Abstract
Objective: To analyze how monocyte and macrophage exposure to CXCL4 induces inflammatory and fibrotic processes observed in Systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients. Methods: In six independent experiments, monocytes of healthy controls (HC) and SSc patients were stimulated with CXCL4, TLR-ligands, IFNɑ or TGFβ and the secretion of cytokines in the supernatant
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