Fibrosis—a lethal component of systemic sclerosis

YY Ho, D Lagares, AM Tager, M Kapoor - Nature Reviews …, 2014 - nature.com
Fibrosis is a pathological process characterized by excessive accumulation of connective
tissue components in an organ or tissue. Fibrosis is produced by deregulated wound …

Vasculopathy in scleroderma

Y Asano, S Sato - Seminars in immunopathology, 2015 - Springer
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem connective tissue disorder featured by vascular
injury and fibrosis of the skin and various internal organs with autoimmune background …

Neurologic involvement in scleroderma: a systematic review

TN Amaral, FA Peres, AT Lapa… - Seminars in Arthritis and …, 2013 - Elsevier
abstract Objectives To perform a systematic review of neurologic involvement in Systemic
sclerosis (SSc) and Localized Scleroderma (LS), describing clinical features, neuroimaging …

Systemic sclerosis

Y Asano - The Journal of dermatology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Systemic sclerosis (SS c) is a multisystem autoimmune disease characterized by
vasculopathy and tissue fibrosis of the skin and various internal organs. A series of genetic …

Endothelial dysfunction in systemic sclerosis

E Patnaik, M Lyons, K Tran, D Pattanaik - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Systemic sclerosis, commonly known as scleroderma, is an autoimmune disorder
characterized by vascular abnormalities, autoimmunity, and multiorgan fibrosis. The exact …

Management of endothelial dysfunction in systemic sclerosis: current and developing strategies

DC Zanin-Silva, M Santana-Gonçalves… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease marked by dysregulation of the immune
system, tissue fibrosis and dysfunction of the vasculature. Vascular damage, remodeling and …

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), mast cells and inflammation

YB Shaik-Dasthagirisaheb, G Varvara… - International journal …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is one of the most important inducers of
angiogenesis, therefore blocking angiogenesis has led to great promise in the treatment of …

The interplay of inflammation and remodeling in the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis: current understanding and future directions

X Gong, Z Han, H Fan, Y Wu, Y He, Y Fu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), a common clinical condition characterized by persistent
mucosal inflammation and tissue remodeling, has a complex pathogenesis that is intricately …

Vascular biomarkers and correlation with peripheral vasculopathy in systemic sclerosis

I Chora, S Guiducci, M Manetti, E Romano… - Autoimmunity …, 2015 - Elsevier
Vascular disease is a hallmark of systemic sclerosis (SSc). It is present in every patient,
being responsible both for the earliest clinical manifestations and the major life-threatening …

Molecular Changes Implicate Angiogenesis and Arterial Remodeling in Systemic Sclerosis–Associated and Idiopathic Pulmonary Hypertension

Y Zhou, T Tabib, M Huang, K Yuan, Y Kim… - … and Vascular Biology, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a common complication of systemic
sclerosis (SSc) and a leading cause of mortality among patients with this disease. PH can …