Abstract
Nerve growth factor (NGF) is known to be essential for the s u rvival of peripheral and brain neurons, and according tomore rcent studies alsofor a variety of cells localized in the immune system. Basic and preclinical findings published in the last 15 - 20 years have prospected the hypothesis that NGF can be pharmaceutically useful for promoting healing in certain peripheral and central neurological insults. We have recently provided evidence that NGF applied topically , has a therapeutic potentiality for human corneal and pressure ulcers , and more recently in vasculitis induced by rheumatoid arthritis. This review will summarize previous and ongoing evidence supporting the role of NGF in the nervous and immune system and discuss NGF potentiality as a pharmacological tool for basic and clinical studies.
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title: Nerve Growth Factor in Neurological and Non-Neurological Diseases: Basic Findings and Emerging Pharmacological Prospectives
Volume: 7 Issue: 2
Author(s): Luigi Aloe, Paola Tirassa and Luisa Bracci-Laudiero
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Abstract: Nerve growth factor (NGF) is known to be essential for the s u rvival of peripheral and brain neurons, and according tomore rcent studies alsofor a variety of cells localized in the immune system. Basic and preclinical findings published in the last 15 - 20 years have prospected the hypothesis that NGF can be pharmaceutically useful for promoting healing in certain peripheral and central neurological insults. We have recently provided evidence that NGF applied topically , has a therapeutic potentiality for human corneal and pressure ulcers , and more recently in vasculitis induced by rheumatoid arthritis. This review will summarize previous and ongoing evidence supporting the role of NGF in the nervous and immune system and discuss NGF potentiality as a pharmacological tool for basic and clinical studies.
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Luigi Aloe , Paola Tirassa and Luisa Bracci-Laudiero , Nerve Growth Factor in Neurological and Non-Neurological Diseases: Basic Findings and Emerging Pharmacological Prospectives, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2001; 7 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612013398383
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612013398383 |
Print ISSN 1381-6128 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4286 |
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