PMID: 8946244Oct 1, 1996Paper

Experimental evidence for FGF-1 control of blastema cell proliferation during limb regeneration of the amphibian Pleurodeles waltl

The International Journal of Developmental Biology
C ZenjariB Boilly

Abstract

During regeneration, blastema cell proliferation depends on several different factors which are, as yet, not fully understood. Previous studies showing the presence of FGF-1 and FGF receptors in the limb blastema make FGF-1 a potentially important molecule for limb regeneration but they do not demonstrate that this factor is active during the process. In the present study, we have first of all confirmed the presence of FGF-1 in limb blastemas of the amphibian Pleurodeles waltl using immunochemistry. Second, we provide evidence in vivo that FGF-1 controls blastema cell proliferation by using different reagents which interfere with FGF activity. Sulfated polysaccharides which bind FGFs, such as heparin, iota-carrageenan and pentosan polysulfate, are able to decrease both 3H-thymidine incorporation and the mitotic index in regeneration blastemas. In addition, suramin which inhibits the binding of growth factors to their receptors, induces the same effect. The presence of receptors in blastema cells is also demonstrated by using the FGF-saporin complex which is known to bind to FGF receptors and to kill cells bearing these receptors. This complex decreases the mitotic index in mesenchyme, while saporin alone did not influence cell ...Continue Reading

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