Green tea polyphenol epigallocatechin-3-gallate increases atherosclerotic plaque stability in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice fed a high-fat diet.

CONCLUSIONS: EGCG promotes atherosclerotic lesion stability in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. Potentially, these effects are mediated through the inhibition of inflammatory cytokine, MMPs and EMMPRIN expression. PMID: 29862488 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29862488?dopt=Abstract

Source: Polish Heart Journal - June 4, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Wang Q, Zhang J, Li Y, Shi H, Wang H, Chen B, Wang F, Wang Z, Yang Z, Wang L Tags: Kardiol Pol Source Type: research