Biomarkers in systemic sclerosis

SV Castro, SA Jimenez - Biomarkers in medicine, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology
characterized by pronounced fibroproliferative alterations in the microvasculature, and …

Fibrosis—a lethal component of systemic sclerosis

YY Ho, D Lagares, AM Tager, M Kapoor - Nature Reviews …, 2014 - nature.com
Fibrosis is a pathological process characterized by excessive accumulation of connective
tissue components in an organ or tissue. Fibrosis is produced by deregulated wound …

Systemic sclerosis in adults. Part I: Clinical features and pathogenesis

R Jerjen, M Nikpour, T Krieg, CP Denton… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - Elsevier
Systemic sclerosis (SSc), also referred to as systemic scleroderma or scleroderma, is a rare,
complex immune-mediated connective tissue disease characterized by progressive skin …

Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition in systemic sclerosis

P Di Benedetto, P Ruscitti, O Berardicurti… - Clinical & …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by significant vascular
alterations and multi-organ fibrosis. Microvascular alterations are the first event of SSc and …

[PDF][PDF] Systemic sclerosis–multidisciplinary disease: clinical features and treatment

P Sobolewski, M Maślińska, M Wieczorek… - Reumatologia …, 2019 - termedia.pl
Systemic sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease of still not fully understood
pathogenesis. Fibrosis, vascular wall damage, and disturbances of innate and acquired …

New insights into the genetics and epigenetics of systemic sclerosis

C Angiolilli, W Marut, M van der Kroef… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a severe autoimmune disease that is characterized by vascular
abnormalities, immunological alterations and fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. The …

Systemic sclerosis

Y Asano - The Journal of dermatology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Systemic sclerosis (SS c) is a multisystem autoimmune disease characterized by
vasculopathy and tissue fibrosis of the skin and various internal organs. A series of genetic …

Role of endothelial to mesenchymal transition in the pathogenesis of the vascular alterations in systemic sclerosis

SA Jimenez - International scholarly research notices, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The pathogenesis of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is extremely complex, and despite extensive
studies, the exact mechanisms involved are not well understood. Numerous recent studies …

Systemic sclerosis and localized scleroderma—current concepts and novel targets for therapy

O Distler, A Cozzio - Seminars in immunopathology, 2016 - Springer
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune disease with a high morbidity and
mortality. Skin and organ fibrosis are key manifestations of SSc, for which no generally …

New developments in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis

LI Sakkas - Autoimmunity, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by extensive fibrosis, vasculopathy and activation
of the immune system. Fibrosis can be caused by profibrotic cytokines, such as transforming …