Abbreviations

AP-1

activator protein-1

APMA

4-aminophenyl mercuric acetate

BM

basement membrane

BMP

bone morphogenetic protein

bp

base pair

BSA

bovine serum albumin

C-

carboxy

cDNA

complementary DNA

C/EBP

cAMP element-binding protein

C/REB

cAMP response element-binding protein

cRNA

synthetic RNA

CT

cycle treshold

DAB

3,3-diaminbentzidine tetrahydrochloride

DMEM

Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium

ECL

enhanced chemiluminescence

ECM

extracellular matrix

EGF

epidermal growth factor

FGF

fibroblast growth factor

HGF

hepatocyte growth factor

IL

interleukin

kDa

kilodalton

MMP

matrix metalloproteinase

mRNA

messenger RNA

MT

membrane type

N-

amino

NCBI

national center for biotechnology information

NGF

nerve growth factor

PAGE

polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

PCR

polymerase chain reaction

PEA3

polyomavirus enhancer A-binding protein-3 site

PDGF

platelet-derived growth factor

P1GF

placenta growth factor

PINP

type I procollagen

PIIINP

type III procollagen

PMA

phorphol 12-myristate 13-acetate

PMN

polymorphonuclear

rRNA

ribosomal RNA

RT-PCR

reverse transcriptase PCR

SDS

sodium dodecyl sulphate

TGF-β

transforming growth factor-β

TIE

TGF-β inhibitory element

TIMP

tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase

TNF

tumour necrosis factor

TPA

12-O-tetradecanoyl phorphol 13-acetate

VEGF

vascular endothelial growth factor