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ArticleScientific reports2025

Inhibition of skin fibrosis via regulation of Th17/Treg imbalance in systemic sclerosis.

Akiko Sekiguchi, Chikako Shimokawa, Tamotsu Kato, Akihiko Uchiyama, Yoko Yokoyama, Sachiko Ogino, Ryoko Torii, Hajime Hisaeda, Hiroshi Ohno, Sei-Ichiro Motegi

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Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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10 authors.

Akiko SekiguchiDepartment of Dermatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22, Showa, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan.
Chikako ShimokawaDepartment of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan.
Tamotsu KatoLaboratory for Intestinal Ecosystem, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan.
Akihiko UchiyamaDepartment of Dermatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22, Showa, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan.
Yoko YokoyamaDepartment of Dermatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22, Showa, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan.
Sachiko OginoDepartment of Dermatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22, Showa, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan.
Ryoko ToriiDepartment of Dermatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22, Showa, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan.
Hajime HisaedaDepartment of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan.
Hiroshi OhnoLaboratory for Intestinal Ecosystem, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan.
Sei-Ichiro MotegiDepartment of Dermatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22, Showa, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan. smotegi@gunma-u.ac.jp.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an idiopathic systemic connective tissue disorder characterized by fibrosis of the skin and internal organs, with growing interest in the imbalance between Th17 cells and regulatory T cells (Tregs) in the disease's pathogenesis. Heligmosomoides polygyrus (Hp), a natural intestinal parasite of mice, is known to induce Tregs in the host. We aimed to investigate the effects of Hp-induced Tregs on bleomycin-induced dermal fibrosis and clarify the role of the Th17/Treg balance in SSc fibrosis. Infection with Hp suppressed the development of bleomycin-induced dermal fibrosis and the infiltration of CD3

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BleomycinFibrosisScleroderma, SystemicSkinTh17 CellsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryAdultAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansMaleMiceMiddle AgedBleomycinBleomycinFibrosisHeligmosomoides polygilusMicrobiotaSystemic sclerosisTh17/Treg balance

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PMID39789188
PMCPMC11717915

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