxib (ETO) and Matcha green tea (MG) in the context of acute kidney injury (AKI) induced by ionizing gamma radiation (IR) …

Animal studyCognition, mood and stressAntioxidants and polyphenolsGut and microbiomeCited 8×
2023Journal articleFree to read

Guava spread (Psidium guajava) and Matcha (Camellia sinensis) spread: A potential anti-inflammatory product

Sagolsem Surlata Devi, Pruthvi Raj S, Shweatha HE — Journal of Sports Science and Nutrition

… of prolonged high-intensity exercise is characterised by an increase in pro-inflammatory markers resulting in decreased sports performance and recovery period. Dietary intervention like inclusion of antioxidant/anti-inflammatory foods …

Chemical / analyticalMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsInflammation and immunity
2023Journal article

Matcha-silver nanoparticles reduce gamma radiation-induced oxidative and inflammatory responses by activating SIRT1 and NLRP-3 signaling pathways in the Wistar rat spleen.

Hamed NS, Taha EFS, Khateeb S — Cell biochemistry and function

… irradiation. The current study was designated to evaluate the possible anti‐inflammatory effect of matcha‐silver nanoparticles (M‐AgNPs) to reduce inflammation associated with γ‐radiation induced‐oxidative stress and inflammation in …

Animal studyCognition, mood and stressAntioxidants and polyphenolsInflammation and immunityCited 11×
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

… doses (10, 20, and 30 mg matcha/kg/day), by gavage for two months. Biochemical markers, including urea, creatinine, pro-inflammatory cytokines (interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha), hepatic enzymes (alanine aminotransferase …

Randomized controlled trialSafety, contaminants and toxicityInflammation and immunityProcessing, milling and quality
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)

… hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), 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 …

Observational (human)Cognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsCited 17×
2024Journal articleFree to read

Green Tea Attenuates the Particulate Matter (PM)2.5-Exposed Gut-Brain Axis Dysfunction through Regulation of Intestinal Microenvironment and Hormonal Changes.

Kim JM, Lee HL, Go MJ, et al. — Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

… ameliorated the colon length, short chain fatty acid contents, antioxidant biomarkers, myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, and serum inflammatory cytokines. EM regulated the gut microbiota related to tryptophan intake and hormone metabolism. …

Animal studyCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightCancerCited 3×
2026Journal article

Matcha green tea attenuates acrylamide-induced cerebellar damage in rats: Biochemical, histological and immunohistochemical study.

Essawy AS, Abo Elkhair DM — Tissue & cell

… (150 mg/kg), ACR group (50 mg/kg), and ACR + MAT group. Oxidative stress and inflammatory biomarkers in cerebellar tissue (superoxide dismutase; SOD, catalase; CAT, glutathione peroxidase; GPx, malondialdehyde; MDA, tumor necrosis …

Animal studyCognition, mood and stressAntioxidants and polyphenolsCancer

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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