Epigallocatechin-3-gallate inhibits homocysteine-induced apoptosis of endothelial cells by demethylation of the DDAH2 gene

Planta Medica

Volumn 79, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 1715-1719

  Zhang, Bi Kui ^a   Lai, Yong Quan ^a   Niu, Pan Pan ^a   Zhao, Ming ^b   Jia, Su Jie ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

apoptosis; DDAH2; DNA methylation; endothelial cells; epigallocatechin 3 gallate

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLARGININASE; DIMETHYLARGININASE 2; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; GENOMIC DNA; HOMOCYSTEINE; LIPOCORTIN 5; MESSENGER RNA; METHYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS ASSAY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMETHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; APOPTOSIS; AZACITIDINE; CATECHIN; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMAN UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84890968445     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: 14390221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1351017     Document Type: Article

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