Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptor (FGFR) consists extracellularly of three immunoglobulin (Ig) modules (Ig1-3). Currently, there are two competing models (symmetric and asymmetric) of the FGF-FGFR-heparin complex based on crystal structures. Indirect evidence exists in support of both models. However, it is not clear which model is physiologically relevant. Our aim was to obtain direct, n...

Correction for ‘Stretching of fibroblast cells on micropatterned gelatin silicone elastomer’ by Stefan Müller et al. , J. Mater. Chem. B 2020, 8 416–425, DOI: 10.1039/C9TB02203A.

The number of bone marrow fibroblast colony formations decreases in most cases of acute leukemia before the initiation of chemotherapy. This study was undertaken to clarify the mechanism of suppression of fibroblast colony formation in leukemic patients. Titration of the number of bone marrow cells did not indicate a linear relationship between the number of bone marrow cells cultured and the n...

Wound healing in the eye may lead to undesirable sequelae such as proliferative vitreoretinopathy and scarring of glaucoma filtering fistulas. We therefore sought to manipulate in vitro two key wound healing processes--cell proliferation and contraction of extracellular matrices--using vitamin A (VA), retinoic acid (RA), and n-butyrate (BUT). These substances modulate growth and differentiation...

background: angiogenesis gene therapy has long been sought as a novel alternative treatment for restoring the blood flow and improving the contractile function of the ischemic heart in selected clinical settings. angiogenic fibroblast growth factor-1 (fgf-1) is a promising candidate for developing a promising gene therapy protocol due to its multipotent ability to stimulate endothelial cell (ec...

The Effect of Six Weeks Moderate-Intensity Endurance Training on Serum Levels Klotho and Expression the Fibroblast-23 Growth Factor Gene (FGF23) in Hearts Diabetic Rats: An Experimental Study

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Previous studies indicate that organ fibroblasts play an important role in wound healing, collagen production, remodeling processes and pathogenesis of progressive heart, lung, renal and hepatic fibrotic diseases. Several studies suggest a possible inhibitory role for adenosine in the regulation of fibroblast proliferation. The effect of adenosine A2 agonists on proliferation and differentiatio...