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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-11-22
pubmed:abstractText
A model of atrophic rat submandibular gland was used to examine the ability of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) to accelerate tissue repair. The gland duct was separated carefully from associated blood vessels and nerve, and ligated with a 8-0 suture under a surgical microscope. Two weeks after ligation, the glandular tissue showed severe atrophy and weight loss (to 26% of that in a sham-operated group). Thereafter, the ligature was removed and various amounts of bFGF, isoproterenol or saline were instilled retrogradely through the duct. Both isoproterenol and bFGF increased cell proliferation significantly. bFGF accelerated the proliferation of various cell types, including both acinar and ductal. The proliferative effects of bFGF peaked at a dose of 1 ng/gland. When bFGF (1 ng/gland) was administered to the atrophic gland, its weight increased to 125% of the glands in saline-treated control animals after 2 weeks. The effects of bFGF were also examined in normal submandibular glands: bFGF stimulated cell proliferation, but the effective concentration was at least 50 times higher than that required in the atrophic gland. The results from immunohistochemical tests against anti-FGF receptor-type 1 antibody demonstrated increased immunoreactivity in the damaged gland, which might be involved in the difference in the response to bFGF between damaged and normal glands. Overall, the results indicate that bFGF can accelerate tissue repair in salivary gland.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0003-9969
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
911-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10973565-Adrenergic beta-Agonists, pubmed-meshheading:10973565-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10973565-Atrophy, pubmed-meshheading:10973565-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:10973565-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:10973565-Fibroblast Growth Factor 2, pubmed-meshheading:10973565-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:10973565-Isoproterenol, pubmed-meshheading:10973565-Ligation, pubmed-meshheading:10973565-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10973565-Organ Size, pubmed-meshheading:10973565-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:10973565-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:10973565-Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:10973565-Salivary Ducts, pubmed-meshheading:10973565-Sodium Chloride, pubmed-meshheading:10973565-Statistics, Nonparametric, pubmed-meshheading:10973565-Submandibular Gland, pubmed-meshheading:10973565-Wound Healing
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Acceleration of rat salivary gland tissue repair by basic fibroblast growth factor.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oral Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65 Tsuruma-cho, Showa-ku, 466-8550, Nagoya, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't