Endocan and Circulating Progenitor Cells in Women with Systemic Sclerosis: Association with Inflammation and Pulmonary Hypertension.

Alberto Lo GulloGiuseppe Mandraffino Javier Rodriguez-CarrioMichele ScuruchiDavide SinicropiMaria PostorinoCarmela MoraceClemente GiuffridaDavide SciortinoRomina GallizziSaverio LoddoConcetta ZitoGiovanni Squadrito

Published in: Biomedicines (2021)

CD34+ cell number was significantly correlated with endocan levels and with sPAP in SSc; endocan and CD34+ progenitor cells might be suggested as a potential marker of disease status.

Keyphrases

systemic sclerosis
interstitial lung disease
pulmonary hypertension
oxidative stress
single cell
nk cells
pulmonary arterial hypertension
pulmonary artery
stem cells
rheumatoid arthritis
bone marrow
climate change
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
risk assessment