Epigallocatechin gallate, a constituent of green tea, suppresses cytokine-induced pancreatic β-cell damage

Experimental and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 136-139

  Han, Myung Kwan ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Epigallocatechin gallate; NF B; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULINOMA; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS INJURY; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; RAT; TEA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038823692     PISSN: 12263613     EISSN: 20926413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emm.2003.19     Document Type: Article

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