Epigallocatechin gallate facilitates extracellular elastin fiber formation in induced pluripotent stem cell derived vascular smooth muscle cells for tissue engineering

This study establishes the ability of the polyphenol compound epigallocatechin gallate, a principal component of green tea, to facilitate the extracellular formation of elastin fibers in vascular smooth muscle cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells.

Source: Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology - December 31, 2021 Category: Cytology Authors: Matthew W. Ellis, Muhammad Riaz, Yan Huang, Christopher W. Anderson, Jiesi Luo, Jinkyu Park, Colleen A. Lopez, Luke D. Batty, Kimberley H. Gibson, Yibing Qyang Source Type: research