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ReviewClinical and experimental immunology2019

The immunopathogenesis of fibrosis in systemic sclerosis.

M Brown, S O'Reilly

Registry-linked trialOpen access · greenAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Clinical and experimental immunology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07642297 (The Potential Pharmacological Role of the TNF-Like Ligand 1A), which is not on this map. Cited by 112 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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112citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
7.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07642297 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

The Potential Pharmacological Role of the TNF-Like Ligand 1A (TL1A) Inhibition in Modulating Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)-Related Skin Fibrosis and Immunological Alterations: A Proof-of-Concept, In Vitro, Study

TypeobservationalSponsorFondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-MedicoRan2026 to 2028Enrolled20ConditionsSystemic Sclerosis (SSc), Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis, Skin FibrosisArmsTL1A stimulation and inhibition (in vitro)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

112 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 180 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Sex Disparity in Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Pulmonary Fibrosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  10. Immune cells composition in the skin and subcutaneous adipose tissue of patients with systemic sclerosis.Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG · 2026
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  14. Chronic Rejection in Facial Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (fVCA).Results and problems in cell differentiation · 2026
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  15. CD14Frontiers in immunology · 2026
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52 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

M BrownFaculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
S O'ReillyFaculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Northumbria University · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an idiopathic systemic autoimmune disease. It is characterized by a triad of hallmarks: immune dysfunction, fibrosis and vasculopathy. Immune dysfunction in SSc is characterized by the activation and recruitment of immune cells and the production of autoantibodies and cytokines. How immune abnormalities link the fibrosis and vasculopathy in SSc is poorly understood. A plethora of immune cell types are implicated in the immunopathogenesis of SSc, including T cells, B cells, dendritic cells, mast cells and macrophages. How these different cell types interact to contribute to SSc is complicated, and can involve cell-to-cell interactions and communication via cytokines, including transforming growth factor (TGF)-β, interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-4. We will attempt to review significant and recent research demonstrating the importance of immune cell regulation in the immunopathogenesis of SSc with a particular focus on fibrosis.

Indexed as

AnimalsB-LymphocytesCytokinesDendritic CellsFibrosisHumansLymphocytesMiceScleroderma, SystemicT-LymphocytesCytokinesarthritis (including rheumatoid arthritis)B cellsT cellsToll-like receptors (TLRs)

Identifiers

PMID30430560
PMCPMC6378383
OpenAlexW2901770396

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