Impaired collagen gel contraction with cultured skin fibroblasts from patients with systemic sclerosis |
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Authors: | Morino N Mimura T Hamasaki K Kanda H Kikuchi K Takehara K Yazaki Y Nojima Y |
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Affiliation: | Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan. |
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Abstract: | We investigated the capacity of skin fibroblasts, derived from 9 patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), to contract collagen lattices in a three-dimensional culture system. In comparison with control fibroblasts (N = 8), more than 30% of SSc fibroblasts exhibited markedly impaired ability to contract collagen lattices. The expression of alpha2beta1 integrins and integrin-mediated signals were not significantly different between normal and SSc fibroblasts. Although the underlying mechanisms remain to be determined, our present data provide evidence that certain aspects of interaction with collagen are impaired in SSc fibroblasts. |
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