Fibroblast growth factor

Some of the major factors are vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), Fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2/bFGF), Platelet-Derived growth factor-Beta (PDGF-beta), Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta). These angiogenic peptides are found to be upregulated following ischemic insults to promote micro vessel formation and brain remodeling.[1] Among these numerous endogenous angiogenic regulators, VEGF is the prototypical and most studied proangiogenic mediator in stroke.[2, 3] VEGF is an endothelial cell-specific mitogen which also plays a role in the regulation of vascular permeability. VEGF executes its biological effect through two tyrosine kinase receptors, Flt-1 (VEGFr-1) and KDR (VEGFR-2).[15] It has been known to be the potent mediator of neurorestoration following stroke by promoting neurogenesis and…

Introduction The predominant disease that mutant FGFR3 (fibroblast growth factor receptor 3) gene causes is Achondroplasia. Furthermore, Achondroplasia means the absence of chondrocyte formation in bones. Additionally, the transformation of chondrocytes into bone cells is prevalent in the limbs as well as the facial bones of humans (1). Therefore, the predominant symptom of Achondroplasia is bone growth retardation and is found in the limbs as well as facial bones. The majority of people…

IPF fibroblasts naturally express higher levels of PDGFR and FGFR than the controls. The proliferative effects of PDFG-BB and bFGF, along with VEGF, were curtailed by the drug. MMPs are endopeptidases that degrade proteins of the ECM, and TIMP are their inhibitors. As expected, treatment enhanced the expression of pro-MMP-2 protein and repressed the expression of the TIMP-2 protein. Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) is a stimulator of collagen production and upregulates collagens in…

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