A Fuzzy Ecosystem Benchmarking for Crowdfunding in Transport Sector by Gargi Pant Shukla, Santosh Kumar, Mukesh Kumar, Ankit Kumar, Manoj Chhetri

“…The sixteen identified growth factors for CF have been distributed in 5 levels in the ISM designed model. …”
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Androgenetic Alopecia: A Review by Sebastine Oseghae Oiwoh, Ademola Olusegun Enitan, Olubola Titilope Adegbosin, Adeolu Oladayo Akinboro, Emmanuel Olaniyi Onayemi

“…Key search words included each term like ‘androgenetic alopecia’, ‘androgenic alopecia’, ‘pattern baldness’ and ‘pattern hair loss’ AND each term like ‘epidemiology’, ‘pathophysiology’, ‘genetics’, ‘hormones’, ‘micronutrient’, ‘stress and inflammation’, ‘growth factors’, ‘clinical features’, ‘staging’, ‘cardiovascular associations’, ‘diagnosis’ and ‘management’ were used in the search. …”
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Conditioned medium derived from mesenchymal stem cells and spinal cord injury: A review of the current therapeutic capacities by Gholam Reza Kaka, Farrokh Modarresi

“…CM encompasses neuroprotective growth factors and cytokines, such as stem cell factor (SCF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF). …”
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Changes in Cytokines of the Bone Microenvironment during Breast Cancer Metastasis by Donna M. Sosnoski, Venkatesh Krishnan, William J. Kraemer, Courtenay Dunn-Lewis, Andrea M. Mastro

“…The complex bone microenvironment produces an ever changing array of cytokines and growth factors. In this study, we examined levels of MCP-1, IL-6, KC, MIP-2, VEGF, MIG, and eotaxin in femurs of athymic nude mice inoculated via intracardiac injection with MDA-MB-231GFP human metastatic breast cancer cells, MDA-MB-231BRMS1GFP, a metastasis suppressed variant, or PBS. …”
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Articular Cartilage Repair Using Marrow Stimulation Augmented with a Viable Chondral Allograft: 9-Month Postoperative Histological Evaluation by James K. Hoffman, Sandra Geraghty, Nicole M. Protzman

“…The chondral allograft is comprised of native viable chondrocytes, chondrogenic growth factors, and extracellular matrix proteins within the superficial, transitional, and radial zones of hyaline cartilage. …”
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Matched serum- and urine-derived biomarkers of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome. by Tadeja Kuret, Igor Sterle, Rok Romih, Peter Veranič

“…A total of 33 different biomarkers were measured, including cytokines and chemokines, proteins involved in extracellular matrix remodeling, adhesion molecules, growth factors, and markers of oxidative stress using enzyme linked immunoassays and multiplex technology. …”
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Current Status of Human Adipose–Derived Stem Cells: Differentiation into Hepatocyte-Like Cells by Feras Al Battah, Joery De Kock, Tamara Vanhaecke, Vera Rogiers

“…Moreover, these cells can secrete multiple growth factors and cytokines that exert beneficial effects on organ or tissue injury. …”
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Fibrin and Collagen Differentially but Synergistically Regulate Sprout Angiogenesis of Human Dermal Microvascular Endothelial Cells in 3-Dimensional Matrix by Xiaodong Feng, Marcia G. Tonnesen, Shaker A. Mousa, Richard A. F. Clark

“…We previously reported that during angiogenesis, endothelial cell responses to growth factors are modulated by the compositional and mechanical properties of a surrounding three-dimensional (3D) extracellular matrix (ECM) that is dominated by either cross-linked fibrin or type I collagen. …”
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The Clinical Trials of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Therapy by Mohammad Reza Kouchakian, Neda Baghban, Seyedeh Farzaneh Moniri, Mandana Baghban, Shabnam Bakhshalizadeh, Vahid Najafzadeh, Zahra Safaei, Safoura Izanlou, Arezoo Khoradmehr, Iraj Nabipour, Reza Shirazi, Amin Tamadon

“…MSCs display broad immunomodulatory properties since they are capable of secreting growth factors and chemotactic cytokines. Safety, accessibility, and isolation from patients without ethical concern make MSCs valuable sources for cell therapy approaches in autoimmune, inflammatory, and degenerative diseases. …”
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Role of Stat3 in Skin Carcinogenesis: Insights Gained from Relevant Mouse Models by Everardo Macias, Dharanija Rao, John DiGiovanni

“…Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (Stat3) is a cytoplasmic protein that is activated in response to cytokines and growth factors and acts as a transcription factor. Stat3 plays critical roles in various biological activities including cell proliferation, migration, and survival. …”
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Endocan in Cancers: A Lesson from a Circulating Dermatan Sulfate Proteoglycan by Maryse Delehedde, Lucie Devenyns, Claude-Alain Maurage, Romain R. Vivès

