Connective Tissue Formation in Wound Healing - E-thesis
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especially monocytes and fibroblasts (6). In addition to the three mammalian TGF-β isomers<br />
(TGF-β1, -β2 and -β3), the TGF-β superfamily comprises the activ<strong>in</strong>s, and bone<br />
morphogenetic prote<strong>in</strong>s, as well as many other factors that are all thought to play major roles <strong>in</strong><br />
differentiation and tissue morphogenesis (293).<br />
Table V Growth factor signals at the wound site. Modified from (Mart<strong>in</strong>, 1997)<br />
Growth factor Source Primary target cells and effect Refs.<br />
EGF Platelets Kerat<strong>in</strong>ocyte motogen and mitogen (3)<br />
TGF-α Macrophages;<br />
kerat<strong>in</strong>ocytes<br />
Kerat<strong>in</strong>ocyte motogen and mitogen (3, 8)<br />
HB-EGF Macrophages Kerat<strong>in</strong>ocyte and fibroblast mitogen (15)<br />
FGFs 1, 2, and 4 Macrophages and damaged<br />
endothelial cells<br />
Angiogenic and fibroblast mitogen (4)<br />
FGF7 (KGF) Dermal fibroblasts Kerat<strong>in</strong>ocyte motogen and mitogen (4, 294)<br />
PDGF Platelets;<br />
Chemotactic for macrophages, (5)<br />
macrophages;<br />
fibroblasts; macrophage activation,<br />
kerat<strong>in</strong>ocytes<br />
fibroblast mitogen, and matrix<br />
production<br />
IGF-1 Plasma; platelets Endothelial cell and fibroblast mitogen (8, 295)<br />
VEGF Kerat<strong>in</strong>ocytes;<br />
macrophages<br />
Angiogenesis (19)<br />
TGF-β1 and -β2 Platelets; macrophages Kerat<strong>in</strong>ocyte migration; chemotactic<br />
for macrophages and fibroblasts;<br />
fibroblast matrix syn<strong>thesis</strong> and<br />
remodel<strong>in</strong>g<br />
(6)<br />
TGF-β3 Macrophages Antiscarr<strong>in</strong>g (6)<br />
CTGF Fibroblasts; endothelia Fibroblasts; downstream of TGF-1 (287)<br />
Activ<strong>in</strong> Fibroblasts; kerat<strong>in</strong>ocytes Currently unknown (296)<br />
IL-1αand -β Neutrophils Early activators of growth factor<br />
expression <strong>in</strong> macrophages,<br />
kerat<strong>in</strong>ocytes, and fibroblasts<br />
(13)<br />
TNF-α Neutrophils Similar to the IL-1s (13)<br />
HGF Fibroblasts Epidermal cell proliferation and<br />
migration<br />
(16)<br />
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