Myofibroblast and pro-fibrotic cytokines in fibrosis of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) patients from South Asia: preliminary data.
Josna JosephV PrabhuMeera ThomasReka KaruppusamiThomas Alex KodiatteRajiv MichaelManbha L RymbaiJohn MathewPublished in: Clinical rheumatology (2024)
The findings of this study reinforce the role of myofibroblasts and profibrotic cytokines like IL-33 in fibrosis of Ig4-RD patients, pointing to their potential as earlier predictive markers of onset and extent of fibrosis.