Figure 7
A working model depicting TA-mediated vasoprotective effects via a KLF2-dependent mechanism. Kruppel-like factor 2 (KLF2), tannic acid (TA), myocyte enhancing factor 2 (MEF2), extracellular-signal related kinase 5 (ERK5), phosphorylation (p-ERK5), vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM1), endothelial cells (ECs), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα).
