A heparin-mimicking polymer conjugate stabilizes basic fibroblast growth factor. [PDF]
, 2013 Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is a protein that plays a crucial role in diverse cellular functions, from wound healing to bone regeneration.
Decker, Caitlin G +5 more
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Vascular Regeneration by Local Growth Factor Release Is Self-Limited by Microvascular Clearance [PDF]
, 2008 Background— The challenge of angiogenesis science is that stable sustained vascular regeneration in humans has not been realized despite promising preclinical findings.
Edelman, Elazer R. +5 more
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Oncogenic fusion protein BCR-FGFR1 requires the breakpoint cluster region-mediated oligomerization and chaperonin Hsp90 for activation. [PDF]
, 2020 Mutation and translocation of fibroblast growth factor receptors often lead to aberrant signaling and cancer. This work focuses on the t(8;22)(p11;q11) chromosomal translocation which creates the breakpoint cluster region (BCR) fibroblast growth factor ...
Bisom-Rapp, Ezra W +4 more
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Alveolar fluid in acute respiratory distress syndrome promotes fibroblast migration: role of platelet-derived growth factor pathway [PDF]
, 2012 OBJECTIVES: Fibroblast migration is an initiating step in fibroproliferation; its involvement during acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome remains poorly understood. The aims of this study were: 1) to determine whether bronchoalveolar
A. Mailleux +10 more
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Computer-assisted stabilization of fibroblast growth factor FGF-18
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 2023 The fibroblast growth factors (FGF) family holds significant potential for addressing chronic diseases. Specifically, recombinant FGF18 shows promise in treating osteoarthritis by stimulating cartilage formation.
Jan Vilim +8 more
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Fibroblast Growth Factor Inhibitors [PDF]
Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 2010 Dr. Ignatio Witsuba (MD Anderson) started this session by giving an overview of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) pathway and expression of FGFs (22 members), FGF receptors (FGFRs, four members), and their gene family members in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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Porcine bone scaffolds adsorb growth factors secreted by MSCs and improve bone tissue repair [PDF]
, 2017 An ideal tissue-engineered bone graft should have both excellent pro-osteogenesis and pro-angiogenesis properties to rapidly realize the bone regeneration in vivo . To meet this goal, in this work a porcine bone scaffold was successfully used as a Trojan
Bressan, Eriberto +6 more
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Fibroblast growth factor receptors in breast cancer
Tumor Biology, 2017 Fibroblast growth factor receptors are growth factor receptor tyrosine kinases, exerting their roles in embryogenesis, tissue homeostasis, and development of breast cancer.
Shuwei Wang, Zhongyang Ding
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Role of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 in Pancreatic Cancer: Potential Target for New Therapeutic Approach? [PDF]
, 2015 Fibroblast growth factors and their receptors play a key role in cell proliferation, migration and differentiation. Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) is involved in carcinogenesis and its altered expression has been shown in several tumors ...
Angeloni, Antonio +2 more
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Fibroblast growth factor 19 stimulates water intake
Molecular Metabolism, 2022 Fibroblast growth factor 19 (FGF19) is a hormone with pleiotropic metabolic functions, leading to ongoing development of analogues for treatment of metabolic disorders. On the other hand, FGF19 is overexpressed in a sub-group of hepatocellular carcinoma (
José Ursic-Bedoya +9 more
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