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MONOCYTES STRONGLY INDUCE (MYO)FIBROBLAST CONTRACTION IN A NEW 3D SKIN MODEL TO UNDERSTAND THE INFLAMMATION-FIBROSIS AXIS IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS
Djúlio César Zanin-Silva, Nienke J T van Kooten, Theogiannis I. Papadimitriou…·A. van Caam
This study uses a 3D skin model to show that monocytes and macrophages induce myofibroblast contraction via JAK/STAT3 and TGF-β signaling in systemic sclerosis.
DOI 10.64898/2026.02.12.705496