The Effect of Epigallocatechin Gallate on Flap Viability of Rat Perforator Abdominal Flaps

Aksakal I. A., Kucuker I., Önger M. E., Engin M. S., Keles M. K., Demir A.

JOURNAL OF RECONSTRUCTIVE MICROSURGERY, vol.32, no.4, pp.256-261, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1055/s-0036-1571807
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF RECONSTRUCTIVE MICROSURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.256-261
  • Keywords: perforator flap, epigallocatechin gallate, flap viability, EGCG, GREEN TEA, SKIN FLAPS, CANCER, VEGF, ACTIVATION, GROWTH, CELLS, ANGIOGENESIS, NEOVASCULARIZATION, VASODILATION
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is a substance abundant in green tea. In this study, the effects of EGCG on, perforator flap viability were investigated.