Oxidative stress and the pathogenesis of scleroderma: The Murrell's hypothesis revisited

Seminars in Immunopathology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 329-337

  Gabrielli, Armando ^a   Svegliati, Silvia ^a   Moroncini, Gianluca ^a   Pomponio, Giovanni ^a   Santillo, Mariarosaria ^b   Avvedimento, Enrico V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies to PDGF receptor; Oxidative stress; Systemic sclerosis; Tissue fibrosis

Indexed keywords

REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MICROVASCULATURE; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCLERODERMA;

AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOANTIGENS; HUMANS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RECEPTORS, PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 47149109417     PISSN: 18632297     EISSN: 18632300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00281-008-0125-4     Document Type: Review

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