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In the News (Thu 31 Dec 09)

  
  KGF regulates pulmonary epithelial proliferation and surfactant protein gene expression in adult rat lung -- Yano et ...
KGF regulates pulmonary epithelial proliferation and surfactant protein gene expression in adult rat lung -- Yano et al.
KGF is a potent mitogen for type II cells (30).
KGF (FGF-7) is a well-known mitogen specific for epithelial cells (33).
ajplung.physiology.org /cgi/content/full/279/6/L1146   (8150 words)

  
 Keratinocyte Growth Factor Expression by the Bovine Corpus Luteum -- Salli et al. 59 (1): 77 -- Biology of Reproduction
Expression of KGF mRNA in bovine CL relative to expression of ß-actin throughout diestrus.
Presence of KGF immunoreactivity in bovine luteal tissue extracts detected by Western immunoblotting using a polyclonal KGF antibody raised against a synthetic peptide corresponding to KGF carboxyl-terminal sequence.
KGF immunostaining of cells in the bovine CL (n = 17) and ovarian follicle (n = 3).
www.biolreprod.org /cgi/content/full/59/1/77   (3986 words)

  
 Keratinocyte Growth Factor Stimulates CLC-2 Expression in Primary Fetal Rat Distal Lung Epithelial Cells -- Blaisdell ...
KGF added to the culture medium increased CLC-2 mRNA at 18 and 24 h compared with untreated controls, suggesting that KGF stimulation of CLC-2 mRNA results from stabilization of transcripts.
KGF mediates multiple effects in the lung and has been implicated as an important mediator of epithelial cell growth (27).
KGF is a potent mitogen for the developing respiratory epithelium.
ajrcmb.atsjournals.org /cgi/content/full/20/4/842   (3500 words)

  
 Mammogenic Hormones Differentially Modulate Keratinocyte Growth Factor (KGF)-Induced Proliferation and KGF Receptor ...
KGF is expressed in the mammary stroma of adult
Dose-dependent stimulation of epithelial cell proliferation by KGF in the presence of mammogenic hormones.
Dose-dependent stimulation of mammary epithelial cell proliferation by P in the presence and absence of KGF.
endo.endojournals.org /cgi/content/full/139/5/2519   (5062 words)

  
 Protection from thymic epithelial cell injury by keratinocyte growth factor: a new approach to improve thymic and ...
KGF by thymocytes and of FgfR2-IIIb by TECs indicates that an
Expression of the TEC-derived cytokines, IL-7 and SCF, and FgfR2-IIIb and KGF by intrathymic subpopulations was analyzed by RT-PCR.
The potential role of KGF in the normal development and maintenance of the thymic microenvironment is unknown.
www.bloodjournal.org /cgi/content/full/99/12/4592   (5562 words)

  
 Trefoil peptide expression and goblet cell number in rat intestine: effects of KGF and fasting-refeeding -- ...
Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) is a member of the fibroblast growth factor family (FGF-7) synthesized by stromal cells (18).
The presence of KGF and the KGF receptor in gastrointestinal mucosa
KGF induction of TFF2 in villus cells is shown in D.
ajpregu.physiology.org /cgi/content/full/284/2/R564   (5886 words)

  
 Keratinocyte growth factor induces hyperproliferation and delays differentiation in a skin equivalent model system -- ...
KGF induces hyperproliferation of an in vitro epidermis
Human keratinocytes genetically modified with a recombinant retrovirus encoding KGF were grown to confluence on plastic (A) or used to generate skin equivalents by seeding on the surface of acellular dermis and raising to the air/liquid interface (B).
KGF delays the production of keratin-10 Skin equivalents, control (CTRL) genetically modified to express KGF (KGF-modified) or treated with exogenous KGF (25 or 100 ng/ml) were cultured at the air/liquid interface.
www.fasebj.org /cgi/content/full/15/6/898   (4777 words)

  
 Characterization of Keratinocyte Growth Factor and Receptor Expression in Human Pancreatic Cancer -- Ishiwata et al. ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
A: KGF was present in some of the endocrine islet cells (outlined by arrowheads) and ductal cells (arrows).
A and B: Moderate to strong KGF immunoreactivity was present in the ductal cells and endocrine islets (outlined by open arrowheads) and, to a lesser extent, in the degenerating acinar cells (a).
KGF is expressed principally in the endocrine islet cells and,
ajp.amjpathol.org /cgi/content/full/153/1/213   (4452 words)

  
 Keratinocyte and hepatocyte growth factors in the lung: roles in lung development, inflammation, and repair -- Ware and ...
by a 50% increase in KGF mRNA in fetal lung fibroblasts (25).
The protective effect of exogenous KGF in a model of acute lung injury was first reported in 1995 by Panos et al.
KGF has a wide variety of effects on lung epithelial cells that may mediate its protective effect in acute lung injury.
ajplung.physiology.org /cgi/content/full/282/5/L924   (8478 words)

