Is heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor cytoprotective for intestinal epithelial cells exposed to hypoxia?
HB-EGF is a mitogenic growth factor for intestinal epithelial cells. Moreover, HB-EGF appears to protect intestinal epithelial cells from hypoxia, in part via maintenance of cytoskeletal structure and ATP stores. Finally, HB-EGF-treated cells also appear to have better proliferative abilities during recovery from hypoxia.
Hospital forms do have systematic impact on fear response during precognitive stages of human perception. Whether this first impression colors the subsequent experience of an actual patient with real illness or injury is unknown.