Epigallocatechin 3-gallate: From green tea to cancer therapeutics

M Alam, S Ali, GM Ashraf, AL Bilgrami, DK Yadav… - Food chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Epigallocatechin 3-gallate (EGCG) possesses various biological functions,
including anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties. EGCG is an abundant polyphenolic …

[HTML][HTML] Polyphenol-based hydrogels: Pyramid evolution from crosslinked structures to biomedical applications and the reverse design

Z Li, Z Chen, H Chen, K Chen, W Tao, X Ouyang… - Bioactive Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
As a kind of nature-derived bioactive materials, polyphenol-based hydrogels possess many
unique and outstanding properties such as adhesion, toughness, and self-healing due to …

Green tea derivative driven smart hydrogels with desired functions for chronic diabetic wound treatment

X Zhao, D Pei, Y Yang, K Xu, J Yu… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Current treatments for chronic diabetic wounds remain unsatisfactory due to the lack of ideal
wound dressings that can integrate matching mechanical strength, fast self‐healability, facile …

Tea and its phytochemicals: Hidden health benefits & modulation of signaling cascade by phytochemicals

S Bag, A Mondal, A Majumder, A Banik - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Tea, one of the most widely consumed beverages, is prepared from the leaves of the
Camellia sinensis. The promising health recompenses of tea have been linked to its different …

Fabrication of Zein-Lecithin-EGCG complex nanoparticles: Characterization, controlled release in simulated gastrointestinal digestion

H **e, C Liu, J Gao, J Shi, F Ni, X Luo, Y He, G Ren… - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Zein-Lecithin-Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) complex nanoparticles were
fabricated by anti-solvent coprecipitation method. The Zein-Lecithin (ZL) nanocomplexes …

Enhancing the storage and gastrointestinal passage viability of probiotic powder (Lactobacillus Plantarum) through encapsulation with pickering high internal phase …

XS Qin, QY Gao, ZG Luo - Food Hydrocolloids, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, we demonstrated the role of Pickering high internal phase emulsions (HIPEs)
stabilized with the whey protein isolate (WPI)/(-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) covalent …

Beneficial effects of green tea EGCG on skin wound healing: A comprehensive review

FW Xu, YL Lv, YF Zhong, YN Xue, Y Wang, LY Zhang… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is associated with various health benefits. In this review,
we searched current work about the effects of EGCG and its wound dressings on skin for …

Preparation of β-lactoglobulin/gum arabic complex nanoparticles for encapsulation and controlled release of EGCG in simulated gastrointestinal digestion model

J Gao, Y Mao, C **ang, M Cao, G Ren, K Wang, X Ma… - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, the β-lactoglobulin/gum arabic (β-Lg-GA) complexes were prepared to
encapsulate epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), forming β-Lg-GA-EGCG complex …

Iron-based theranostic nanoplatform for improving chemodynamic therapy of cancer

X Liu, Y **, T Liu, S Yang, M Zhou… - … Science & Engineering, 2020 - ACS Publications
Chemodynamic therapy (CDT) has aroused extensive attention for cancer treatment in the
last five years, as it could suppress tumor progression through in situ detrimental oxidative …

Chemistry, pharmacology and new trends in traditional functional and medicinal beverages

AT Valduga, IL Gonçalves, E Magri… - Food Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
Functional and medicinal beverages consumption plays an important role in human health,
considering that metabolites, with a wide range of pharmacological effects, are inserted in …