  
 High Concentrations of Keratinocyte Growth Factor in Airways of Premature Infants Predicted Absence of Bronchopulmonary ...
KGF was detected in all but six neonates.
KGF was detected in 82 of these 88 samples.
KGF is a member of the FGF family and is also known as FGF-7.
ajrccm.atsjournals.org /cgi/content/full/165/10/1384   (3197 words)

  
 Keratinocyte Growth Factor Enhances Post-Pneumonectomy Lung Growth by Alveolar Proliferation -- Kaza et al. 106 (12 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
KGF has been implicated in various aspects of pulmonary morphogenesis.
The role of KGF on the proliferation of pneumocytes was determined
KGF in the prevention of various forms of pulmonary injury.
circ.ahajournals.org /cgi/content/full/106/12_suppl_1/I-120   (3297 words)

  
 Keratinocyte Growth Factor Injected into Female Mouse Neonates Stimulates Uterine and Vaginal Epithelial Growth -- Hom ...
a monoclonal antibody or a soluble KGF receptor peptide.
Expression of KGF and KGFR in the newborn mouse uterus and vagina
KGF may be involved in initiating this cascade of pathological events.
endo.endojournals.org /cgi/content/full/139/9/3772   (5194 words)

  
 Cyclophosphamide Prevents Systemic Keratinocyte Growth Factor-induced Up-Regulation of Surfactant Protein A after ...
Amplified KGF cDNA (60° C/ 25 cycles) indicated on the figure were run on agarose gel and stained with ethidium bromide (B).
KGF is currently in clinical trials for the prevention of mucositis post-BMT (38).
KGF pretreatment decreases B7 and granzyme B expression and hastens repair in lungs of mice after allogeneic BMT.
ajrccm.atsjournals.org /cgi/content/full/162/5/1884   (5036 words)

  
 Activated Hepatic Stellate Cells Express Keratinocyte Growth Factor in Chronic Liver Disease -- Steiling et al. 165 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Expression of KGF mRNA in HSCs and of FGFR2-IIIb mRNA in hepatocytes.
KGF and FGFR2-IIIb mRNA levels were determined by RT-PCR in freshly isolated human hepatocytes, KCs, ECs, HSCs, and in culture-activated HSCs, respectively.
KGF concentrations were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and normalized to total cellular protein content.
ajp.amjpathol.org /cgi/content/full/165/4/1233   (5385 words)

  
 Recombinant Human Fibroblast Growth Factor 10 (KGF-2/FGF-10) - CYT-303
KGF is a potent specific mitogen for many epithelial cells but not for fibroblasts and endothelial cells.
KGF is thought to play an important role in the paracrine growth control of normal epithelial cells.
Recombinant Human KGF-2 (FGF-10) produced in E.Coli is a single, non-glycosylated polypeptide chain containing 170 amino acids and having a molecular mass of 19300 Dalton.
www.prospec.co.il /~prospec/cart/catalog/rHuKGF2.html   (492 words)

  
 Effect of Adenovector-Mediated Gene Transfer of Keratinocyte Growth Factor on the Proliferation of Alveolar Type II ...
To measure KGF in the media, the cells were infected with adenoviruses for 1 h and plated at a density of 1 × 10
KGF concentration in the medium increases in a dose-dependent manner (10.9 ± 1.1 to 26.0 ± 1.0 ng/ml) as the MOI of Ad5-KGF is increased from 2 to 8 PFU/cell.
KGF has been shown to increase the expression of SP-A and SP-D in cultured alveolar type II cells in vitro (9).
ajrcmb.atsjournals.org /cgi/content/full/23/5/626   (7077 words)

  
 Kolar Gold Fields , KGF - A Colonial Mining Settlement near Bangalore
I came across a very interesting book that had some info on KGF, so I decided to pinch with apologies to the author and share notes with you all.
The then renowned KGF Club, which once was out of bounds for the Indians, is failing to bits The brass door handles, knobs and hinges have all gone.
He went to Ghana in West Africa in 1974 and was later promoted as senior Design Engineer in the Gold Mines of Ashanti After 12 years abroad he has settled in Bangalore, India, and is now working in a Design and Drafting Section of an Engineering Project Management Firm, as a Manager.
www.geocities.com /kolargoldfield   (2277 words)

  
 Effects of Keratinocyte Growth Factor in the Endometrium of Rhesus Macaques during the Luteal-Follicular Transition -- ...
Compared to the vehicle control (e), KGF infusion (f) resulted in enlargement of spiral arteries with apparent hypertrophy of the arterial wall (arrow).
Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) inhibits progesterone-induced apoptosis in the mouse uterine luminal epithelium.
Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) and KGF receptor (KGFR) mRNAs in the cervix, placenta, and decidua of rhesus macaques [Abstract 267].
jcem.endojournals.org /cgi/content/full/85/1/275   (5525 words)

  
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