A vitamin D analog inhibits Th2 cytokine- and TGFβ -induced periostin production in fibroblasts: a potential role for vitamin D in skin sclerosis

Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease characterized by extracellular matrix deposition and inflammation. Topical vitamin D analogs have been reported as effective treatments for scleroderma. We previously reported that a matricellular protein, periostin (POSTN), contributes to pathogenesis of sclerod...

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Autores principales: Terao, Mika, Yang, Lingli, Matsumura, Sayaka, Yutani, Mizuki, Murota, Hiroyuki, Katayama, Ichiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2015
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Research Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4579972/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26413189
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19381980.2015.1010983

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