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Dysregulated interleukin-23 signalling contributes to the increased collagen production in scleroderma fibroblasts via balancing microRNA expression.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Jan 2017
Nakayama Wakana, Jinnin Masatoshi, Tomizawa Yukiko, Nakamura Kayo, Kudo Hideo, Inoue Kuniko, Makino Katsunari, Honda Noritoshi, Kajihara Ikko, Fukushima Satoshi, Ihn Hironobu
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OBJECTIVES: The overexpression of IL-12 family cytokines is implicated in the pathogenesis of SSc, but their exact role is still unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the regulation of extracellular matrix expression by IL-23 and its contribution to the phenotype of SSc. METHODS: The mRNA expression was determined by PCR array and real-time PCR. The expression levels of proteins were determined by...
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