Investigation of Functional Activity of Cells in Granulomatous Inflammatory Lesions from Mice with Latent Tuberculous Infection in the New Ex Vivo Model by Elena Ufimtseva

“…Detected modulation in dynamics of production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, growth factors, and leukocyte surface markers by granuloma cells has indicated continued processes of activation and deactivation of granuloma inflammation cells during the latent tuberculous infection progress in mice.…”
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The Role of Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Agents in Rabbit Eye Model of Open-Globe Injury by Xiao Zhao, Han Han, Yinting Song, Mei Du, Mengyu Liao, Xue Dong, Xiaohong Wang, Ferenc Kuhn, Annette Hoskin, Heping Xu, Hua Yan

“…Vitreous levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β), and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) were significantly increased in rabbit eyes after OGI. …”
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Therapeutic Study of Thermosensitive Hydrogel Loaded with Super-Activated Platelet Lysate Combined with Core Decompression Technology for the Treatment of Femoral Head Necrosis by Zhipeng Huang, Zhe Zhao, Jun Lang, Wantao Wang, Yinsheng Fu, Wenbo Wang

“…The hydrogel showed satisfactory encapsulation efficiency and release of the growth factors in a sustained manner, indicating its suitability as a drug carrier. …”
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A CASE SERIES: MICRO AND NANO FAT GRAFTING FOR THE TREATMENT OF TESSIER 3 AND 4 CRANIOFACIAL CLEFTS VOLUME DEFECT by Carolus Aldo Windura, Tomie Hermawan Soekamto, Fonny Josh

“…Nano fat grafting, which contains growth factors and stem cells, complements the properties of micro fat grafting, leading to increased survivability rate and better outcomes.   …”
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Direct Control of Stem Cell Behavior Using Biomaterials and Genetic Factors by Jeong-Kee Yoon, Mi-Lan Kang, Joo Hyun Park, Kyoung-Mi Lee, Young Min Shin, Jin Woo Lee, Hyun Ok Kim, Hak-Joon Sung

“…This review focuses on the current strategies to improve stemness maintenance, direct differentiation, and reprogramming using biomaterials and genetic factors without any aids from additional biochemicals and growth factors.…”
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Microenvironment Elements Involved in the Development of Pancreatic Cancer Tumor by Katarzyna Gardian, Sława Janczewska, Marek Durlik

“…Results. All growth factors were strongly expressed in pancreatic tumor tissue. …”
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MANAGEMENT OF A RARE CASE OF PEDIATRIC DEEP STERNAL WOUND INFECTION WITH VACUUM-ASSISTED CLOSURE (VAC) by Rianto Noviady Ramli, Ayu Prima Kusumaputri, Arif Yudho Prabowo, Yunanto Kurnia, Almas Nur Prawoto

“…HIGHLIGHTS: 1.This case series demonstrates that the combination of micro and nano fat shows promising results for overcoming facial contour deformity. 2. Growth factors and stem cells in nano fat complemented the micro fat properties, thus increasing the survivability rate.   …”
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Using platelet concentrates to treat maxillofacial tissue lesions by Ruijia Liu, Siqi Chen, Peng Wang, Peng Wang, Ruiye Bi, Ruiye Bi

“…ObjectivesPlatelet concentrates (PCs), which are blood products that are abundant in platelets and growth factors, have become pivotal in treating maxillofacial tissue lesions due to their capacity for promoting bone and soft tissue recovery. …”
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Deciphering Platelet Kinetics in Diagnostic and Prognostic Evaluation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Bibek Aryal, Munekazu Yamakuchi, Toshiaki Shimizu, Jun Kadono, Akira Furoi, Kentaro Gejima, Teruo Komokata, Teruto Hashiguchi, Yutaka Imoto

“…Platelet contribution to the liver pathophysiology is typically facilitated by the platelet-derived growth factors that are sequestered in different subsets of alpha and dense granules, and the release of these growth factors is synchronized according to the stage and type of liver disease or injury. …”
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Rat Hippocampal Neural Stem Cell Modulation Using PDGF, VEGF, PDGF/VEGF, and BDNF by Neus Gomila Pelegri, Catherine A. Gorrie, Jerran Santos

“…This research is aimed at investigating the effects of the growth factors vascular endothelial growth factor, platelet-derived growth factor, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and vascular endothelial growth factor/platelet-derived growth factor on hippocampal-derived neural stem cells. …”
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Combating Osteoarthritis through Stem Cell Therapies by Rejuvenating Cartilage: A Review by Navneet Kumar Dubey, Viraj Krishna Mishra, Rajni Dubey, Shabbir Syed-Abdul, Joseph R. Wang, Peter D. Wang, Win-Ping Deng

