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Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition contributes to endothelial dysfunction and dermal fibrosis in systemic sclerosis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 May 2017
Manetti Mirko, Romano Eloisa, Rosa Irene, Guiducci Serena, Bellando-Randone Silvia, De Paulis Amato, Ibba-Manneschi Lidia, Matucci-Cerinic Marco
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) features multiorgan fibrosis orchestrated predominantly by activated myofibroblasts. Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndoMT) is a transdifferentiation by which endothelial cells (ECs) lose their specific morphology/markers and acquire myofibroblast-like features. Here, we determined the possible contribution of EndoMT to the pathogenesis of dermal fibrosis in SSc and two...
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