7 datasets found
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Autologous stem-cell transplantation in refractory autoimmune diseases after
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Autoimmune diseases that are resistant to conventional treatment cause severe morbidity and even mortality. In the present study we demonstrate that complete... -
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Tumour necrosis factor-α production in fibrosing alveolitis is macrophage subset specific
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Background Previous studies have revealed that tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α is upregulated in fibrosing alveolitis (FA) in humans. The aim of this study was to... -
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Von Willebrand factor propeptide as a marker of disease activity in systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
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In 44 consecutive patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), plasma concentrations of von Willebrand factor (vWf) were higher than those of the vWf propeptide, but the... -
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The inhibitory effects of camptothecin, a topoisomerase I inhibitor, on collagen synthesis in fibroblasts from patients with systemic sclerosis
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The main manifestation of systemic sclerosis (SSc) is the overproduction of extracellular matrix, predominantly type I collagen. This study was undertaken to evaluate... -
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Histometric data obtained by in vivo confocal laser scanning microscopy in patients with systemic sclerosis
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Background It would be a benefit if time-saving, non-invasive methods could give hints for diagnosing systemic sclerosis. To investigate the skin of patients with... -
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Epidemiology of organic solvents and connective tissue disease
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Case reports suggest that solvents are associated with various connective tissue diseases (systemic sclerosis, scleroderma, undifferentiated connective tissue... -
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Genetic epidemiology: Systemic sclerosis
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem connective tissue disease characterised phenotypically by fibrosis and ischaemic atrophy. Its aetiology is most likely...
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