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ArticleActa biochimica et biophysica Sinica2024

Epigallocatechin-3-gallate inhibits osteogenic differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells through the transcription factor JunB.

Tiantian Li, Fei Fang, Hongmei Yin, Zhen Zhang, Xiangxiu Wang, Erxiang Wang, Hongchi Yu, Yang Shen, Guixue Wang, Weihong He and 1 more

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Article in Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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11 authors.

Tiantian LiInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Fei FangInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Hongmei YinWest China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Zhen ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, the Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610000, China.
Xiangxiu WangKey Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China.
Erxiang WangInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Hongchi YuInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Yang ShenInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Guixue WangKey Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China.
Weihong HeDepartment of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Xiaoheng LiuInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Medial arterial calcification (MAC) accompanying chronic kidney disease (CKD) leads to increased vessel wall stiffness, myocardial ischemia, heart failure, and increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, there are currently no drugs available to treat MAC. The natural polyphenol epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) has been demonstrated to protect against cardiovascular disease; however, whether EGCG supplementation inhibits MAC in CKD remains unclear. In this study, we utilize a CKD-associated MAC model to investigate the effects of EGCG on vascular calcification and elucidate the underlying mechanisms involved. Our findings demonstrate that EGCG treatment significantly reduces calcium phosphate deposition and osteogenic differentiation of VSMCs

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CatechinCell DifferentiationMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleOsteogenesisTranscription FactorsVascular CalcificationAnimalsCells, CulturedMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLRenal Insufficiency, ChronicCatechinepigallocatechin gallateTranscription Factorschronic kidney diseaseepigallocatechin-3-gallatemedial arterial calcificationosteogenic differentiationvascular smooth muscle cell

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PMID38826134
PMCPMC12247136

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