2007
Growth factor expression with different wound treatments after laser resurfacing
Lee C, Whang J, Lazova R, Ciesielski TE, Thomson JG, McCarthy T, Persing JA. Growth factor expression with different wound treatments after laser resurfacing. Aesthetic Surgery Journal 2007, 27: 55-64. PMID: 19341630, DOI: 10.1016/j.asj.2006.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGrowth factorHealing processWound healingReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionChain reactionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionTranscription-polymerase chain reactionWound treatmentGrowth factor expressionMessenger RNA levelsDifferent wound treatmentsControl subjectsBiopsy specimensOcclusive dressingHistologic evaluationPetrolatum ointmentHistologic studyHuman epidermal keratinocytesTreatment woundsBack of ratsLess improvementFactor expressionRNA levelsTissue expressionEpidermal keratinocytes
1999
Effects of Nerve Growth Factor on Nerve Regeneration through a Vein Graft across a Gap
Pu L, Syed S, Reid M, Patwa H, Goldstein J, Forman D, Thomson J, Haven N. Effects of Nerve Growth Factor on Nerve Regeneration through a Vein Graft across a Gap. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 1999, 104: 1379-1385. PMID: 10513921, DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199910000-00021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNerve growth factorMotor conduction velocityVein graftsGroup IGroup IIGroup IIISciatic nerveSensory testingConduction velocityMean motor conduction velocityGrowth factorRat sciatic nerve modelRight sciatic nervePeripheral nerve injuryAutogenous vein graftsSprague-Dawley ratsGroup I animalsSciatic nerve modelGroup II animalsRegeneration of nervesAssociated morbidityElectrophysiologic testingNerve injurySensory recoveryNerve graftsEndothelial Cell Growth Factor Enhances Musculocutaneous Flap Survival Through the Process of Neovascularization
Pu L, Ahmed S, Thomson J, Reid M, Madsen J, Restifo R. Endothelial Cell Growth Factor Enhances Musculocutaneous Flap Survival Through the Process of Neovascularization. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 1999, 42: 306-312. PMID: 10096623, DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199903000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal intra-arterial injectionIntra-arterial injectionProcess of neovascularizationCell growth factorFlap survivalLocal injectionGroup BRat transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap modelControl groupGrowth factorInferior vascular pedicleIntra-arterial routePostoperative day 7Endothelial cell growth factorMusculocutaneous flap modelSignificant increaseTRAM flapFlap elevationGroup ASurvival areaVascular pedicleGroup CDay 7Flap model