Zhu, Huimin
Wu, Yingyi
Hu, Zhonghui
Lu, Junjie
Liu, Shanshan
Zhang, Yue
Chen, Hongzhen
Liu, Mian
Wang, Dandan
Sun, Lingyun
Funding for this research was provided by:
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82572069)
Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20231119)
Medical Research Program of Jiangsu Provincial Health and Wellness Commission (H2023087)
Bethune Charitable Foundation (BCF-QYWL-FS-2024-3)
Six Talent Foundation of Jiangsu Province
Article History
Received: 24 July 2025
Accepted: 12 January 2026
First Online: 24 January 2026
Declarations
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: From October 2022 to August 2023, a total of 30 SSc patients and 15 healthy volunteers were enrolled from the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital. All SSc patients were diagnosed based on the American College of Rheumatology criteria. All investigations on humans were approved by the Ethics Committee of the Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital (SC-2022-008; 2016-160-01; 2009004).
: The authors declare no competing interests.