“…Additionally, the stem cells have also been supplemented with growth factors to achieve higher healing response in osteoarthritic cartilage. …”
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Osteoblastic Differentiation of Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells on P3HT Thin Polymer Film by Paola Campione, Maria Giovanna Rizzo, Luana Vittoria Bauso, Ileana Ielo, Grazia Maria Lucia Messina, Giovanna Calabrese

“…Bone tissue engineering offers an alternative approach by using biomimetic materials, stem cells, and growth factors that are able to improve the regeneration of bone tissue. …”
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Optimization of medium composition and study of growth stages of <i>Mycoplasma bovis</i> “Kaluga 2020” isolate by M. Abed Alhussen, A. A. Nesterov, A. V. Sprygin, I. N. Shumilova, M. S. Bryantseva, O. P. Byadovskaya

“…It was found that the greatest effect on Mycoplasma accumulation was exerted by such growth factors as fresh yeast extract and horse serum in the nutrient medium (p &lt; 0.05), while changes in the amount of glucose did not stimulate Mycoplasma bovis growth. …”
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Evaluation and Immunolocalization of BMP4 and FGF8 in Odontogenic Cyst and Tumors by Neeti Swarup, Meghanand T. Nayak, Zoya Chowdhary, Monica Mehendiratta, Shikha Khatana, Su Jung Choi, Chandarani Sagolsem

“…Growth factors like bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP4) and fibroblast growth factor 8 (FGF8) play a major role in organogenesis and specifically in odontogenesis. …”
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The Influence of the Preservation Method and Gamma Irradiation Sterilization on TGF-β and bFGF Levels in Freeze-Dried Amnion Membrane (FD-AM) and Amnion Sponge by Heri Suroto, Deny M. Aryawan, Camilla A. Prakoeswa

“…Although the decrease in growth factor levels is significant, the number of growth factor levels is still sufficient for tissue healing.…”
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Novel Strategies for the Improvement of Stem Cells’ Transplantation in Degenerative Retinal Diseases by Simona Delia Nicoară, Sergiu Șușman, Oana Tudoran, Otilia Bărbos, Gabriela Cherecheș, Simion Aștilean, Monica Potara, Olga Sorițău

“…To improve SCs based therapies, nanotechnology offers a smart delivery system for biomolecules, such as growth factors for SCs implantation and differentiation into retinal progenitors. …”
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Small Bowel Review - Part II by ABR Thomson, G Wild

“…Part II of this two-part review of the small bowel examines the early development and later ageing of the small bowel; the effect of diabetes, alcohol, radiation and HIV on the small bowel; enteral and parenteral nutrition; the brush border membrane and enterocyte proliferation; and peptide hormones (including transforming growth factors, motilin, peptide YY and cholecystokinin).…”
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Cost-reduction strategy to culture patient derived bladder tumor organoids by Mahsa Mollapour Sisakht, Fatemeh Gholizadeh, Shirin Hekmatirad, Tokameh Mahmoudi, Saeed Montazeri, Laleh Sharifi, Hamed Daemi, Shahla Romal, Mohammad Hosein Yazdi, Mohammad Ali Faramarzi, Ahmad Reza Shahverdi, Amir Ali Hamidieh

“…Furthermore, using FCM based medium as an alternative solution to eliminate some essential growth factors can be considered, especially for low-resource situation and develop cost effective tumor organoids.…”
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Feasibility and Efficiency of Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cell Culture with Allogeneic Platelet Lysate-Supplementation for Cell Therapy against Stroke by Chengbo Tan, Hideo Shichinohe, Zifeng Wang, Shuji Hamauchi, Takeo Abumiya, Naoki Nakayama, Ken Kazumata, Tsuneo Ito, Kohsuke Kudo, Shigeru Takamoto, Kiyohiro Houkin

“…ELISA analysis showed that PL contained adequate growth factors and a particle of platelet surface antigens. …”
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Influence of Different ECM-Like Hydrogels on Neurite Outgrowth Induced by Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells by E. Oliveira, R. C. Assunção-Silva, O. Ziv-Polat, E. D. Gomes, F. G. Teixeira, N. A. Silva, A. Shahar, A. J. Salgado

“…Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been proposed for spinal cord injury (SCI) applications due to their capacity to secrete growth factors and vesicles—secretome—that impacts important phenomena in SCI regeneration. …”
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