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ArticleThe American journal of pathology2016

Altered Dermal Fibroblasts in Systemic Sclerosis Display Podoplanin and CD90.

Banafsheh Nazari, Lisa M Rice, Giuseppina Stifano, Alexander M S Barron, Yu Mei Wang, Tess Korndorf, Jungeun Lee, Jag Bhawan, Robert Lafyatis, Jeffrey L Browning

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Article in The American journal of pathology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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40 citing papers in PubMed, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Banafsheh NazariSection of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
Lisa M RiceSection of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
Giuseppina StifanoSection of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
Alexander M S BarronSection of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
Yu Mei WangSection of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
Tess KorndorfSection of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
Jungeun LeeDepartment of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
Jag BhawanDepartment of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
Robert LafyatisSection of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Jeffrey L BrowningSection of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: browninj@bu.edu.
Boston University · US

Funding

Translational studies for identifying and targeting novel pathways in systemic sclerosis pathogenesisP50AR060780 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI DOMSIC, ROBYN THERESE · 2011 to 2021
$14.9M
Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program UL1UL1TR000157 · NCATS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI CENTER, DAVID M. · 2012 to 2013
$7.9M
Rheumatic Diseases Research Core CentersP30AR061271 · NIAMS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI WHITFIELD, MICHAEL L · 2011 to 2015
$3.1M
Innate immunity in dermal fibrosis and systemic sclerosisR01AR051089 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI LAFYATIS, ROBERT A. · 2005 to 2015
$2.8M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000157NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR061271NIAMS NIH HHS P50 AR060780NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR051089
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tissue injury triggers the activation and differentiation of multiple cell types to minimize damage and initiate repair processes. In systemic sclerosis, these repair processes appear to run unchecked, leading to aberrant remodeling and fibrosis of the skin and multiple internal organs, yet the fundamental pathological defect remains unknown. We describe herein a transition wherein the abundant CD34(+) dermal fibroblasts present in healthy human skin disappear in the skin of systemic sclerosis patients, and CD34(-), podoplanin(+), and CD90(+) fibroblasts appear. This transition is limited to the upper dermis in several inflammatory skin diseases, yet in systemic sclerosis, it can occur in all regions of the dermis. In vitro, primary dermal fibroblasts readily express podoplanin in response to the inflammatory stimuli tumor necrosis factor and IL-1β. Furthermore, we show that on acute skin injury in both human and murine settings, this transition occurs quickly, consistent with a response to inflammatory signaling. Transitioned fibroblasts partially resemble the cells that form the reticular networks in organized lymphoid tissues, potentially linking two areas of fibroblast research. These results allow for the visualization and quantification of a basic stage of fibroblast differentiation in inflammatory and fibrotic diseases in the skin.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsCell DifferentiationDermisFemaleFibroblastsFibrosisHumansInterleukin-1betaMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMiddle AgedPodoplaninInterleukin-1betaMembrane GlycoproteinsPDPN protein, humanPodoplaninThy-1 AntigensTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

Identifiers

PMID27565038
PMCPMC5222985
OpenAlexW2515408976

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