Effects of Green Tea Extract on Lipid Production in Human Sebaceous Gland Cell Line

    August 2011 in “ 동의생리병리학회지 = Journal of physiology & pathology in Korean Medicine ”
    박시준, 전병국, 김대성, 이강태, 문연자, 이건국, 우원홍
    TLDR Green tea extract increases lipid production in human sebaceous gland cells.
    The study conducted 12 years ago investigated the effects of aqueous Green tea on lipid production in SZ95 cells, which are cells of the sebaceous gland responsible for synthesizing and accumulating lipid droplets. The researchers found that Green tea increased lipid droplets in a dose-dependent manner compared to the control. Furthermore, after treating SZ95 cells with Green tea, the cholesterol and triglyceride levels were significantly increased in a dose-dependent manner. This suggests that Green tea could potentially influence the production of sebum, a lipid mixture secreted onto the skin by human sebaceous glands.
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