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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex autoimmune connective-tissue disease, characterised by vasculopathy and fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. Activation of microvascular endothelial cells (ECs) causes the intimal hyperplasia that characterises the vascular remodelling in SSc. The most frequent complication of SSc is the development of digital ulcers (DUs). Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) may trigger fibrosis and sustain vascular damage. Aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between serum level of TSLP and DUs.
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