EGCG alleviates vascular calcification via the MAPK/JunB signaling pathway

• Tiantian Li,
• Fei Fang,
• Hongmei Yin,
• Zhen Zhang,
• Xiangxiu Wang,
• Erxiang Wang,
• Hongchi Yu,
• Yang Shen,
• Guixue Wang,
• Weihong He,
• Xiaoheng Liu

Affiliations

Tiantian Li

Institute of Biomedical Engineering, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China

Fei Fang

Institute of Biomedical Engineering, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China

Hongmei Yin

West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China

Zhen Zhang

Department of Cardiology, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610000, China

Xiangxiu Wang

Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China; JinFeng Laboratory, Chongqing 401329, China

Erxiang Wang

Institute of Biomedical Engineering, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China

Hongchi Yu

Institute of Biomedical Engineering, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China

Yang Shen

Institute of Biomedical Engineering, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China

Guixue Wang

Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China; JinFeng Laboratory, Chongqing 401329, China; Corresponding author. Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China.

Weihong He

Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Corresponding author.

Xiaoheng Liu

Institute of Biomedical Engineering, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Department of Cardiology, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610000, China; Corresponding author. Institute of Biomedical Engineering, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.