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Interferon-γ treatment in vitro elicits some of the changes in cathepsin S and antigen presentation characteristic of lacrimal glands and corneas from the NOD mouse model of Sjögren’s Syndrome

Inflammation and impaired secretion by lacrimal and salivary glands are hallmarks of the autoimmune disease, Sjögren’s Syndrome. These changes in the lacrimal gland promote dryness and inflammation of the ocular surface, causing pain, irritation and corneal damage. The changes that initiate and sust...

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Autores principales: Meng, Zhen, Klinngam, Wannita, Edman, Maria C., Hamm-Alvarez, Sarah F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5597228/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28902875
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184781