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. 2022 May 19;13:898152. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.898152

TABLE 1.

The role of growth factors in the repair of motor injuries.

Organization Growth factor and preparations Function Mechanism Ref
Muscle Insulin-like growth factor -1 (IGF-1) Repair muscle damage and increase muscle quality Activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK/ERK1/2) pathway and PI3K/Akt pathway; Regulating the number of MSCs; Directly promote that proliferation and differentiation of muscle cells; Regulation of inflammatory response Kim and Lee, (2017), Choi et al., (2019), Ahmad et al., (2020), Wroblewski et al., (2021), Zofkie et al., (2021)
Insulin-like growth factor IGF-2
Fibroblast growth factor 6 (FGF6)
Human epidermal growth factor (hEGF)
Transforming growth factor -β (TGF-β)
Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)
Autologous platelet rich plasma (PRP)
Bones, joints Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) Repair damaged bones and protect bone homeostasis; Promote that regeneration of the joint synovial membrane; Repair damaged ligaments Assisting the recruitment and migration of mesenchymal cells, the coagulation of progenitor cells, and the differentiation and maturation of chondrocytes; Promote the migration of bone progenitor cells and induce proliferation, differentiation and matrix formation; Induce osteoblast proliferation and differentiation Frei et al., (2008), Kon et al., (2010), Liedert et al., (2014), Seijas et al., (2014), Zubair et al., (2018), Xu et al., (2022)
Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)
Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)
Platelet derived growth factor (PDGF)
Transforming growth factor -β(TGF-β)
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
Autologous platelet rich plasma (PRP)
Growth factor midkine (Mdk)
Myelogenous growth factor (MYDGF)
Nerve Nerve growth factor (NGF) Repair damaged nerve and neuromuscular junction Regulating the expression of nerve factors at the injury site; Promoting mitosis and pluripotency of nerve cells; Reducing the death of nerve cells; Regulate autophagy to promote endothelial cell repair Golzadeh and Mohammadi, (2016), Ko et al., (2019), Lu et al., (2020), Zhu et al., (2020), Ye et al., (2021), Yokozeki et al., (2021)
TGF-β
Platelet derived growth factor B (PDGF-B)
Acidic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF)
Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21)
Platelet derived growth factor (PDGF)
Vascular endothelial growth factor -A (Vegf-A)