Impairment of sodium pump and Na/H exchanger in erythrocytes from non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus patients: effect of tea catechins

This data may help to explain the anti-carcinogenic and cardioprotective effects of tea catechins. The effect of tea catechins on Na+/K+-ATPase and NHE may be explained due to a direct effect of these compounds on plasma membrane leading to a change in membrane fluidity.