Table 2

Extrinsic mediators of fibroblast activity potentially implicated in SSc

Cytokines


TGF-β

IL-4

IL-13

IL-17

IL-33


Growth factors, peptides and bioactive lipids


Wnt family (Wnt3a, Wnt10b, others)

CTGF (matricellular protein)

PDGF

IGFBP-5

Endothelin-1

Adenosine

Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA)

Prostaglandin F


Chemokines


CXCL12

MCP-1


Autoantibodies


Antibody to Topo I

Anti-fibroblast antibody

Anti-PDGF antibody


Bhattacharyya et al. Fibrogenesis & Tissue Repair 2012 5(Suppl 1):S18   doi:10.1186/1755-1536-5-S1-S18

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