Low Circulating TRAIL Levels Are Associated with Increase of Resistin and Lipocalin-2/ngal Adipokines in Postmenopausal Women by Veronica Tisato, Paola Secchiero, Gloria Bonaccorsi, Carlo Bergamini, Pantaleo Greco, Giorgio Zauli, Carlo Cervellati

“…The panel of adipokines included interleukin- (IL-) 6, IL-8, IL-1β, adipsin, lipocalin-2/neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (ngal), TNF-alpha, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, hepatocyte growth factor, resistin, leptin, adiponectin, and nerve growth factor. …”
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The Characteristics Variation of Hepatic Progenitors after TGF-β1-Induced Transition and EGF-Induced Reversion by Ping Wang, Min Cong, Tianhui Liu, Aiting Yang, Guangyong Sun, Dong Zhang, Jian Huang, Shujie Sun, Jia Mao, Hong Ma, Jidong Jia, Hong You

“…Our previous data found that epidermal growth factor (EGF) blocks and reverses TGF-β1-induced transition. …”
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Revealing the impact of tadalafil-loaded proniosomal gel against dexamethasone-delayed wound healing via modulating oxido-inflammatory response and TGF-β/Macrophage activation path... by Nermin A Helmy, Elsayed A Abdel Aziz, Mustafa Abd El Raouf, Reda M S Korany, Doaa A Mansour, Sara M Baraka, Arwa A Hassan, Eman Gomaa, Mennatullah M Faisal, Walaa A A Basha, Esraa M Fahmy, Rashed A Alhotan, Anam Ayyoub, Shaimaa Selim

“…Moreover, the histopathological, Masson's Trichrome-stain, and immune-histochemical studies indicated a successful tissue recovery with the formation of new blood vessels in groups treated with TAD-loaded proniosomal gel, as manifested by well-organized collagen fibers, upregulation of transforming growth factor β1, and vascular endothelial growth factor immune expression in skin tissues (p < 0.05). …”
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Zebularine Promotes Hepatic Differentiation of Rabbit Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Interfering with p38 MAPK Signaling by Yong-Heng Luo, Juan Chen, En-Hua Xiao, Qiu-Yun Li, Yong-Mei Luo

“…BMMSCs were treated with zebularine at concentrations of 10, 20, 50, and 100 μM in the presence of hepatocyte growth factor; changes in the levels of hepatic-specific alpha-fetoprotein and albumin were detected and determined by RT-PCR, WB, and immunofluorescence staining. …”
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Activating CD137 Signaling Promotes Sprouting Angiogenesis via Increased VEGFA Secretion and the VEGFR2/Akt/eNOS Pathway by Bo Li, Yue Zhang, Runting Yin, Wei Zhong, Rui Chen, Jinchuan Yan

“…A number of studies have demonstrated that vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) is a key target for angiogenesis. …”
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Endoplasmic reticulum protein TXNDC5 modulates thyroid eye disease TGF-β1-induced myofibroblast transdifferentiation by Albert Y Wu, Hsun-I Chiu, Shi-Bei Wu, Chieh-Chih Tsai

“…Aim There remain limited therapies to treat thyroid eye disease (TED) orbital fibrosis, highlighting the urgency to develop novel targets. Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1)-induced myofibroblast transdifferentiation from orbital fibroblasts are important pathogenetic factor of TED. …”
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FGF2 and EGF for the Regeneration of Tympanic Membrane: A Systematic Review by Zhengcai Lou, Zihan Lou, Yumeng Jiang, Zhengnong Chen

“…A systematic review was conducted to compare the effectiveness and safety of fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF2) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) for regeneration of the tympanic membrane (TM). …”
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Effects of refraction and axial length on the development and progression of diabetic retinopathy by M.M. Bikbov, O.I. Orenburkina, A.E. Babushkin, A.A. Fakhretdinova

“…Others refer to a significantly lower vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) concentration in longer eyes or eyes with myopic refraction. …”
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Notch Signaling Pathway Is Involved in bFGF-Induced Corneal Lymphangiogenesis and Hemangiogenesis by Fang Xie, Xue Zhang, Wenting Luo, Hongyan Ge, Dawei Sun, Ping Liu

“…This study aimed to explore the role of notch signaling in basic fibroblast growth factor- (bFGF-) induced corneal lymphangiogenesis and hemangiogenesis. …”
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Nonislet Cell Tumor Hypoglycemia in a Patient with Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma by Se Won Kim, Seung-Eun Lee, Young Lyun Oh, Seokhwi Kim, Sun Hee Park, Jae Hyeon Kim

