title: [The application of basic fibroblast growth factor in tendon tissue engineering].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the recent researches of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) in tendon tissue engineering.
  
  
  METHODS
  Recent original related literature was extensively reviewed and analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  bFGF played an important role in establishing standard tendon tissue engineering cell lines, inducing the compound and analysis of extracellular matrix, enhancing interactions between cells and extracellular matrix and accelerating tissue engineering materials' neovascularization.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The progresses in increasing endogenetic bFGF expression, controlling the release of exogenous bFGF and improving the bio-utilization of bFGF has laid foundation for wider use of bFGF in tendon tissue engineering.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu Sichuan, 610041, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Zhou
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: Zhiming
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D013710:Tendons; D023822:Tissue Engineering; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds
chemical_list: D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2