Enhanced expression of the receptor for granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor on dermal fibroblasts from scleroderma patients

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 94-101

  Postiglione, L ^a   Montagnani, S ^a   Riccio, A ^a   Montuori, N ^a   Sciorio, S ^a   Ladogana, P ^a   Di Spigna, G ^a   Castaldo, C ^a   Rossi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fibroblasts; GM CSF Receptor; Scleroderma

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCLERODERMA; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN FIBROBLAST; SYNDROME CREST;

ADULT; AGED; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIVISION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLS, CULTURED; CREST SYNDROME; DERMIS; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0036138618     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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