“…Nonislet cell tumor hypoglycemia (NICTH) is a rare but serious paraneoplastic syndrome in which a tumor secretes incompletely processed precursors of insulin-like growth factor-II (IGF-II), causing hypoglycemia. Here, we report an exceptional case of NICTH caused by nonfunctioning adrenocortical carcinoma in a 39-year-old male with recurrent hypoglycemia. …”
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Brain Complete Response to Cabozantinib prior to Radiation Therapy in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma by An Uche, Chad Sila, Tad Tanoura, James Yeh, Neil Bhowmick, Edwin Posadas, Robert Figlin, Jun Gong

“…Cabozantinib represents an established vascular endothelial growth factor- (VEGF-) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) in the treatment paradigm of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). …”
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Neovascular age-related macular degeneration: disease pathogenesis and current state of molecular biomarkers predicting treatment response—a scoping review by Nikolaos Dervenis, Eleftherios Agorogiannis, Panagiotis Dervenis

“…Age-related macular degeneration is a major cause of blindness, and the development of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) intravitreal treatments has revolutionised the management of the disease. …”
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PI3K/AKT/PTEN Signaling as a Molecular Target in Leukemia Angiogenesis by Naoko Okumura, Hitomi Yoshida, Yasuko Kitagishi, Mutsumi Murakami, Yuri Nishimura, Satoru Matsuda

“…PI3K/AKT/PTEN pathway is important in the regulation of angiogenesis mediated by vascular endothelial growth factor in many tumors including leukemia. The signaling pathway is activated in leukemia patients as well as leukemia cell lines together with a decrease in the expression of PTEN gene. …”
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Peculiarities of isolation and identification of infections rhinitis in chickens (coryza) by V. A. Danilova, A. V. Potekhin, I. A. Stepanova

“…All the isolates were gram-negative short rods or Cocci that needed V-growth factor and sera, did not produce catalase, fermented glucose and sucrose, did not split trehalose and galactose. …”
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A Case Report with Severe Thrombocytopenia Induced by Axitinib by Ulkuhan I. Koksal, Janeiro Valle Goffin, Brian Lewis, Oliver A. Sartor, Elizaveta Belyaeva, Francisco Socola, Pedro C. Barata

“…Axitinib is an oral, second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor that is selective for vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGFR). This agent is approved as monotherapy or in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors for the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma. …”
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Chinese Medicine Treatment for Afatinib-Induced Paronychia by Pei-Yuu Yang, Chen-Jei Tai

“…Afatinib (Gilotrif™) is widely used to treat patients with mutant activating epidermal growth factor receptor- (EGFR-) dependent lung adenocarcinoma; however, it has various adverse side effects. …”
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Expression and Significances of Contactin-1 in Human Gastric Cancer by Ji-Wei Yu, Sheng-Hua Wu, Rui-qi Lu, Ju-gang Wu, Xiao-Chun Ni, Gou-cai Zhou, Hai-guang Jiang, Lin-Hai Zheng, Xiao-Qiang Li, Guang-Ye Du, Bo-Jian Jiang

“…This study aimed at determining the relationship between vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C), vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 (VEGFR-3), and contactin-1 (CNTN-1) expression in gastric cancer (GC). …”
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Does Adiponectin Act as an Antiangiogenic Factor in B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia? by Stefano Molica, Giovanna Digiesi, Angelo Vacca, Rosanna Mirabelli, Katia Todoerti, Caterina Battaglia, Fortunato Morabito, Antonino Neri, Domenico Ribatti

“…In this study, we assessed serum levels of adiponectin in 69 patients with Binet stage A B-CLL, and these values were retrospectively correlated with bone marrow (BM) microvessel area and serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2), angiogenin, PECAM-1 (CD31), matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), interleukin-8 (IL-8), syndecan-1, and the percentage of CD38+ or ZAP-70+ CLL cells. …”
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Functional interaction between receptor tyrosine kinase MET and ETS transcription factors promotes prostate cancer progression by Elisa Carouge, Clémence Burnichon, Martin Figeac, Shéhérazade Sebda, Nathalie Vanpouille, Audrey Vinchent, Marie‐José Truong, Martine Duterque‐Coquillaud, David Tulasne, Anne Chotteau‐Lelièvre

“…Moreover, bone metastases are incurable and very painful. Hepatocyte growth factor receptor (MET) and fusion of genes encoding E26 transformation‐specific (ETS) transcription factors are both involved in the progression of the disease. …”
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Inhibition of IGF-1R-Dependent PI3K Activation Sensitizes Colon Cancer Cells Specifically to DR5-Mediated Apoptosis But Not to rhTRAIL by Bodvael Pennarun, Jan H. Kleibeuker, Tjitske Oenema, Janet H. Stegehuis, Elisabeth G.E. de Vries, Steven de Jong

“…The activity of the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) survival pathway is often increased in cancer, influencing both cell proliferation and apoptosis. …”
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