Intravesical administration of green tea extract attenuates the inflammatory response of bacterial cystitis--a rat model.

Objective: To explore the effect of intravesical instillation of green tea extract (GTE) on a rat model of bacterial cystitis.

Materials And Methods: In vitro bactericidal properties of GTE were analysed by adding GTE to a suspension of uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC), streaking on MacConkey agar, and incubating overnight.