ReviewCells2021
Cytokines Involved in the Pathogenesis of SSc and Problems in the Development of Anti-Cytokine Therapy.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Classic lipid profile and lipoprotein(a) in systemic sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies.Rheumatology international · 2025Pooled it
- Sarcopenia in systemic sclerosis: prevalence and impact-a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of Innovative Treatment Using Biological Drugs for the Modulation of Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Pooled it
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- Pumping Up Dermatologic Drug Reformulation: A Review of How Proton Pump Inhibitors May Revolutionize Scleroderma Treatment.The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology · 2026Review
- Comparison of the Transcriptomic Signatures of Skin and Lung Fibroblasts from Patients with Systemic Sclerosis.Fibrosis (Hong Kong, China) · 2026Article
- Anti-CD19 CAR T-cell therapy for autoimmune diseases: from exploratory clinical trials to quantitative pharmacodynamic modeling development.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Nuclear Imaging Strategies to Evaluate Cytokine Production in Autoimmune, Inflammatory, and Neoplastic Diseases: A Review of Current Preclinical Research.Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine · 2025Review
- Serum IL-40 is elevated in systemic sclerosis and is linked to disease activity, gastrointestinal involvement, immune regulation and fibrotic processes.Arthritis research & therapy · 2025Article
- Do functionality, strength, vascularization, inflammatory and biopsychosocial status improve by biopsychosocial model-based exercise in SSc?Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2025Article
- The B-cells paradigm in systemic sclerosis: an update on pathophysiology and B-cell-targeted therapies.Clinical and experimental immunology · 2025Review
- New insights into the role of cellular senescence and rheumatic diseases.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Analysis of hsa_circ_0136256 as a biomarker for fibrosis in systemic sclerosis.BMC biotechnology · 2024Article
- Could Gas6/TAM Axis Provide Valuable Insights into the Pathogenesis of Systemic Sclerosis?Current issues in molecular biology · 2024Review
- Orofacial Complications of the Connective Tissue Disease Systemic Sclerosis.Journal of dental research · 2024Review
- Treatable Traits in Systemic Sclerosis.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2023Review
- Immune and Non-Immune Inflammatory Cells Involved in Autoimmune Fibrosis: New Discoveries.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Current Trends in Vascular Biomarkers for Systemic Sclerosis: A Narrative Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Immune cell dysregulation as a mediator of fibrosis in systemic sclerosis.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2022Review
- Pirfenidone exacerbates Th2-driven vasculopathy in a mouse model of systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease.The European respiratory journal · 2022Article
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Abstract
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease of unknown etiology. SSc causes damage to the skin and various organs including the lungs, heart, and digestive tract, but the extent of the damage varies from patient to patient. The pathology of SSc includes ischemia, inflammation, and fibrosis, but the degree of progression varies from case to case. Many cytokines have been reported to be involved in the pathogenesis of SSc: interleukin-6 is associated with inflammation and transforming growth factor-β and interleukin-13 are associated with fibrosis. Therapeutic methods to control these cytokines have been proposed; however, which cytokines have a dominant role in SSc might differ depending on the extent of visceral lesions and the stage of disease progression. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the disease state of the patient to be targeted and the type of evaluation method when an anti-cytokine therapy is conducted. Here, we review the pathology of SSc and potential cytokine targets, especially interleukin-6, as well as the use of anti-cytokine therapy for SSc.
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