Open AccessGreen tea polyphenol epigallocatechin-3-gallate blocks PDGF-induced proliferation and migration of rat pancreatic stellate cells
Author(s) -
Atsushi Masamune,
Kazuhiro Kikuta,
Masahiro Satoh,
Noriaki Suzuki,
Tooru Shimosegawa
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i22.3368
Subject(s) - platelet derived growth factor receptor , protein kinase b , cell growth , hepatic stellate cell , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , cyclin d1 , signal transduction , chemistry , cell cycle , cancer research , growth factor , biochemistry , endocrinology , cell , receptor
To clarify the effects of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) on the platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-BB-induced proliferation and migration of pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs).