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Autocrine activation by interleukin 1alpha induces the fibrogenic phenotype of systemic sclerosis fibroblasts.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Oct 2004
Kawaguchi Yasushi, McCarthy Susan A, Watkins Simon C, Wright Timothy M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To explore the cellular localization of interleukin 1alpha (IL-1alpha) in cultured fibroblasts from lesional skin of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and to study the role of intracellular IL-1alpha in the activation of fibroblasts. METHODS: Dermal fibroblasts were derived from 12 patients with SSc. Expression of IL-1alpha mRNA was examined using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction...
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