Microparticles: potential new contributors to the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis?

Abstract Background Microparticles (MPs) are membrane-derived vesicles released from cells undergoing activation or apoptosis with diverse proinflammatory and prothrombotic activities, that have been implicated in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis (SSc). We aimed to evaluate the plasma levels o...

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Main Authors: Sandra Maximiano de Oliveira, Ighor Luiz de Azevedo Teixeira, Carolina Nunes França, Maria Cristina de Oliveira Izar, Cristiane Kayser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:Advances in Rheumatology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42358-023-00299-y