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Anti-fibroblast antibodies detected by cell-based ELISA in systemic sclerosis enhance the collagenolytic activity and matrix metalloproteinase-1 production in dermal fibroblasts

Published inRheumatology, vol. 46, no. 12, p. 1779-1785
Publication date2007
Abstract

Antibodies binding to the surface of fibroblasts (anti-fibroblast antibodies: AFA) have been described in systemic sclerosis (SSc). We aimed to assess the effect of AFA on extracellular matrix (ECM) turnover and whether AFA were associated with anti-topoisomerase-I antibody.

Keywords
  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic/analysis/drug effects
  • Blotting, Western
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Collagen/metabolism
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Female
  • Fibroblasts/drug effects/immunology
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G/pharmacology
  • Interleukin-1/pharmacology
  • Male
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 1/drug effects/metabolism
  • Middle Aged
  • RNA, Messenger/analysis
  • Scleroderma, Systemic/immunology/physiopathology
  • Skin/pathology
  • Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1/drug effects/metabolism
Citation (ISO format)
FINESCHI, S et al. Anti-fibroblast antibodies detected by cell-based ELISA in systemic sclerosis enhance the collagenolytic activity and matrix metalloproteinase-1 production in dermal fibroblasts. In: Rheumatology, 2007, vol. 46, n° 12, p. 1779–1785. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem241
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