"Catechin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An antioxidant flavonoid, occurring especially in woody plants as both (+)-catechin and (-)-epicatechin (cis) forms.
| Descriptor ID |
D002392
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.663.283.240.190 D03.383.663.283.266.450.206 D03.633.100.150.240.190 D03.633.100.150.266.450.206
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| Concept/Terms |
Catechin- Catechin
- (+)-Catechin
- Cianidanol
- Catechinic Acid
- Acid, Catechinic
- Catechuic Acid
- Acid, Catechuic
- (+)-Cyanidanol
- 3,3',4',5,7-Flavanpentol
Epicatechin- Epicatechin
- 2H-1-Benzopyran-3,5,7-triol, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-, (2R-cis)-
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Catechin" by people in Profiles.
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Assessing the Hepatic Safety of Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG) in Reproductive-Aged Women. Nutrients. 2023 Jan 09; 15(2).
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Cocoa to Improve Walking Performance in Older People With Peripheral Artery Disease: The COCOA-PAD Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial. Circ Res. 2020 02 28; 126(5):589-599.
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Green tea extract inhibition of human leiomyoma cell proliferation is mediated via catechol-O-methyltransferase. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2014; 78(2):109-18.
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Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG) is the most effective cancer chemopreventive polyphenol in green tea. Nutrients. 2012 Nov 08; 4(11):1679-91.
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The synergistic apoptotic interaction of panaxadiol and epigallocatechin gallate in human colorectal cancer cells. Phytother Res. 2013 Feb; 27(2):272-7.
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Green tea extract inhibits proliferation of uterine leiomyoma cells in vitro and in nude mice. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Mar; 202(3):289.e1-9.
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Antiproliferative and proapoptotic effects of epigallocatechin gallate on human leiomyoma cells. Fertil Steril. 2010 Oct; 94(5):1887-93.
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Green tea catechins inhibit angiogenesis through suppression of STAT3 activation. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2009 Oct; 117(3):505-15.
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Green tea catechin polyphenols attenuate behavioral and oxidative responses to intermittent hypoxia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008 May 15; 177(10):1135-41.
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Effects of green tea compounds on irinotecan metabolism. Drug Metab Dispos. 2007 Feb; 35(2):228-33.