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Thrombin-induced CCN2 expression as a target for anti-fibrotic therapy in scleroderma.

Friday, February 5th, 2010

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http://antioxidant-scleroderma.blogspot.com/2010/02/thrombin-induced-ccn2-expression-as.html

Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis, SSc) is a fibrotic disease for which there is no therapy. CCN2 (connective tissue growth factor, CTGF) is a marker and mediator of fibrosis. Previously, it has been shown that thrombin induces CCN2 expression in fibroblasts