Reassessing the Role of the Active TGF-β1 as a Biomarker in Systemic Sclerosis: Association of Serum Levels with Clinical Manifestations

Objective. To determine active TGF-β1 (aTGF-β1) levels in serum, skin, and peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) culture supernatants and to understand their associations with clinical parameters in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients. Methods. We evaluated serum samples from 56 SSc patients and 24...

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Autores principales: Dantas, Andréa Tavares, Gonçalves, Sayonara Maria Calado, de Almeida, Anderson Rodrigues, Gonçalves, Rafaela Silva Guimarães, Sampaio, Maria Clara Pinheiro Duarte, Vilar, Kamila de Melo, Pereira, Michelly Cristiny, Rêgo, Moacyr Jesus Barreto de Melo, Pitta, Ivan da Rocha, Marques, Claudia Diniz Lopes, Duarte, Angela Luzia Branco Pinto, Pitta, Maira Galdino da Rocha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5124685/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27965520
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6064830

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5124685/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27965520
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6064830

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