... Journal compilation © 2014 Biochemical Society 2014 (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) angiogenesis green tea polyphenol (GTP) liver cirrhosis portosystemic collateral Cirrhosis, and its main complication PH (portal hypertension), represents a leading cause of mortality worldwide...

... the pre-existing vessels, is involved in the development and maintenance of hyperdynamic splanchnic circulation, as well as of portosystemic collaterals in portal hypertension. In addition, mesenteric angiogenesis aggravates planchnic hyperaemia, increases the portal inflow and thus elevates the portal...