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There remains a great need to develop therapeutic agents to treat critical size defects and non-union fractures and one of the potential agents is recombinant human fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2). We discuss the function of FGF-2 in bone formation, bone resorption, and downstream signaling pathways and review the role of exogenous FGF-2 in fracture healing. The importance of endogenous FGF-2 in bone formation and its potential importance in fracture healing in response to parathyroid hormone (PTH) and bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) is described. In addition we will review, FGF-2 signaling crosstalk with Wnt signaling and PTH signaling in bone formation and repair. Finally, we discuss the outstanding unresolved issues in the application of FGF-2 as therapeutic agent for bone regeneration.
Keywords: FGF-2, Bone Homeostasis, Fracture Repair.
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title:Fibroblast Growth Factor-2, Bone Homeostasis and Fracture Repair
Volume: 19 Issue: 19
Author(s): Yurong Fei, Gloria Gronowicz and Marja M. Hurley
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Keywords: FGF-2, Bone Homeostasis, Fracture Repair.
Abstract: There remains a great need to develop therapeutic agents to treat critical size defects and non-union fractures and one of the potential agents is recombinant human fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2). We discuss the function of FGF-2 in bone formation, bone resorption, and downstream signaling pathways and review the role of exogenous FGF-2 in fracture healing. The importance of endogenous FGF-2 in bone formation and its potential importance in fracture healing in response to parathyroid hormone (PTH) and bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) is described. In addition we will review, FGF-2 signaling crosstalk with Wnt signaling and PTH signaling in bone formation and repair. Finally, we discuss the outstanding unresolved issues in the application of FGF-2 as therapeutic agent for bone regeneration.
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Fei Yurong, Gronowicz Gloria and M. Hurley Marja, Fibroblast Growth Factor-2, Bone Homeostasis and Fracture Repair, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2013; 19 (19) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612811319190002
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612811319190002 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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