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ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2020

Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG) Improves Anti-Angiogenic State, Cell Viability, and Hypoxia-Induced Endothelial Dysfunction by Downregulating High Mobility Group Box 1 (HMGB1) in Preeclampsia.

Min Zhong, Julan Peng, Lanhua Xiang, Xinhuang Yang, Xianghua Wang, Yanbin Zhu

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Article in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Min ZhongDepartment of Obstetrics, People's Hospital of Longhua Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China (mainland).
Julan PengDepartment of Obstetrics, People's Hospital of Longhua Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China (mainland).
Lanhua XiangDepartment of Obstetrics, People's Hospital of Longhua Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China (mainland).
Xinhuang YangDepartment of Obstetrics, People's Hospital of Longhua Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China (mainland).
Xianghua WangDepartment of Obstetrics, People's Hospital of Longhua Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China (mainland).
Yanbin ZhuDepartment of Obstetrics, Shenzhen Hospital of Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China (mainland).
ShenZhen People’s Hospital · CNSouthern Medical University Shenzhen Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND Preeclampsia (PE) is a serious complication of pregnancy with no effective therapy. This study assessed whether epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) could reduce the production of anti-angiogenic factors, improve cell viability, and suppress endothelial dysfunction in vitro via regulating high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) in preeclampsia. MATERIAL AND METHODS Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) grown in conditioned medium from hypoxic JEG-3 cells were used to investigate the effects of EGCG on anti-angiogenic state, cell viability, and markers of endothelial dysfunction. To confirm that EGCG exerted its effects via HMGB1, we also examined the impact of EGCG on anti-angiogenic state, cell viability, and endothelial dysfunction following HMGB1 treatment in vitro. RESULTS EGCG inhibited HMGB1 expression in hypoxic trophoblast cells in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, EGCG relieved anti-angiogenic state and endothelial dysfunction in hypoxic trophoblast cells by downregulating HMGB1. Moreover, EGCG dose-dependently promoted cell proliferation by downregulating HMGB1. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, our data show the protective role of EGCG in preeclampsia and revealed EGCG-mediated effects on the production of anti-angiogenic factors, cell viability, and endothelial dysfunction through downregulating HMGB1. These observations suggest that EGCG is a novel therapeutic candidate for preeclampsia.

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Angiogenesis InhibitorsCatechinCell HypoxiaCell LineCell SurvivalDown-RegulationFemaleHMGB1 ProteinHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsPre-EclampsiaPregnancyAngiogenesis InhibitorsCatechinepigallocatechin gallateHMGB1 ProteinHMGB1 protein, human

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PMID33056943
PMCPMC7574359
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