... that the drinking of green tea will have a prophylactic effect on cartilageFig. 4. Inhibition of rhADAMTS-1, -4 and -5 by catechins and gallates.rhADAMTS-1 (A), -4 (B), and -5 (C) were assayed ... activity of ADAMTS-1, -4 and -5. The catechin gallate esters EGCG and ECG potently inhibited ADAMTS-1, -4 and -5 in a dose-dependent manner over a 2 nMto 2 lMconcentration range, whereas catechins ... 185Fig. 1. SDS PAGE and Western blots of partially purified rhADAMTS-1, -4 and -5. Panels A, B and C represent preparations of rhADAMTS-1, -4 and -5, respectively. Mono-Q peaks of aggrecanase activity...