title: Promising anti-fibrotic approaches for future treatment of systemic sclerosis.
abstract: In the last years, several key-pathways for the aberrant activation of fibroblasts in SSc have been identified in pre-clinical studies. This review summarizes recently identified molecular targets for novel anti-fibrotic approaches in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and other fibrotic disorders. We will focus on pathways that can be targeted by drugs that are either already approved for other indications or that are currently evaluated in clinical trials.
authors.forename: Jorg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: H W Distler
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine 3 and Institute for Clinical Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Distler