... in systemic sclerosis are only partiallyknown. We aimed at studying the gene expression profile of circulating endothelial cells and the effects of iloprostinfusion and gene expression in patients ... cells.The gene array data concerning the drug modulation of genes involved in the control of apoptosis, in cell adhe-sion and in vasculogenesis were validated by quantitativeRT-PCR of selected genes ... details1Section of Internal Medicine B, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, P.le LA Scuro, 10, 37134, Verona, Italy.2Immunology Unit, Institute G.Gaslini, Largo G. Gaslini, 16147, Genova, Italy.3Section...