Therapeutic plasma exchange, which aims to treat systemic sclerosis (SSc) by clearing the blood of antibodies, cytokines and other factors…
Articles by Patricia Inácio, PhD
Severe malnutrition significantly decreases the quality of life of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), according to researchers. Standardized nutritional…
It takes more than three years for half of Britons with rheumatic diseases like scleroderma, lupus and vasculitis to obtain…
Implanting some of scleroderma patients’ fat cells in their fingers significantly improved their hand function and overall disability, a clinical…
Immunosuppressive therapy followed by an autologous stem cell transplant resulted in significant long-term benefits, including improved overall survival, in adult…
New research establishes a link between immune cells, known as macrophages, and systemic sclerosis progression. The study showed that gene…
A newly discovered genetic variant in the FOXP3 gene is associated with a slower progression of systemic sclerosis in women,…
The thick skin that is a hallmark of scleroderma showed meaningful improvement in 75 percent of patients treated with Corbus…
Viracept (nelfinavir mesylate, NFV), an antiretroviral drug approved as a therapy against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), could be beneficial…
High levels of a cytokine called CCL2 circulating in the blood can predict how quickly and severely lung disease will…