Does perioperative polyphenon E , a green tea extract , affect the wound complication rate in mice after sham laparotomy yet has an inhibitory effect on wound healing?
These results suggest that catechins has only mild clinically significant adverse effect on wound healing, and its perioperative use warrants further study.
The findings suggest that the previous demonstration of rat oligodendrocyte complement sensitivity and lack of CD59 expression do not extend to the human central nervous system. There may be a role for CD59 in normal human myelination.