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2194462

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-8-6
pubmed:abstractText
A subpopulation of scleroderma dermal fibroblasts was identified by flow cytometric analysis. Between 15% and 25% of the cells within the scleroderma fibroblast lines had high levels of cytoplasmic granularity, as identified by side light scatter characteristics. Similar fibroblasts composed less than 3% of the cells within the normal fibroblast lines, although greater numbers could be induced through exposure to soluble factors derived from activated mononuclear cells. The granular subpopulation of fibroblasts produced 2-3 times as much procollagen as did the other fibroblasts. These data support the hypothesis that fibrosis in scleroderma may result in part from the activity of an inherently high procollagen-producing subset of normal fibroblasts that is expanded through exposure to immune cytokines.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0004-3591
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
842-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
In vitro identification of a subpopulation of fibroblasts that produces high levels of collagen in scleroderma patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't