“…Endocan is naturally expressed by endothelial cells, highly regulated in presence of proinflammatory and proangiogenic molecules, binds to matrix proteins, growth factors, integrin, and cells, and may be then considered as an accurate marker of endothelial activation. …”
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Hsa_circ_0003220 Drives Chemoresistance of Human NSCLC Cells by Modulating miR-489-3p/IGF1 by Shaofeng Xia, Chenliang Wang

“…The NSCLC cell lines H460 and A549 were employed in present work. hsa_circ_0003220, miR-489-3p, and insulin-like growth factors (IGF1) mRNA levels were assessed with a quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). …”
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Biological Strategies to Enhance Healing of the Avascular Area of the Meniscus by Umile Giuseppe Longo, Stefano Campi, Giovanni Romeo, Filippo Spiezia, Nicola Maffulli, Vincenzo Denaro

“…Several biological strategies have been proposed to enhance healing of the avascular area of the meniscus: abrasion therapy, fibrin clot, organ culture, cell therapy, and applications of growth factors. However, data are too heterogeneous to achieve definitive conclusions on the use of these techniques for routine management of meniscal lesions. …”
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A Decade of FGF Receptor Research in Bladder Cancer: Past, Present, and Future Challenges by Erica di Martino, Darren C. Tomlinson, Margaret A. Knowles

“…Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) orchestrate a variety of cellular functions by binding to their transmembrane tyrosine-kinase receptors (FGFRs) and activating downstream signalling pathways, including RAS/MAPK, PLCγ1, PI3K, and STATs. …”
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PPARγ Signaling Mediates the Evolution, Development, Homeostasis, and Repair of the Lung by Virender K. Rehan, John S. Torday

“…Epithelial-mesenchymal interactions mediated by soluble growth factors determine the evolution of vertebrate lung physiology, including development, homeostasis, and repair. …”
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Pharmacological Therapy in the Heart as an Alternative to Cellular Therapy: A Place for the Brain Natriuretic Peptide? by Nathalie Rosenblatt-Velin, Suzanne Badoux, Lucas Liaudet

“…Indeed, differentiation and/or proliferation of cardiac precursor cells is controlled by various endogenous mediators, such as growth factors and cytokines, which could thus be used as pharmacological agents to promote regeneration. …”
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Differential regulation of metalloproteinase production, proliferation and chemotaxis of human lung fibroblasts by PDGF, Interleukin-1β and TNF-α by Masahiro Sasaki, Masayuki Kashima, Takefumi Ito, Akiko Watanabe, Noriko Izumiyama, Masaaki Sano, Manabu Kagaya, Takanobu Shioya, Mamoru Miura

“…Fibroblast migration, proliferation, extracellular matrix protein synthesis and degradation,all of which play important roles in inflammation, are them selves induced by various growth factors and cytokines. Less is known about the interaction of these substances on lung fibroblast function in pulmonary fibrosis.…”
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Sickle Cell Anemia Patients Display an Intricate Cellular and Serum Biomarker Network Highlighted by TCD4+CD69+ Lymphocytes, IL-17/MIP-1β, IL-12/VEGF, and IL-10/IP-10 Axis by Nadja Pinto Garcia, Alexander Leonardo S. Júnior, Geyse Adriana S. Soares, Thainá Cristina C. Costa, Alicia Patrine C. dos Santos, Allyson Guimarães Costa, Andréa Monteiro Tarragô, Rejane Nina Martins, Flávia do Carmo Leão Pontes, Emerson Garcia de Almeida, Erich Vinícius de Paula, Olindo Assis Martins-Filho, Adriana Malheiro

“…Cells of adaptive immunity such as IL-12, IL-17, and IL-10 cytokines; IL-8, IP-10, MIP-1α, MIP-1β, and RANTES chemokines; and VEGF, FGF-basic, and GM-CSF growth factors were higher in SCA patients than healthy donors regardless of any laboratorial and clinical condition. …”
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How does organizational performance in the education sector improve? Learning and Growth-perspective by Siti Aisyah, Adisthy Shabrina Nurqamarani, A.M. Wibowo, Cherly Kemala Ulfa

“…This finding also strengthens the theory that claim that learning and growth factors influence organizational performance along the internal process, financial, and customer per- spectives.…”
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THE ROLE OF PLATELET-RICH FIBRIN FACILITATES THE HEALING OF GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE DEFECT: A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON ANIMAL MODEL by Dwikora Novembri Utomo, Kukuh Dwiputra Hernugrahanto

“…Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) is a new generation of platelet concentrate that provides good source of growth factors and scaffold element necessary for the healing. …”
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