## Abstract The effect of hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF) on the proliferation of human skin fibroblasts was examined. At concentrations above 1.0 ng/ml, both native and recombinant human HGF/SF stimulated the DNA synthesis determined by [^3^H]thymidine incorporation, which was com
Stimulation of DNA synthesis in human fibroblasts by thrombin
β Scribed by Pirkko Pohjanpelto
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 520 KB
- Volume
- 95
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9541
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
Earlier work showed that thrombin stimulates proliferation of human fibroblasts in serumfree medium. This work demonstrates (1) that thrombin has to be present during most or all of the G1 period to ensure maximal DNA synthesis, (2) that DNA synthesis increases about three hours later after thrombin than after serum treatment, (3) that both thrombin and serum activate transport of uridine, Dβ2βdeoxyβglucose and putrescine, (4) that thrombin is able to increase ^3^Hβthymidine incorporation also in SV40 transformed human fibroblasts, in HeLa cells and in two continuous monkey cell lines.
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