The effect of epigallocatechin-3-gallate, a constituent of green tea, on transforming growth factor-ß1-stimulated wound contraction.
Dermal fibrosis, or scarring, following surgical incisions, traumatic wounds and burns presents a major clinical burden. Transforming growth factor (TGF)-ß1 is a major factor known to stimulate fibroblast proliferation, collagen production, and the differentiation of fibroblast to myofibroblast prom...
| Publicado en: | Wound Repair & Regeneration Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 80 - 89 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jan/Feb2010
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