Tea polyphenols

1. Tea polyphenols improve brain structure and function in rats.

   “TP intervention mitigated alterations in brain structure and function as well as anxiety and depression-like behaviors in aged T2DM rats.”

   Animalsin aged type 2 diabetes mellitus ratsbrain

   Effects of tea polyphenols on brain structure and function of hippocampus in aged type 2 diabetes mellitus rats with anxiety and depression-like behavior

   Brain research·20 Feb 2026

1. Tea polyphenols increase BDNF in rats.

   “with MRI-detected abnormalities and in vitro histopathological molecular changes improved (except for myelin integrity).”

   Animalsin aged type 2 diabetes mellitus ratshippocampus

   Effects of tea polyphenols on brain structure and function of hippocampus in aged type 2 diabetes mellitus rats with anxiety and depression-like behavior

   Brain research·20 Feb 2026

More on BDNF

1. Tea polyphenols improve anxiety- and depression-like behavior in rats.

   “Intervention with TP alleviated anxiety- and depression-like behavior”

   Animalsin aged type 2 diabetes mellitus ratsbrain

   Effects of tea polyphenols on brain structure and function of hippocampus in aged type 2 diabetes mellitus rats with anxiety and depression-like behavior

   Brain research·20 Feb 2026