Table 1.
Growth factor | Activity |
TGF-β1 | Stimulates MSCs and chondrocytes inhibit catabolic activity of IL-1 |
FGF | Stimulate bone growth |
Decrease aggrecanase activity | |
EGF | Cellular proliferation epithelial cell differentiation |
PDGF | Stimulation of fibroblasts and collagen synthesis stimulation of osteoblasts |
VEGF | Promotes angiogenesis and vasculogenesis |
TGF-β1: Transforming growth factor-β1; FGF: Fibroblast growth factor; EGF: Epidermal growth factor; PDGF: Platelet-derived growth factor; VEGF: Vascular endothelial growth factor; MSCs: Mesenchymal stem cells; IL-1: Interleukin-1.