title: Abundant retention and release of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) by platelets.
abstract: Wound healing and tissue regeneration are usually initiated by coagulation followed by fibrous tissue formation. In the present study, we discovered an abundance of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) in human platelets, which was released along with the coagulation process. The CTGF/CCN2 content in platelets was 10-fold higher than that in arterial tissue. Furthermore, the CTGF/CCN2 content in a single platelet was computed to be more than 20-fold higher than that of any other growth factor reported. Considering that CTGF/CCN2 promotes angiogenesis, cartilage regeneration, fibrosis and platelet adhesion, it may be now regarded as one of the major functional components of platelets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama 700-8525, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Kazumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawata
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yanagita
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kitoh
authors.forename: Masaharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takigawa
mesh_terms: D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D055513:Connective Tissue Growth Factor; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005355:Fibrosis; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic; D015539:Platelet Activation; D010973:Platelet Adhesiveness; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D012038:Regeneration; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: C526317:CCN2 protein, human; D006133:Growth Substances; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D055513:Connective Tissue Growth Factor