| Literature DB >> 15679105 |
Ulrich auf demKeller1, Monika Krampert, Angelika Kümin, Susanne Braun, Sabine Werner.
Abstract
Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) is a potent and specific mitogen for different types of epithelial cells, and it can protect these cells from various insults. Due to these properties, it is of particular importance for the repair of injured epithelial tissues, and it is currently therapeutically explored for the treatment of radiation- and chemotherapy-induced mucosal epithelial damage in cancer patients. In this review we summarize the current knowledge on the role of KGF in tissue repair and cytoprotection, and we report on its mechanisms of action in keratinocytes.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15679105 DOI: 10.1078/0171-9335-00389
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Cell Biol ISSN: 0171-9335 Impact factor: 4.492