Autoimmune exocrinopathy

2003 ◽  
Vol 163 (4) ◽  
pp. 1481-1490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naozumi Ishimaru ◽  
Rieko Arakaki ◽  
Megumi Watanabe ◽  
Masaru Kobayashi ◽  
Katsushi Miyazaki ◽  
...  

2003 ◽  
Vol 48 (12) ◽  
pp. 3603-3609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rieko Arakaki ◽  
Naozumi Ishimaru ◽  
Ichiro Saito ◽  
Masaru Kobayashi ◽  
Natsuo Yasui ◽  
...  

Cornea ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 19 (Supplement 2) ◽  
pp. S95
Author(s):  
M. G. Humphreys-Beher ◽  
J. Brayer ◽  
S. Cha ◽  
A. B. Peck

1996 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.C. Fox ◽  
P.M. Speight

Sjogren's syndrome is a systemic autoimmune disorder characterized by symptoms of oral and ocular dryness and a chronic, progressive loss of salivary and lacrimal function. The exocrine involvement is the result of a focal, peri-ductal mononuclear cell infiltrate and the subsequent loss of secretory epithelial cells. The mechanisms of this autoimmune exocrinopathy are not understood fully. Many recent investigations have described alterations in a number of immune mediators within the salivary glands. These studies provide new insights into the immune regulation of normal salivary gland functions and the mechanisms of gland damage in Sjogren's syndrome.


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1998 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-209
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Ishida ◽  
Hidetoshi Yanagida ◽  
Hiroaki Dobashi

2002 ◽  
Vol 169 (2) ◽  
pp. 1050-1057 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaoru Saegusa ◽  
Naozumi Ishimaru ◽  
Kumiko Yanagi ◽  
Kenji Mishima ◽  
Rieko Arakaki ◽  
...  

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