Systemic Sclerosis

Systemic Sclerosis edited by Kazuhiko Takehara, Manabu Fujimoto, Masataka Kuwana.

This book provides a comprehensive review of the recent advances in the research of systemic sclerosis (scleroderma). Systemic sclerosis is a complex autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy, fibrosis, and immune activation. This disease is also associated with certain susceptibility genes a...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Takehara, Kazuhiko (Editor), Fujimoto, Manabu (Editor), Kuwana, Masataka (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Dermatology.
Rheumatology.
Internal medicine.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • 1
  • Fibrosis: overview 2
  • Autoimmunity in systemic sclerosis: Overview 3
  • Endothelial progenitor cell 4
  • Animal models of systemic sclerosis 5
  • Genetics of Systemic Sclerosis 6
  • Role of the Interleukin-1 Family in the Fibrogenic Phenotype in Systemic Sclerosis 7
  • Interleukin-6 in the Pathogenesis of Systemic Sclerosis 8
  • Epigenetics 9
  • Transforming Growth Factor-ß and Connective Tissue Growth Factor 10
  • Endothelin 11
  • The Role of B cells in Systemic Sclerosis 12
  • Fli1 13
  • Biomarker 14
  • Autoantibodies in Systemic Sclerosis.

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