Statins and the vasculopathy of systemic sclerosis: potential therapeutic agents? [PDF]
It has been postulated that endothelial cell injury is the initiating event in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis, causing attraction, attachment, migration and infiltration of activated T-cells and subsequent production of cytokines and growth ...
Derk, Chris T., Jimenez, Sergio A.
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Evaluation of dystrophic calcification in juvenile dermatomyositis and systemic sclerosis
Background: Dystrophic calcification is associated with juvenile dermatomyositis and progressive systemic sclerosis. The clinical diagnosis is established with detection of subcutaneous and petrous nodules.
Marimar Saez-de Ocariz
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Serum interleukin-6 level and its association with pulmonary involvement in progressive systemic sclerosis; a case-control study. [PDF]
Piroozmand A+3 more
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Targeting Inflammatory T Cells in Multiple Sclerosis: Current Therapies and Future Challenges [PDF]
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder of the Central Nervous System (CNS), affecting more than one million people worldwide. The pathogenesis of MS involves several genetic and environmental factors, which ultimately lead to ...
Tuosto, Loretta
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Copeptin as a Biomarker of Microcirculation Alterations in Systemic Sclerosis
Magdalena Maciejewska,1 Albert Stec,2 Michał Zaremba,2 Cezary Maciejewski,3 Lidia Rudnicka,2 Mariusz Sikora4 1Department of Dermatology, Doctoral School of Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; 2Department of Dermatology, Medical ...
Maciejewska M+5 more
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Progressive Systemic Sclerosis With Negative Antinuclear Antibodies and Absence of Raynaud's Phenomenon: A Case Report and Literature Review. [PDF]
Falls AC, Wrigley C, Khanna SA.
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Subcutaneous immunoglobulin therapy for refractory skin thickening in rapidly progressive systemic sclerosis: A case report and literature review. [PDF]
Cacciapaglia F+3 more
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Assessing the Role of Volumetric Brain Information in Multiple Sclerosis Progression [PDF]
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. Understanding multiple sclerosis progression and identifying the implicated brain structures is crucial for personalized treatment decisions. Deformation-based morphometry utilizes anatomical magnetic resonance imaging to quantitatively assess volumetric brain ...
arxiv
Progressive systemic sclerosis (Diffuse scleroderma) [PDF]
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Gitlin, N., Silber, W.
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Angiogenic and angiostatic factors in renal scleroderma-associated vasculopathy [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The angiogenesis in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is impaired. An imbalance of pro-angiogenic factors and angiogenesis inhibitors has been implicated in the progression of peripheral microvascular damage, defective vascular repair and fibrosis ...
Afeltra, Antonella M. Vittoria+7 more
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