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ArticleClinical & translational immunology2021

IL-17 drives salivary gland dysfunction via inhibiting TRPC1-mediated calcium movement in Sjögren's syndrome.

Fan Xiao, Wenhan Du, Xiaoxia Zhu, Yuan Tang, Lixiong Liu, Enyu Huang, Chong Deng, Cainan Luo, Man Han, Ping Chen and 7 more

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Article in Clinical & translational immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. AI-validated fusion proteins for local inhibition of interleukin-17A.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2026
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  3. Molecular Insights into Oral Manifestations in Sjögren's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  4. Evaluation of ATP12A and NFKBIZ as potential markers of inflammatory status in cystic fibrosis airway epithelial cells.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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  8. Roles of TRP and PIEZO receptors in autoimmune diseases.Expert reviews in molecular medicine · 2024
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  15. Targeted Therapy for Primary Sjögren's Syndrome: Where are We Now?BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Fan XiaoDepartment of Pathology Shenzhen Institute of Research and Innovation The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4540-452X
Wenhan DuDepartment of Pathology Shenzhen Institute of Research and Innovation The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong.
Xiaoxia ZhuDepartment of Rheumatology Huashan Hospital and Fudan University Shanghai China.
Yuan TangDepartment of Pathology Shenzhen Institute of Research and Innovation The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong.
Lixiong LiuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University Shenzhen People's Hospital Shenzhen China.
Enyu HuangDepartment of Pathology Shenzhen Institute of Research and Innovation The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong.
Chong DengDepartment of Pathology Shenzhen Institute of Research and Innovation The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong.
Cainan LuoDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Urumqi China.
Man HanDivision of Rheumatology Guang'anmen Hospital China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing China.
Ping ChenDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University Shenzhen People's Hospital Shenzhen China.
Liping DingDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University Shenzhen People's Hospital Shenzhen China.
Xiaoping HongDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University Shenzhen People's Hospital Shenzhen China.
Lijun WuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Urumqi China.
Quan JiangDivision of Rheumatology Guang'anmen Hospital China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing China.
Hejian ZouDepartment of Rheumatology Huashan Hospital and Fudan University Shanghai China.
Dongzhou LiuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University Shenzhen People's Hospital Shenzhen China.
Liwei LuDepartment of Pathology Shenzhen Institute of Research and Innovation The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8634-0967
Sichuan International Studies University · CNJinan University · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNFudan University · CNPeople's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aims to determine a role of interleukin-17A (IL-17) in salivary gland (SG) dysfunction and therapeutic effects of targeting IL-17 in SG for treating autoimmune sialadenitis in primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS).

methodsSalivary IL-17 levels and IL-17-secreting cells in labial glands of pSS patients were examined. Kinetic changes of IL-17-producing cells in SG from mice with experimental Sjögren's syndrome (ESS) were analysed. To determine a role of IL-17 in salivary secretion, IL-17-deficient mice and constructed chimeric mice with IL-17 receptor C (IL-17RC) deficiency in non-hematopoietic and hematopoietic cells were examined for saliva flow rates during ESS development. Both human and murine primary SG epithelial cells were treated with IL-17 for measuring cholinergic activation-induced calcium movement. Moreover, SG functions were assessed in ESS mice with salivary retrograde cannulation of IL-17 neutralisation antibodies.

resultsIncreased salivary IL-17 levels were negatively correlated with saliva flow rates in pSS patients. Both IL-17-deficient mice and chimeric mice with non-hematopoietic cell-restricted IL-17RC deficiency exhibited no obvious salivary reduction while chimeric mice with hematopoietic cell-restricted IL-17RC deficiency showed significantly decreased saliva secretion during ESS development. In SG epithelial cells, IL-17 inhibited acetylcholine-induced calcium movement and downregulated the expression of transient receptor potential canonical 1 via promoting

conclusionThese findings identify a novel function of IL-17 in driving salivary dysfunction during pSS development and may provide a new therapeutic strategy for targeting SG dysfunction in pSS patients.

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autoimmune sialadenitiscalcium movementIL‐17primary Sjögren’s syndromesalivary dysfunction

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