Molecular mechanisms of epithelial regeneration and neovascularization during healing of gastric and esophageal ulcers

Current Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-27

  Tarnawski, A S ^a   Ahluwalia, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Granulation tissue; Growth factors; Re epithelialization; Ulcer healing

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPOIETIN; CHOLECYSTOKININ; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYTOKINE; ENDOTHELIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; GASTRIN; GHRELIN; GROWTH FACTOR; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1ALPHA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NITRIC OXIDE; OBESTATIN; OREXIN A; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROSTAGLANDIN; RAS PROTEIN; SERUM RESPONSE FACTOR; SOMATOMEDIN C; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; EPITHELIZATION; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INFLAMMATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MUCOSA CELL; NONHUMAN; SCAR FORMATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL; STOMACH ULCER; TISSUE REGENERATION; ULCER HEALING;

EID: 84857519432     PISSN: 09298673     EISSN: 1875533X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/092986712803414088     Document Type: Article

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