Review
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2010; 16(3): 306-311
Published online Jan 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.306
Figure 1
Figure 1 Heparan sulphate proteoglycan (HSPG) and fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-induced signal transduction. Basic FGF (bFGF) enhances tumor progression by protecting tumor cells from apoptosis. Cell surface HSPGs could act as a co-receptor for formation of a bFGF high-affinity receptor complex. The alteration of cell surface HSPGs resulting from heparanase might down-regulate HSPG-mediated bFGF-induced signal pathway, resulting in apoptosis of tumor cells.