The nerve growth factor is a soluble protein produced by and acting upon a number of different cells located in the nervous, endocrine and immune systems. Recent studies have shown that nerve growth factor (NGF) exerts a critical role on epithelial cells and fibroblasts under normal and pathological conditions. In this review, we present data prospecting the clinical potentiality of NGF in cutaneous and ocular "non-healing" chronic ulcers.
The topical application of nerve growth factor as a pharmacological tool for human corneal and skin ulcers / Aloe, Luigi; Tirassa, Paola; Lambiase, Alessandro. - In: PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH. - ISSN 1043-6618. - STAMPA. - 57:4(2008), pp. 253-258. [10.1016/j.phrs.2008.01.010]
The topical application of nerve growth factor as a pharmacological tool for human corneal and skin ulcers
LAMBIASE, ALESSANDRO
2008
Abstract
The nerve growth factor is a soluble protein produced by and acting upon a number of different cells located in the nervous, endocrine and immune systems. Recent studies have shown that nerve growth factor (NGF) exerts a critical role on epithelial cells and fibroblasts under normal and pathological conditions. In this review, we present data prospecting the clinical potentiality of NGF in cutaneous and ocular "non-healing" chronic ulcers.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
