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Decreased secretion of MMP by non-lesional late-stage scleroderma fibroblasts after selection via activation of the apoptotic Fas-pathway.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Jul 2011
Chabaud Stéphane, Corriveau Marie-Pier, Grodzicky Tamara, Senécal Jean-Luc, Chartier Suzanne, Raymond Yves, Moulin Véronique J
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Our hypothesis is that the development of lesional areas of skin in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) originates from the selection of profibrotic cell subpopulations within their non-lesional skin areas, due to their greater resistance to apoptosis. Sensitivity to apoptosis of early-stage or late-stage SSc fibroblasts as well as of healthy cells was compared using extrinsic or intrinsic apoptotic...
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