FGF10 and brain ischemia: As a crucial mesenchymal–epithelial signaling growth factor in embryonic development, tissue repair, and regeneration, the role of FGF10 has been investigated in several disease conditions such as cerebral ischemia injury, pulmonary fibrosis, and wound healing (Li et al., 2016; Chen et al., 2017; Chao et al., 2017; El Agha et al., 2017).