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The cells were washed, filtered through nylon mesh, and briefly adhered to plastic petri dishes at 37°C to deplete residual fibroblast and monocytes [ 7, 9].
Prostanoids are important regulators of fibroblast function [ 5 6 7 8 9 ] . Prostaglandin (PG)E 2 is thought to have antifibrotic properties in vitro , but also can have proinflammatory effects both in vivo and in vitro [ 10 11 12 ] . Thromboxane (TX)A 2 increases proliferation, and DNA and RNA synthesis in several cell types, including fibroblasts and smooth muscle like glomerular mesangial cells [ 13 14 15 16 ] . Conversely, prostacyclin (PGI 2 ) decreases smooth muscle cell proliferation and collagen synthesis [ 17 18 ] .
Two family members, acidic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-1) and FGF-2, have a strong affinity for heparin and have been studied for their effects on vascular cells, including endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells.
We performed paired t-tests on the RT-PCR values for the original set of fibroblast clones to test whether the average log change across cell strains differs from zero.
In contrast to previous reports [ 21 ] , the level of TGFβ1-RII in keloid fibroblast cultures was similar to that in plantar cultures or even lower than that of normal nonplantar fibroblast cultures - Fig.