Glossary
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A-Z — Sh-Polypeptide-9
Growth Factors
Growth Factors — specific proteins or peptides (see peptides and oligopeptides) that can stimulate cell growth, proliferation, wound healing and/or differentiation.
Function: They typically act on specific receptors on target cells, triggering signaling pathways that promote cellular responses, such as tissue repair or development.
Mechanism: Growth factors usually function in a paracrine or autocrine manner, meaning they affect neighboring cells or the cells that secrete them.
See:
sh-Oligopeptide-1 (EGF: Epidermal Growth Factor)
sh-Oligopeptide-2 (IGF-1: Insulin-like Growth Factor 1)
sh-Polypeptide-1 (bFGF: basic Fibroblast Growth Factor)
sh-Polypeptide 9 (VEGF: Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor)
sh-Polypeptide-11 (aFGF: acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor)
Sh-Polypeptide-9 or rh-Polypeptide-9
Sh-Polypeptide-9 or rh-Polypeptide-9 (VEGF) — “a very promising molecule;” VEGF a cell signaling protein also called Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor. As its name suggests, its main function is to stimulate the formation of blood vessels. As to what it does in cosmetic products, we found manufacturers info claiming that it plays a role in supplying fibroblast cells with nutrients, in the growth and migration of cells and in wound healing. It usually comes to the formula as part of a Growth Factor mix trade named “BIO-Placenta”, that combines EGF, IGF-1, FGF1, FGF2 and VEGF to form a synergistic growth factor...