Epithelial–immune cell interplay in primary Sjögren syndrome salivary gland pathogenesis

GM Verstappen, S Pringle, H Bootsma… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
In primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS), the function of the salivary glands is often considerably
reduced. Multiple innate immune pathways are likely dysregulated in the salivary gland …

Dysfunctional mitochondria as critical players in the inflammation of autoimmune diseases: Potential role in Sjögren's syndrome

MJ Barrera, S Aguilera, I Castro, P Carvajal, D Jara… - Autoimmunity …, 2021 - Elsevier
Relevant reviews highlight the association between dysfunctional mitochondria and
inflammation, but few studies address the contribution of mitochondria and mitochondria …

Cancer-associated mucins: role in immune modulation and metastasis

R Bhatia, SK Gautam, A Cannon, C Thompson… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2019 - Springer
Mucins (MUC) protect epithelial barriers from environmental insult to maintain homeostasis.
However, their aberrant overexpression and glycosylation in various malignancies facilitate …

[HTML][HTML] Reduced mucin-7 (Muc7) sialylation and altered saliva rheology in Sjögren's syndrome associated oral dryness

NMA Chaudhury, GB Proctor, NG Karlsson… - Molecular & Cellular …, 2016 - Elsevier
Sjögren's syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by lymphocytic
infiltration and hypofunction of salivary and lacrimal glands. This loss of salivary function …

Role of the innate immunity signaling pathway in the pathogenesis of Sjögren's syndrome

T Shimizu, H Nakamura, A Kawakami - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by chronic
inflammation of the salivary and lacrimal glands and extra-glandular lesions. Adaptive …

Mucins as anti-cancer targets: Perspectives of the glycobiologist

I Brockhausen, J Melamed - Glycoconjugate journal, 2021 - Springer
Mucins are highly O-glycosylated glycoproteins that carry a heterogenous variety of O-
glycan structures. Tumor cells tend to overexpress specific mucins, such as the cell surface …

Current and emerging evidence for Toll‐like receptor activation in Sjögren's syndrome

J Kiripolsky, JM Kramer - Journal of immunology research, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
While the importance of Toll‐like receptor (TLR) signaling is well established in many
autoimmune diseases, the role of TLR activation in Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is poorly …

The role of epithelial cells in the immunopathogenesis of Sjögren's syndrome

Y Tang, Y Zhou, X Wang, N Che, J Tian… - Journal of Leukocyte …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Sjögren's syndrome is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by dysfunction of the
affected exocrine glands. Lymphocytic infiltration within the inflamed glands and aberrant B …

Type I interferon dependent hsa-miR-145-5p downregulation modulates MUC1 and TLR4 overexpression in salivary glands from Sjögren's syndrome patients

D Jara, P Carvajal, I Castro, MJ Barrera… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease that mainly affects salivary glands (SG)
and is characterized by overactivation of the type I interferon (IFN) pathway. Type I IFNs can …

Pro-inflammatory cytokines enhance ERAD and ATF6α pathway activity in salivary glands of Sjögren's syndrome patients

MJ Barrera, S Aguilera, I Castro, J Cortés… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Salivary gland (SG) acinar-cells are susceptible to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress
related to their secretory activity and the complexity of synthesized secretory products. SGs …