简介：Objective:Toinvestigatetheproliferativeeffectofkeratinocytegrowthfactor(KGF-2)onhumanadultkeratinocytes.Methods:Thestandardmediumwaskeratinocytegrowthmediumwithoutbovinepituitaryextract(BPE),hydrocortisoneorepidermalgrowthfactor(EGF).Keratinocytesfroma48-year-oldsubjectwereculturedandseededondisheswithstandardmediumofEGFincelldensityof2×104/32mm2.After24hours,themediumwasreplacedbythestandardmediumwith0,4,16,125and500ng/mlKGF-2,respectively.ThestandardmediumwithEGFwasusedasthepositivecontrolandthestandardmediumwithoutEGForKGF-2wasusedasthenegativecontrols.Thegrowthofkeratinocyteswasmonitoredby3-(4,5-dimethythiazol-2-yl)-2,5dipheyltetrazoliumbromide(MTT)assayandbyphotographsondays3,5and7,respectively.Results:KGF-2inconcentrationsof4-500ng/mlshowedasignificantproliferativeeffectondays5and7ascomparedwiththatofthenegativecontrols(P<0.01).Onday3thecellswereproliferatedto1.5-2.5-fold,onday5to3-5-foldandonday7to3-12-foldinKGF-2mediumasthatofthenegativecontrols.TheoptimalresponseoccurredwhentheconcentrationofKGF-2was125ng/mlonday7.CellproliferationwasalsoconsistentlyhigherinallKGF-2concentrationsascomparedwiththatofthepositivecontrols.Conclusions:KGF-2hassignificanteffectsontheproliferationofadultkeratinocytes,whicharemoreeffectivethanthatofEGF.ThisstudysupportsKGF-2canimprovethehealingofchronicwoundsinadultsinclinic.