The pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis

TR Katsumoto, ML Whitfield… - Annual Review of …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Systemic sclerosis (SSc), also known as scleroderma, is a rare connective tissue disease
characterized by vascular and immune dysfunction, leading to fibrosis that can damage …

[HTML][HTML] The pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis: an understanding based on a common pathologic cascade across multiple organs and additional organ-specific …

Y Asano - Journal of clinical medicine, 2020 - mdpi.com
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem autoimmune and vascular disease resulting in
fibrosis of various organs with unknown etiology. Accumulating evidence suggests that a …

[HTML][HTML] Pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis

D Pattanaik, M Brown, BC Postlethwaite… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Systemic scleroderma (SSc) is one of the most complex systemic autoimmune diseases. It
targets the vasculature, connective tissue-producing cells (namely fibroblasts/myofibroblasts …

Pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis: recent insights of molecular and cellular mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

J Varga, M Trojanowska… - Journal of Scleroderma …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex disease characterized by early microvascular
abnormalities, immune dysregulation and chronic inflammation, and subsequent fibrosis of …

Current perspectives on the immunopathogenesis of systemic sclerosis

P Fuschiotti - ImmunoTargets and therapy, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Systemic sclerosis (SSc or scleroderma) is a progressive and highly debilitating
autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation, vasculopathy, and extensive fibrosis …

Pathophysiology of systemic sclerosis: current understanding and new insights

M Cutolo, S Soldano, V Smith - Expert review of clinical …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex autoimmune connective
tissue disease characterized by chronic and progressive tissue and organ fibrosis with …

[HTML][HTML] Systemic sclerosis: a prototypic multisystem fibrotic disorder

J Varga, D Abraham - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2007 - Am Soc Clin Investig
A unique feature of systemic sclerosis (SSc) that distinguishes it from other fibrotic disorders
is that autoimmunity and vasculopathy characteristically precede fibrosis. Moreover, fibrosis …

[HTML][HTML] Systemic sclerosis: from pathophysiology to novel therapeutic approaches

D Benfaremo, S Svegliati, C Paolini, S Agarbati… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic, immune-mediated chronic disorder characterized by
small vessel alterations and progressive fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. The …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Update on biomarkers in systemic sclerosis: tools for diagnosis and treatment

AJ Affandi, TRDJ Radstake, W Marut - Seminars in immunopathology, 2015 - Springer
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex autoimmune disease in which immune activation,
vasculopathy, and extensive fibrosis of the skin and internal organs are among the principal …