Small Bowel Review: Part II by ABR Thomson, JA Thomson, MJ Ropeleski, GE Wild

“…Topics discussed are enterocyte proliferation and growth factors; amino acids, peptides and allergies; motility; salt and water absorption and secretion – diarrhea; vitamins and minerals; early development and ageing of the intestine; and ethanol effects.…”
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Understanding the Mysterious M2 Macrophage through Activation Markers and Effector Mechanisms by Tamás Rőszer

“…These markers are transmembrane glycoproteins, scavenger receptors, enzymes, growth factors, hormones, cytokines, and cytokine receptors with diverse and often yet unexplored functions. …”
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Polycaprolactone for Hard Tissue Regeneration: Scaffold Design and In Vivo Implications by Fernanda Ramírez-Ruiz, Israel Núñez-Tapia, María Cristina Piña-Barba, Marco Antonio Alvarez-Pérez, Vincenzo Guarino, Janeth Serrano-Bello

“…In the last thirty years, tissue engineering (TI) has emerged as an alternative method to regenerate tissues and organs and restore their function by implanting specific lineage cells, growth factors, or biomolecules functionalizing a matrix scaffold. …”
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Dental Pulp Mesenchymal Stem Cells Attenuate Limb Ischemia via Promoting Capillary Proliferation and Collateral Development in a Preclinical Model by Youfeng Li, Yuning Zhang, Hua Wang, Chengfeng Sun, Dongmei Liu, Hongying Liu, Jia He, Furong Chen, Weiting Wang, Xi Jiang, Chu-tse Wu, Yuefeng Yang

“…In vitro experiments showed that serum deprivation improved the expression of angiogenic factors, growth factors, and chemokines in DP-MSCs and UC-MSCs, but not in BM-MSCs and AD-MSCs. …”
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Stem Cells for Augmenting Tendon Repair by Lawrence V. Gulotta, Salma Chaudhury, Daniel Wiznia

“…Specifically, the type of stem cell, the amount of cells, and the proper combination of growth factors or mechanical stimuli to induce differentiation all remain to be seen. …”
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Fine Tuning Cell Migration by a Disintegrin and Metalloproteinases by D. Dreymueller, K. Theodorou, M. Donners, A. Ludwig

“…The different steps of immune cell, tissue cell, or cancer cell migration are tightly coordinated in time and place by growth factors, cytokines/chemokines, adhesion molecules, and receptors for these ligands. …”
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Matrix Metalloproteinases in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An Update by Shane O’Sullivan, John F. Gilmer, Carlos Medina

“…Studies of the involvement of MMPs in IBD since 2006 have revealed an array of immune and stromal cells which release the proteases in response to inflammatory cytokines and growth factors. Through digestion of the extracellular matrix and cleavage of bioactive proteins, a huge diversity of roles have been revealed for the MMPs in IBD, where they have been shown to regulate epithelial barrier function, immune response, angiogenesis, fibrosis, and wound healing. …”
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Nucleic Acid-Based Therapy Approaches for Huntington's Disease by Tatyana Vagner, Deborah Young, Alexandre Mouravlev

“…These approaches include increasing expression of growth factors, decreasing levels of mutant huntingtin, and restoring cell metabolism and transcriptional balance. …”
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The Role of Decorin in Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases by Yuanji Dong, Jixin Zhong, Lingli Dong

“…Decorin is involved in an extensive signaling network and can interact with other extracellular matrix components, growth factors, receptor tyrosine kinases, and various proteases. …”
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Pathogenesis of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Gastropathy: Clues to Preventative Therapy by Salim MA Bastaki, John L Wallace

“…Acid impairs the restitution process, interferes with hemostasis and can inactivate several growth factors that are important in mucosal integrity and repair. …”
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Using Mathematical Modeling as a Resource in Clinical Trials by Evans K. Afenya

“…In the case of dose-dense treatment along with recombinant hematopoietic growth factors, the models predict a situation in which normal and abnormal cells in the marrow and peripheral blood are obliterated by drug action, while the normal cells regain their growth capabilities through growth-factor stimulation.…”
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What Is New in Glaucoma: From Treatment to Biological Perspectives by Raffaele Nuzzi, Paola Marolo, Alessia Nuzzi

“…On the other hand, the most recent approaches to treat glaucoma outcomes in its advanced stages include electrical stimulation, stem cells, exosomes, extracellular vesicles, and growth factors. Finally, neuronal plasticity-based rehabilitation methods are being studied to reeducate patients in order to stimulate their residual visual capacity. …”
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Functional Relationships between Lipid Metabolism and Liver Regeneration by David A. Rudnick, Nicholas O. Davidson

“…Such analyses have identified many specific cytokines and growth factors, intracellular signaling events, and transcription factors that are regulated during and necessary for normal liver regeneration. …”
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De Novo Heterozygous Mutation in FGFR2 Causing Type II Pfeiffer Syndrome by Rafat Mosalli, Alfia Fatma, Mohammed A. Almatrafi, Mayada Mazroua, Bosco Paes

“…Pfeiffer syndrome (PS) is an autosomal dominant disorder with three subtypes stemming from heterozygous mutations in the fibroblast growth factors FGFR1 and FGFR2. The subtypes overlap with heterogeneous clinical manifestations and variable prognosis dependent on neurological and respiratory compromise that impact short- and long-term outcomes and survival. …”
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Restenosis and Therapy by Laszlo Denes, Laszlo Entz, Veronika Jancsik

“…The pathological process, leading to activated inflammatory process, complement activation, and release of growth factors, initiate the proliferation of VSMCs in the media and cause luminal narrowing and impaired vascular function. …”
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Heparan sulphate inhibition of cell proliferation induced by TGFβ and PDGF by lan E. Silber, Jeanine M. Walenga, Jawed Fareed, Elizabeth J. Kovacs

“…In contrast, beef lung heparin, chondroitin sulphate, and dermatan sulphate failed to block growth factor induced proliferation. Continuous presence of HS was not required, suggesting that the inhibitory effects resulted from a direct effect on the cell rather than an interaction of the GAG with growth factors. …”
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Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Angiogenesis and Its Implications in Asthma by Khuloud Bajbouj, Rakhee K. Ramakrishnan, Qutayba Hamid

“…MMPs also cover a broad range of angiogenic functions, from the degradation of the vascular basement membrane and extracellular matrix remodeling to the release of a variety of angiogenic mediators and growth factors. This review focuses on the contribution of MMPs and the regulatory role exerted by them in angiogenesis and vascular remodeling in asthma as well as addresses their potential as therapeutic targets in ameliorating angiogenesis in asthma.…”
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Skin Acute Wound Healing: A Comprehensive Review by Luis Cañedo-Dorantes, Mara Cañedo-Ayala

“…This review provides present day information regarding the status of the participant cells, extracellular matrix, cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors, as well as their interactions with the microenvironment during the wound healing process.…”
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Cytokines as Therapeutic Targets for the Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Scleroderma by Jennifer M Raoul, Monica Verma, Ernest Tan, Theresa C Peterson

“…In the present review, the involvement of cytokines in SSc is discussed with particular emphasis on cytokines and growth factors that have been implicated in the disease process and likely play an important role in the gastrointestinal manifestations of scleroderma. …”
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Prospects of emerging 3D bioprinting technologies: major technology components, technology developers, and end users—Part I by Prasanta K. Ghosh

“…Bioinks comprise hydrogels, scaffolds, additives, growth factors, and living cells. While much of the technology is still in the exploratory stages, it has successfully produced living tissue, blood vessels, and bones. …”
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