Takumi Hasegawa, Akira Utsunomiya, Takenao Chino, Hiroshi Kasamatsu, Tomomi Shimizu, Takashi Matsushita, Takashi Obara, Naoto Ishii, Hideaki Ogasawara, Wataru Ikeda, Toshio Imai, Noritaka Oyama, Minoru Hasegawa
BACKGROUND: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by vascular injury and inflammation, followed by excessive fibrosis of the skin and other internal organs, including the lungs. CX3CL1 (fractalkine), a chemokine expressed on endothelial cells, supports the migration of macrophages and T cells that express its specific receptor CX3CR1 into targeted tissues. We previously reported that anti-CX3CL1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatment significantly inhibited transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1-induced expression of type I collagen and fibronectin 1 in human dermal fibroblasts...
May 3, 2024: Arthritis Research & Therapy