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Toll-like receptor 3 upregulation by type I interferon in healthy and scleroderma dermal fibroblasts
11 Jan 2011
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INTRODUCTION: Increased levels of genes in the type I interferon (IFN) pathway have been observed in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), or scleroderma. How type I IFN regulates the dermal fibroblast and its participation in the development of dermal fibrosis is not known. We hypothesized that one mechanism by which type I IFN may contribute to dermal fibrosis is through upregulation of specific Toll-like...
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