Basic & Clinical Medicine ›› 2008, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (6): 638-641.

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Research update on bleomycin-induced systemic sclerosis

Kun XIAO, Xuan ZHANG   

  • Received:2007-06-18 Revised:2007-10-10 Online:2008-06-25 Published:2008-06-25

Abstract: Systemic Sclerosis(SSc) is a fibrotic disease characterized by immunological abnormalities,vascular injury and increased accumulation of extracellular matrix. The etiology has not been fully elucidated yet, so we need to establish a suitable animal model for research. This review is to introduce murine models of bleomycin-induced SSc, and summarize research works on the pathogenesis and treatment of SSc based on this model.