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Genome-Wide Scan Identifies TNIP1, PSORS1C1, and RHOB As Novel Risk Loci for Systemic Sclerosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an orphan, complex, inflammatory disease affecting the immune system and connective tissue. SSc stands out as a severely incapacitating and life-threatening inflammatory rheumatic disease, with a largely unknown pathogenesis ...
P. Amouyel   +245 more
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Multiplex cytokine analysis of dermal interstitial blister fluid defines local disease mechanisms in systemic sclerosis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Clinical diversity in systemic sclerosis (SSc) reflects multifaceted pathogenesis and the effect of key growth factors or cytokines operating within a disease-specific microenvironment.
Christopher P Denton   +21 more
core   +1 more source

Endothelin-1 promotes myofibroblast induction through the ETA receptor via a rac/phosphoinositide 3-kinase/akt-dependent pathway and is essential for the enhanced contractile phenotype of fibrotic fibroblasts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
The endothelins are a family of endothelium-derived peptides that possess a variety of functions, including vasoconstriction. Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is up-regulated during tissue repair and promotes myofibroblast contraction and migration, hence ...
Abraham, DJ   +34 more
core   +1 more source

Cerebral Sinus Thrombosis in Scleroderma: A Case Report [PDF]

open access: yesActa Medica Iranica, 2012
Scleroderma or systemic sclerosis is a multisystem disease due to excessive collagen deposition in different organs and autoimmunity by production of autoantibodies.According to previous reports, brain is rarely affected in scleroderma, howeverrecent ...
Maryam Poursadegh Fard   +1 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Patterns of patient-reported symptoms and association with sociodemographic and systemic sclerosis disease characteristics: a scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort cross-sectional studyResearch in context

open access: yesEClinicalMedicine, 2023
Summary: Background: Systemic sclerosis is a heterogenous disease in which little is known about patterns of patient-reported symptom clusters. We aimed to identify classes of individuals with similar anxiety, depression, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and
Robyn K. Wojeck   +108 more
doaj   +1 more source

Systemic Sclerosis Manifesting Post-Radiotherapy: A Case Report

open access: yesEuropean Medical Journal Dermatology, 2023
Morphoea is a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin and underlying tissues, characterised by fibrosis of the skin and subcutaneous tissue without systemic involvement.
Devanshi Nimbark   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

THE SYSTEMIC INVOLVEMENT IN SCLERODERMA [PDF]

open access: yesMedical Journal of Australia, 1977
A survey was made of the systemic involvement in 38 patients with scleroderma: 33 with the acrosclerotic form (Type 1, 18, Type 2, 15) and five with the diffuse form. The study comprised inquiry about symptoms, physical examination, and the laboratory tests, such as radiological examination of chest and hands, barium swallow and meal X-ray examination,
openaire   +2 more sources

Atypical rapid onset Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC) complicated with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage and pleuro-pericardial effusions in a patient with recently diagnosed breast cancer and a positive anti-RNA polymerase III Ab.: A case report

open access: yesRespiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2018
Scleroderma associated Pulmonary–Renal Syndrome is a rare but severe complication with a poor prognosis and high mortality. A high index of suspicion is needed for early recognition of this potential complication in patients with systemic sclerosis and ...
Hazim Bukamur   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Systemic Sclerosis — Scleroderma

open access: yesDermatology Online Journal, 2000
Systemic sclerosis is a clinically heterogeneous, systemic disorder which affects the connective tissue of the skin, internal organs and the walls of blood vessels. It is characterized by alterations of the microvasculature, disturbances of the immune system and by massive deposition of collagen and other matrix substances in the connective tissue ...
openaire   +4 more sources

Scleroderma and scleroderma-like syndromes

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology
Systemic sclerosis is a systemic connective tissue disease whose main pathophysiological mechanism is a progressive fibrosis of internal organs and skin leading to thickening and induration. Blood vessels may also be involved.
Katarzyna Romanowska-Próchnicka   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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