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Pharmacological Inhibition of Toll-Like Receptor-4 Signaling by TAK242 Prevents and Induces Regression of Experimental Organ Fibrosis

Frontiers in Immunology, 2018
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a poorly understood heterogeneous condition with progressive multi-organ fibrosis. Recent genetic and genomic evidence suggest a pathogenic role for dysregulated innate immunity and toll-like receptor (TLR) activity in SSc ...
Swati Bhattacharyya, Wenxia Wang, Zenshiro Tamaki, Bo Shi, Anjana Yeldandi, Yasuhiro Tsukimi, Masashi Yamasaki, John Varga   +7 more
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Early nurturing experiences, self-compassion, hyperarousal and scleroderma the way we relate to ourselves may determine disease progression [PDF]

, 2016
<p>Scleroderma is a rare, painful and complex autoimmune connective tissue disease that can lead to death. The physiology of symptom onset and progression and the psychological aspects of living with this chronic disease have been studied fairly ...
Hicks, Richard E., Kearney, Karen
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Challenges in the management of oral manifestations in a patient with limited systemic sclerosis

Scientific Dental Journal, 2021
Background: Limited systemic sclerosis (SSc), or scleroderma, is characterized by widespread vasculopathy, excessive multiorgan fibrosis, and autoantibody.
Yannie Febby Martina Lefaan, Riani Setiadhi   +1 more
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Management of Uttana vatarakta (limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis): An experience through Ayurveda management strategies

Journal of Ayurveda Case Reports, 2023
Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) is a group of rare diseases that involve the hardening and tightening of the skin and connective tissues. Diffuse cutaneous scleroderma and Limited Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis (LcSSC) are the two major classifications of
Ekta Sutaria, Devendrasingh Rajput, M.S Anagha, Darshna Pandya   +3 more
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Improvement of mouth functional disability in systemic sclerosis patients over one year in a trial of fat transplantation versus adipose-derived stromal cells [PDF]

, 2016
Background. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem disease characterized by cutaneous and visceral fibrosis. Face and mouth changes include telangiectasia, sicca syndrome, and thinning and reduction of mouth width (microcheilia) and opening ...
CARELLA, SARA, FINO, PASQUALE, FIORAMONTI, Paolo, MARCHESE, Cinzia, ONESTI, Maria Giuseppina, SCUDERI, Nicolo'   +5 more
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Lung ultrasound in systemic sclerosis: correlation with high-resolution computed tomography, pulmonary function tests and clinical variables of disease [PDF]

, 2015
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a hallmark of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Although high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is the gold standard to diagnose ILD, recently lung ultrasound (LUS) has emerged in SSc patients as a new promising technique ...
Amoroso, Antonio, Barbano, Biagio, Barilaro, Giuseppe, Gigante, Antonietta, Giovannetti, Antonello, Lucci, Silvio, Quarta, Silvia, Rosato, Edoardo, ROSSI FANELLI, Filippo   +8 more
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Prognostic Factors of Renal Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis [PDF]

, 2018
Background/Aims: Renal involvement is common in systemic sclerosis (SSc), including asymptomatic reduction of glomerular filtration rate (GFR), increased renal resistance indices, scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) and ANCA-associated vasculitis. The aim was
Barbano, Biagio, Cianci, Rosario, Gasperini, Maria Ludovica, Gigante, Antonietta, Muscaritoli, Maurizio, Rosato, Edoardo   +5 more
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Oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of systemic scleroderma: An overview [PDF]

, 2018
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare disorder of the connective tissue characterized by fibrosis of the skin, skeletal muscles and visceral organs. Additional manifestations include activation of the immune system and vascular injury. SSc causes disability
Gambardella, Lucrezia, Giovannetti, Antonello, Malorni, Walter, Pietraforte, Donatella, Straface, Elisabetta, Vona, Rosa   +5 more
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Avaliação da função endotelial em pacientes com esclerose sistêmica limitada por meio do eco Doppler da artéria braquial Evaluation of endothelial function in patients with limited systemic sclerosis by use of brachial artery Doppler ultrasound

Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia, 2012
OBJETIVO: O objetivo deste estudo foi comparar a resposta dilatadora dependente e independente do endotélio em pacientes portadores de esclerose sistêmica limitada (ESL) com aquela de indivíduos sadios de mesmo gênero, idade e cor.
Tatiana Melo Fernandes, Blanca Elena Gomes Bica, Nivaldo Ribeiro Villela, Elizabeth Figueiredo Salles, Mario Newton Leitão de Azevedo, José Angelo de Souza Papi, Rosângela Aparecida Gomes Martins   +6 more
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Sine scleroderma, limited cutaneous, and diffused cutaneous systemic sclerosis survival and predictors of mortality

Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2021
Highlights • Male sex, cardiac involvement, DLCO 5 mg/l are strong predictors of mortality in systemic sclerosis. • This study shows the survival of subtypes and in particular sine scleroderma. • Sine scleroderma subtype has better survival than diffuse
Sébastien De Almeida Chaves, Tiphaine Porel, Mickael Mounié, Laurent Alric, Léonardo Astudillo, Antoine Huart, Olivier Lairez, Martin Michaud, Grégoire Prévot, David Ribes, Laurent Sailler, Francis Gaches, Daniel Adoue, Gregory Pugnet   +13 more
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