Polyphenols are micronutrients obtained from diet that have been suggested to play an
important role in health. The health benefits of polyphenols and their protective effects in …

Abstract 1, 2, 3, 4, 6-penta-O-galloyl-β-D-glucose (PGG) is a polyphenolic compound highly
enriched in a number of medicinal herbals. Several in vitro and a handful of in vivo studies …

Tannic acid, a naturally occurring plant polyphenol, is composed of a central glucose
molecule derivatized at its hydroxyl groups with one or more galloyl residues. In the present …

Tannic acid was loaded into zein nanoparticles using antisolvent precipitation and then
these particles were coated by anionic pectin using electrostatic deposition. The resulting …

Heart valve and blood vessel replacement using artificial prostheses is an effective strategy
for the treatment of cardiovascular disease at terminal stage. Natural extracellular matrix …

Pulmonary hypertension worsens outcome in left heart disease. Stiffening of the pulmonary
artery may drive this pathology by increasing right ventricular dysfunction and lung vascular …

Chemical modification of gelatin by a natural phenolic compound tannic acid (TA) at pH 8
was studied, and the properties of the modified gelatin materials were examined. The cross …

Scaffolds for heart valve tissue engineering must function immediately after implantation but
also need to tolerate cell infiltration and gradual remodeling. We hypothesized that …

In recent years, the number of heart valve replacements has multiplied with valve diseases
because of aging populations and the surge in rheumatic heart disease in young people …

Background—Maintaining the integrity of arterial elastin is vital for the prevention of
abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) development. We hypothesized that in vivo stabilization of …