Neuroinflammation, Tau Pathology, and Brain Aging

In aged mice, (-)-epicatechin reduced oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and tau hyperphosphorylation in the hippocampus, while also improving several behavioral and inflammatory measures.
Neurogenesis, Short-Term Memory, and Nitric Oxide Signaling

This mouse study compared (-)-epicatechin with its stereoisomer (+)-epicatechin for effects on frontal-cortex-dependent short-term working memory and neurogenesis-related markers. Both compounds increased markers linked to neuronal proliferation, capillary density, nitric-oxide signaling, and memory performance, with (+)-epicatechin generally showing stronger effects.
脳タンパク質の構造と細胞内安定性

本研究では、デュシェンヌ型筋ジストロフィーのモデルであるmdxマウスの前頭前皮質において、(-)-epicatechin ジストロフィン関連タンパク質複合体(DAPC)の構成成分およびディスビンディンを回復(-)-epicatechin かどうか(-)-epicatechin 評価した。4週間の治療後、(-)-epicatechin 複数のDAPC関連タンパク質およびそれに関連する相互作用が(-)-epicatechin 回復し、脳のタンパク質プロファイルがより健全な状態へと移行していることが示唆された。
Epicatechin and Breast Cancer Cell Migration in Vitro
This in vitro study found that (-)-epicatechin reduced proliferation, migration, and invasion markers in murine breast cancer cells under experimental conditions.