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SynthesisFrontiers in immunology2022

Composition and regulation of the immune microenvironment of salivary gland in Sjögren's syndrome.

Zhen Tan, Li Wang, Xiaomei Li

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Synthesis in Frontiers in immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Molecular Insights into Oral Manifestations in Sjögren's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  6. Fibrosis in Immune-Mediated and Autoimmune Disorders.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025
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  9. Cell therapy in Sjögren's syndrome: opportunities and challenges.Expert reviews in molecular medicine · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhen TanDepartment of The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Li WangDepartment of The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Xiaomei LiDepartment of The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
University of Science and Technology of China · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by exocrine gland dysfunction and inflammation. Patients often have dry mouth and dry eye symptoms, which seriously affect their lives. Improving dry mouth and eye symptoms has become a common demand from patients. For this reason, researchers have conducted many studies on external secretory glands. In this paper, we summarize recent studies on the salivary glands of pSS patients from the perspective of the immune microenvironment. These studies showed that hypoxia, senescence, and chronic inflammation are the essential characteristics of the salivary gland immune microenvironment. In the SG of pSS, genes related to lymphocyte chemotaxis, antigen presentation, and lymphocyte activation are upregulated. Interferon (IFN)-related genes, DNA methylation, sRNA downregulation, and mitochondrial-related differentially expressed genes are also involved in forming the immune microenvironment of pSS, while multiple signaling pathways are involved in regulation. We further elucidated the regulation of the salivary gland immune microenvironment in pSS and relevant, targeted treatments.

Indexed as

RNA, Small UntranslatedSjogren's SyndromeHumansInflammationInterferonsSalivary GlandsInterferonsRNA, Small Untranslatedchronic inflammationhypoxiaimmune microenvironmentsalivary glandsenilitySjögren’s syndrome

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PMID36177010
PMCPMC9513852
OpenAlexW4295338842

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