2012
Imatinib mesylate causes genome-wide transcriptional changes in systemic sclerosis fibroblasts in vitro.
Hinchcliff M, Huang CC, Ishida W, Fang F, Lee J, Jafari N, Wilkes M, Bhattacharyya S, Leof E, Varga J. Imatinib mesylate causes genome-wide transcriptional changes in systemic sclerosis fibroblasts in vitro. Clinical And Experimental Rheumatology 2012, 30: s86-96. PMID: 22691216, PMCID: PMC3860597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBenzamidesBiopsyCase-Control StudiesCells, CulturedFibroblastsFibrosisGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationHumansImatinib MesylateMiceMice, KnockoutOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhosphorylationPiperazinesProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-ablPyrimidinesScleroderma, SystemicSignal TransductionSkinTime FactorsTranscription, GeneticTransforming Growth Factor beta1ConceptsSystemic sclerosisSSc fibroblastsSkin biopsiesInternal organ fibrosisHeterogeneous multifactorial diseaseControl fibroblastsControl skin biopsiesFibrotic gene expressionSystemic sclerosis fibroblastsC-AblProgressive skinAntifibrotic effectsImatinib mesylateHealthy controlsCardiovascular diseaseGene expressionHealthy subjectsFibrotic responseCholesterol metabolismOrgan fibrosisC-Abl activationMultifactorial diseaseTreatment resultsTissue levelsFibrosis
2007
Obliterative vasculopathy in systemic sclerosis: endothelial precursor cells as novel targets for therapy
Hinchcliff M, Varga J. Obliterative vasculopathy in systemic sclerosis: endothelial precursor cells as novel targets for therapy. Expert Review Of Clinical Immunology 2007, 3: 11-15. PMID: 20476946, DOI: 10.1586/1744666x.3.1.11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystemic sclerosisObliterative vasculopathyOpen-label clinical trialEfficacy of statinsChronic cardiovascular diseasePrecursor cellsSerious clinical manifestationsEndothelial precursor cellsChronic vasculopathyVascular obliterationClinical manifestationsVascular damageVascular precursor cellsClinical trialsTherapeutic roleCardiovascular diseaseEffective treatmentImpaired productionVasculopathySclerosisNovel targetStatinsDefective vasculogenesisAtorvastatinEndothelial precursors