老鼠以手術的方式造成脊髓損傷。研究發現，有服用綠茶萃取物的老鼠，減少了發炎，而且四肢的復原快很多。

Paterniti I, Genovese T, Crisafulli C, Mazzon E, Di Paola R, Galuppo M, Bramanti P, Cuzzocrea S. Treatment with green tea extract attenuates secondary inflammatory response in an experimental model of spinal cord trauma. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 2009 Apr 1. Published Online Ahead of Print.