Journal article
Keloid scarring, but not Dupuytren's contracture, is associated with unexplained carotid atherosclerosis.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Atherosclerosis, a response to injury, may be thought of as scarring in the artery wall. TGF-beta and associated signaling molecules have been implicated in the pathophysiology of keloid scarring, Dupuytren's Contracture and atherosclerotic plaques in independent studies.
PURPOSE: To test the hypothesis that excess cutaneous scarring and Dupuytren's contractures predispose independently to carotid atherosclerosis .
Authors
Bhavsar S; Nimigan A; Hackam DG; O'Gorman DB; Gan BS; Spence JD
Journal
Clinical & Investigative Medicine, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. e95–102
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication Date
April 1, 2009
DOI
10.25011/cim.v32i2.6026
ISSN
0147-958X