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Binding of Anti-SSA Antibodies to Apoptotic Fetal Cardiocytes Stimulates uPA/uPAR-Dependent Activation of TGF beta and Potentiates Fibrosis

In congenital heart block (CHB), binding of maternal anti-SSA/Ro antibodies to fetal apoptotic cardiocytes impairs their removal by healthy cardiocytes and increases uPA/uPAR-dependent plasmin activation. Since the uPA/uPAR system plays a role in TGF beta activation, we evaluated whether anti-Ro bin...

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Autori principali: Briassouli, Paraskevi, Rifkin, Daniel, Clancy, Robert M., Buyon, Jill P.
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: 2011
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3208032/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22013113
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.1101288
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