Journal of Physiological Anthropology | |
Effects of L-theanine or caffeine intake on changes in blood pressure under physical and psychological stresses | |
Hidehiko Yokogoshi1  Sato Murao1  Mao Motoki1  Ai Yoto1  | |
[1] Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan | |
关键词: Profile of mood states; Acute stress; Blood pressure; Caffeine; L-theanine; | |
Others : 861827 DOI : 10.1186/1880-6805-31-28 |
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received in 2012-09-27, accepted in 2012-10-08, 发布年份 2012 | |
【 摘 要 】
Background
L-theanine, an amino acid contained in green tea leaves, is known to block the binding of L-glutamic acid to glutamate receptors in the brain, and has been considered to cause anti-stress effects by inhibiting cortical neuron excitation. Both L-theanine and caffeine, which green tea contains, have been highlighted for their beneficial effects on cognition and mood.
Methods
In this study, we investigated the effects of orally administered L-theanine or caffeine on mental task performance and physiological activities under conditions of physical or psychological stress in humans. Fourteen participants each underwent three separate trials, in which they orally took either L-theanine + placebo, caffeine + placebo, or placebo only.
Results
The results after the mental tasks showed that L-theanine significantly inhibited the blood-pressure increases in a high-response group, which consisted of participants whose blood pressure increased more than average by a performance of a mental task after placebo intake. Caffeine tended to have a similar but smaller inhibition of the blood-pressure increases caused by the mental tasks. The result of the Profile of Mood States after the mental tasks also showed that L-theanine reduced the Tension-Anxiety scores as compared with placebo intake.
Conclusions
The findings above denote that L-theanine not only reduces anxiety but also attenuates the blood-pressure increase in high-stress-response adults.
【 授权许可】
2012 Yoto et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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