FGF	fibroblast growth factor
FGFR	fibroblast growth factor receptor
PKC	protein kinase C
MMP	matrix metalloprotease
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
CHO	Chinese hamster ovary
ADAM	a disintegrin and metalloprotease
MAP kinase	mitogen activated protein kinase
ERK	extracellular signal regulated kinase
EGF	epidermal growth factor
TIMP	tissue inhibitor of metalloprotease
TPA	12-O-tetradecanoyl phorbol 13-acetate
ABAE cells	adult bovine aortic endothelial cells
DMEM	Dulbecco’s modified Eagle media
IMDM	Iscoves modified Dulbecco’s media
SDS-PAGE	sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
WGA	wheat germ agglutinin
CSF	colony stimulatory factor
PCR	polymerase chain reaction