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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Syed Ahmed
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-2710 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Ahmed S Sohail SS Tan Filemon K FK Arnett Frank C FC Jin Li L Geng Yong-Jian YJ
Arthritis and rheumatism 20060701 7
<h4>Objective</h4>Sera from patients with scleroderma (systemic sclerosis [SSc]) contain anti-endothelial cell antibodies (AECAs) capable of inducing endothelial cell apoptosis. We sought to determine whether SSc sera containing anticentromere antibodies (ACAs) or anti-topoisomerase I antibodies (or, anti-Scl-70 antibodies) contain subsets of AECAs that trigger distinct pathways of apoptosis and gene expression in normal adult human dermal endothelial cells (HDECs).<h4>Methods</h4>Adult HDECs we ...[more]