title: Functional effects of FGF-13 on human lung fibroblasts, dermal microvascular endothelial cells, and aortic smooth muscle cells.
abstract: We studied the effects of FGF-13 and FGF-2 on human lung fibroblasts, dermal microvascular endothelial cells, and aortic smooth muscle cells. FGF-13 induced cell growth of lung fibroblasts and aortic smooth muscle cells but had no effect on dermal vascular endothelial cells. FGF-2 induced cell growth in all the three cell types. FGF-13 and FGF-2 had little effect on IL-6 production by lung fibroblasts and aortic smooth muscle cells and substantially enhanced that induced by IL-1alpha. In contrast, FGF-13 and FGF-2 had little effect on IL-6 production by dermal vascular endothelial cells, either alone or in synergy with IL-1alpha.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology, Human Genome Sciences, Inc., Rockville, Maryland, 20850, USA. KamvLeung@hgsi.com
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pippalla
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kreutter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chandler
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000378:metabolism; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000494:pharmacology; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism; D008168:Lung / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2; C108111:fibroblast growth factor 13; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors; D015232:Dinoprostone