Jefferson Institute of Molecular Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107-15541, USA.
Biomark Med. 2010 Feb;4(1):133-47. doi: 10.2217/bmm.09.79.
Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder of unknown etiologycharacterized b y pronounced fibroproliferative alterations in the microvasculature, and frequent cellular and humoral immunity abnormalities, culminating in a severe and often progressive fibrotic process. Numerous biomarkers reflecting the three main pathogenetic mechanisms in systemic sclerosis have been described; however, aside from several disease-specific autoantibodies, other biomarkers have not been thoroughly validated and require further study. Thus, there is an unmet need for validated biomarkers for diagnosis, disease classification, and evaluation of organ involvement and therapeutic response in systemic sclerosis.
系统性硬化症是一种病因不明的自身免疫性炎症性疾病,其特征为微血管明显的纤维增生性改变,以及频繁的细胞和体液免疫异常,最终导致严重且常进展的纤维化过程。已经描述了许多反映系统性硬化症三种主要发病机制的生物标志物;然而,除了几种疾病特异性自身抗体外,其他生物标志物尚未得到充分验证,需要进一步研究。因此,需要有经过验证的生物标志物来诊断、分类疾病,评估器官受累和治疗反应。