title: Keratinocyte growth factor: effects on keratinocytes and mechanisms of action.
abstract: Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) is a potent and specific mitogen for different types of epithelial cells, and it can protect these cells from various insults. Due to these properties, it is of particular importance for the repair of injured epithelial tissues, and it is currently therapeutically explored for the treatment of radiation- and chemotherapy-induced mucosal epithelial damage in cancer patients. In this review we summarize the current knowledge on the role of KGF in tissue repair and cytoprotection, and we report on its mechanisms of action in keratinocytes.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cell Biology, Department of Biology, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: auf demKeller
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krampert
authors.forename: Angelika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kümin
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Braun
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Werner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D051523:Fibroblast Growth Factor 7; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008934:Mitogens / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D051497:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: C496453:FGF7 protein, human; D008934:Mitogens; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor; D051523:Fibroblast Growth Factor 7; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors; D051497:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2; C065104:keratinocyte growth factor receptor