Characterisation of follicular dendritic cells in labial salivary glands of patients with primary Sjogren syndrome: comparison with tonsillar lymphoid follicles
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Follicular dendritic cells (FDC) from salivary glands in patients with primary Sjogren syndrome may not have originated from bone marrow. FDC are believed to play a role in the inflammatory process in patients with Sjogren syndrome by maintaining lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell, within salivary and tear-producing glands. Researchers identified the specific cell type for FDC isolated from salivary gland samples taken from 15 patients with Sjogren syndrome and tonsils from two healthy persons having tonsillectomies. Analysis revealed that salivary FDC had a different set of markers from tonsillary FDC.
Publication Name: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0003-4967
Year: 1997
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ICAM-1, E-selectin, and TNF alpha expression in labial salivary glands of patients with rheumatoid vasculitis
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Tests done on salivary tissue samples may provide convenient and valuable information on vessel inflammation activity in patients with rheumatoid vasculitis. Markers of tissue injury were analyzed in salivary tissue samples from six patients with rheumatoid vasculitis, 10 patients with rheumatoid arthritis and Sjogren's syndrome, 10 patients with Sjogren's syndrome, and six patients with rheumatoid arthritis with no vasculitis. Intercellular adhesion molecule 1, tissue necrosis factor alpha, and E-selectin were only present in patients with rheumatoid vasculitis.
Publication Name: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0003-4967
Year: 1997
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Mast cells, extracellular matrix components, TGFbeta isoforms and TGFbeta receptor expression in labial salivary glands in systemic sclerosis
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Patients with systemic sclerosis have increased levels of mast cells in their salivary glands. Systemic sclerosis is a connective tissue disease that causes skin and other organs to become hard and inflexible. It is caused by increased synthesis of collagen and other connective tissue proteins.
Publication Name: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0003-4967
Year: 2000
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