The role of fibroblast growth factor-2 in healing the dura mater after inducing cerebrospinal fluid leakage in rats

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 542-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hakan Nurata ◽  
Berker Cemil ◽  
Gökhan Kurt ◽  
Neşe Lortlar Uçankuş ◽  
Fikret Dogulu ◽  
...  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carola Sparn ◽  
Eleni Dimou ◽  
Annalena Meyer ◽  
Roberto Saleppico ◽  
Sabine Wegehingel ◽  
...  

Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 (FGF2) is a tumor cell survival factor that is transported into the extracellular space by an unconventional secretory mechanism. Cell surface heparan sulfate proteoglycans are known to play an essential role in this process. Unexpectedly, we found that among the diverse sub-classes consisting of syndecans, perlecans, glypicans and others, Glypican-1 (GPC1) is both the principle and rate-limiting factor that drives unconventional secretion of FGF2. By contrast, we demonstrate GPC1 to be dispensable for FGF2 signaling into cells. We provide first insights into the structural basis for GPC1-dependent FGF2 secretion, identifying disaccharides with N-linked sulfate groups to be enriched in the heparan sulfate chains of GPC1 to which FGF2 binds with high affinity. Our findings have broad implications for the role of GPC1 as a key molecule in tumor progression.


2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 492-495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuki Yanagihara ◽  
Shintaro Hayashi ◽  
Junpei Koge ◽  
Hiroyuki Honda ◽  
Ryo Yamasaki ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 419-422
Author(s):  
M.I. Airapetov ◽  
S.O. Eresco ◽  
A.A. Lebedev ◽  
E.R. Bychkov ◽  
P.D. Shabanov

We studied the effects of acute, subacute, and chronic alcohol treatment of rats on the content of fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) mRNA in various brain structures. Results suggest a possible role of FGF2 in the functioning of dopaminergic neurons in the midbrain. In our experiment, ethanol treatment of rats was accompanied by an increase in the FGF2 mRNA level in the emotiogenic structures of the brain. This effect was blocked by pretreatment of animals with chlorpromazine. This suggests FGF2 involvement in the mechanisms of alcohol dependence and can be considered as a possible diagnostic and therapeutic target in alcoholism.


2002 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 1714-1728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Strutz ◽  
Michael Zeisberg ◽  
Fuad N. Ziyadeh ◽  
Chang-Qing Yang ◽  
Raghu Kalluri ◽  
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