Basic Fibroblast growth factor (bFGF, FGF2, FGF-β or HBGF-2)

Basic Fibroblast growth factor (FGFbasic), also known as bFGF, FGF2, FGF-β or HBGF-2, belongs to the FGF family. FGFbasic is involved in a number of biological processes including embryonic development and differentiation, neuron differentiation, survival, and regeneration, and the proliferation of cells of mesodermal origin and many cells of neuroectodermal, ectodermal, and endodermal origin. FGFbasic is critical for human embryonic stem cells to remain in an undifferentiated state during cell culture. Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) plays several key roles in wound healing or treatment monitoring in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).