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Skin Fibrosis

Skin fibrosis is a pathological condition characterized by excessive deposition and accumulation of extracellular matrix components in the skin, leading to progressive tissue thickening and hardening, primarily resulting from aberrant fibroblast activation and collagen overproduction in the context of systemic sclerosis and pediatric scleroderma.

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2017–2026

427

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Dermal Fibrosis

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Gadolinium – a specific trigger for the development of nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis?

Thomas Grobner · Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation · 2006 · 1.8K citations · Full text

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The matricellular protein CCN1 induces fibroblast senescence and restricts fibrosis in cutaneous wound healing

Joon-Il Jun, Lester F. Lau · Nature Cell Biology · 2010 · 960 citations · Full text

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Localized scleroderma-response to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 1990 · 612 citations

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Stimulatory Autoantibodies to the PDGF Receptor in Systemic Sclerosis

Mariarosaria Santillo, Federica Bevilacqua, Michele Maria Luchetti et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2006 · 577 citations · Full text

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MicroRNA‐29, a key regulator of collagen expression in systemic sclerosis

Britta Maurer, Joanna Stańczyk, Astrid Jüngel et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism · 2010 · 526 citations

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Authors

8.3K

  1. OD
    Oliver Distler

    University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland

    59 publications · 6.6K citations

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  2. JH
    Jörg H. W. Distler

    Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

    60 publications · 6K citations

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  3. JV
    John Varga

    Northwestern University, United States

    43 publications · 4.3K citations

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  4. GS
    Georg Schett

    Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

    38 publications · 3.8K citations

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  5. SS
    Shinichi Sato

    The University of Tokyo, Japan

    47 publications · 3.8K citations

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Institutions

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  1. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

    Erlangen, Germany

    43 h-index

    430 publications

    41K citations

  2. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    41 h-index

    277 publications

    17.6K citations

  3. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    38 h-index

    254 publications

    27.7K citations

  4. Boston University

    Boston, United States

    37 h-index

    167 publications

    15.6K citations

  5. University Hospital of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    37 h-index

    122 publications

    11.5K citations

  6. The Royal Free Hospital

    London, United Kingdom

    36 h-index

    192 publications

    14.1K citations

  7. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    35 h-index

    231 publications

    17.2K citations

  8. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    34 h-index

    337 publications

    17K citations

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  1. Arthritis & Rheumatism

    93 publications · 9.3K citations

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  2. Journal of Investigative Dermatology

    JID · 98 publications · 7.3K citations

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  3. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

    ARD · 64 publications · 5.8K citations

    46

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 164 publications · 6.6K citations

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  5. Arthritis & Rheumatology

    40 publications · 2.2K citations

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