Sung-Yen Lin et al.
Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology, 55, 165-171 (2019-01-23)
Previously, we found that (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) enhanced osteogenic differentiation of murine bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells by increasing the mRNA expression of osteogenesis-related genes, alkaline phosphatase activity and eventually mineralization. We further found EGCG supplementation preserved bone mass and microarchitecture