Hershberger P

ORCID: 0000-0003-0030-6520 · 1 paper in corpus

2013

Estradiol promotes the development of a fibrotic phenotype and is increased in the serum of patients with systemic sclerosis.

Arthritis research & therapy ·doi:10.1186/ar4140

IntroductionSystemic sclerosis (SSc) is more prevalent in women. Our goal is to determine the effects of 17β-estradiol (E2) on the development of fibrosis and to compare circulating levels of estrogens in SSc patients and healthy controls.M…