fibrosin

a fibrogenic lymphokine; has potent fibroblast mitogenic activity; amino acid sequence given in first source; GenBank U20239

Networked: 6 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 1 trials/studies)

Bio-Agent Context: Research Results

Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: 1
- Proteins: 484843
  - Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins: 29768
    - Cytokines: 164289
      - Lymphokines: 811
        fibrosin: 6
- Peptides: 82426
  - Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins: 29768
    - Cytokines: 164289
      - Lymphokines: 811
        fibrosin: 6
Biological Factors: 2472
- Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins: 29768
  - Cytokines: 164289
    - Lymphokines: 811
      - fibrosin: 6

Experts

1.	Berger, Hanna: 1 article (01/2021)
2.	Borchers, Annette: 1 article (01/2021)
3.	Pauli, Silke: 1 article (01/2021)
4.	Ufartes, Roser: 1 article (01/2021)
5.	Prakash, S: 1 article (12/2001)
6.	Robbins, P W: 1 article (12/2001)

Related Diseases

1.	Infections 01/01/1997 - "Circulating fibrosin levels increased after week 4 of infection, reached a peak at week 8, and normalized by week 12. " 12/01/1996 - "Studies in a murine model of the helminthic infection, schistosomiasis mansoni, led to the discovery of a novel fibrogenic protein, fibrosin. "
2.	Schistosomiasis mansoni 12/01/1996 - "Studies in a murine model of the helminthic infection, schistosomiasis mansoni, led to the discovery of a novel fibrogenic protein, fibrosin. "
3.	Schistosomiasis (Bilharziasis) 01/01/1997 - "We propose that circulating fibrosin might be a useful marker of hepatic fibrogenesis in schistosomiasis." 01/01/1997 - "A quantitative assay to detect circulating fibrosin and its application in experimental schistosomiasis." 10/01/1998 - "Using the murine model of schistosomiasis for studying chronic inflammation, a novel fibrogenic lymphokine, fibrosin, was isolated and characterized. " 12/01/1996 - "Observations in experimental schistosomiasis and in scleroderma reveal two possible mechanisms by which fibrosin might be involved in fibrosis. "
4.	Fibrosis (Cirrhosis) 09/01/1999 - "It is likely that fibrosin, which may be derived from inflammatory cells, contributes to alcohol-induced hepatic fibrosis in vivo." 09/01/1999 - "Fibrosin was not detected in control rats not exhibiting fibrosis. " 09/01/1999 - "Fibrosin: A novel lymphokine in alcohol-induced fibrosis." 12/01/1996 - "Observations in experimental schistosomiasis and in scleroderma reveal two possible mechanisms by which fibrosin might be involved in fibrosis. "
5.	Wounds and Injuries (Trauma) 12/01/2001 - "From our data we estimated the healing time of control wounds to be 22-24 days; wounds treated with fibrosin appeared to heal in 14-16 days. " 12/01/2001 - "Fibrosin enhanced healing of linear wounds by reducing the time for healing by approximately 30-40%. " 12/01/2001 - "Histological examination showed that recombinant fibrosin stimulated epithelialization of wounds and accelerated healing of both punch biopsy and linear wounds. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Proteins (Proteins, Gene)
2.	Fibroblast Growth Factors (Fibroblast Growth Factor)