Role of Insulin-Like Growth Factors in Autocrine Growth of Human Retinoblastoma Y79 Cells

1996 ◽  
Vol 236 (2) ◽  
pp. 523-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michela Giuliano ◽  
Renza Vento ◽  
Marianna Lauricella ◽  
Giuseppe Calvaruso ◽  
Maria Carabillo' ◽  
...  
1996 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 236-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie MacGregor ◽  
Wade S. Parkhouse

The role of the insulin-like growth factors I and II (IGF-I and IGF-II), previously known as the somatomedins, in general growth and development of various tissues has been known for many years. Thought of exclusively as endocrine factors produced by the liver, and under the control of growth hormone, the somatomedins were known as the intermediaries by which growth hormone exerted its cellular effects during tissue growth and maturation. Eventually it was discovered that virtually every tissue type is capable of autocrine production of the IGFs, and their involvement in skeletal muscle tissue repair and regeneration became apparent. Recent advances in technology have allowed the characterisation of many of the different growth factors believed to play a role in muscle regeneration, and experimental manipulations of cells in culture have provided insight into the effects of the various growth factors on the myoblast. This paper explores the potential role of the IGFs in skeletal muscle regeneration. A critical role of IGF-II in terminal differentiation of proliferating muscle precurser cells following injury is proposed. Key words: growth factors, myogenesis, skeletal muscle regeneration


1993 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 722-726 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek LeRoith ◽  
Haim Werner ◽  
Moshe Phillip ◽  
Charles T. Roberts

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2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (11) ◽  
pp. 1721-1733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylwia Ammoun ◽  
M. Caroline Schmid ◽  
Natalia Ristic ◽  
Lu Zhou ◽  
David Hilton ◽  
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