Dendrimer-based tumor cell targeting of fibroblast growth factor-1

Fibroblast Growth Factor-1 vs. Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 in Ischemic Skin Flap Survival in a Rat Animal Model

BACKGROUND One of the main challenges in skin flap surgery is tissue ischemia and following necrosis. The present study compares the effects of fibroblast growth factors 1 and 2 on increasing cutaneous vasculature, improving ischemia, and preventing distal necrosis in ischemic skin flaps in rat model. METHODS Thirty rats were allocated into 3 groups (n=10) and 2×8 cm dorsal rando...

MicroRNA-297a regulates vascular calcification by targeting fibroblast growth factor 23

Objective(s): Vascular calcification is one the major characteristics in patients with various types of chronic inflammatory disorders. MiRNAs have been shown to be involved in many normal biological functions as well as diseases; however, their role in vascular calcification has not received much attention. Materials and Methods: In the current study, we built a vascular calcification rat mode...

miR-203 facilitates tumor growth and metastasis by targeting fibroblast growth factor 2 in breast cancer

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer mortality in women worldwide. Molecular therapy is needed to improve the outcome in patients with breast cancer. miR-203 participates in cancer cell proliferation, transformation, and apoptosis. This study showed that miR-203 was upregulated in breast cancer tissues and the MCF-7 cell line. miR-203 knockdown suppressed colony formation and tra...

A rare premalignant prostate tumor epithelial cell syndecan-1 forms a fibroblast growth factor-binding complex with progression-promoting ectopic fibroblast growth factor receptor 1.

The abnormal appearance and age-dependent loss of resident fibroblast growth factor receptor-2 (FGFR2) and gain of activity of FGFR1 in epithelial cells is a hallmark of the slow progression to malignancy in some models of prostate cancer. Pericellular matrix heparan sulfate (HS) is an integral subunit of the FGFR tyrosine kinase complex that restricts activity in absence of FGF, facilitates bi...

Fibroblast Growth Factor-1 (FGF-1)