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. 2018 Jan 18;9(1):10. doi: 10.3390/jfb9010010

Table 2.

Growth factors involved in the wound healing process and their origin.

GFs Origin
PDGF Platelets, macrophages, endothelial cells, keratinocytes, muscle cells
VEGF Platelets, keratinocytes, macrophages, fibroblasts
FGF Macrophages, T lymphocytes, mast cells, endothelial cells, fibroblasts, different tissues
HGF Mesenchymal cells
TGFβ Platelets, T lymphocytes, macrophages, endothelial cells, keratinocytes, fibroblasts, muscle cells

PDGF: Platelet derived growth factor, VEGF: Vascular endothelial growth factor, FGF: Fibroblast growth factor, HGF: Hepatocyte growth factor, TGF: Transforming growth factor.