Sjogren's Syndrome autoimmune epithelitis /
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Format: | Electronic Video |
Language: | English |
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London :
Henry Stewart Talks,
2007.
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Series: | Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Autoimmunity : etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestation and diagnostic methodologies.
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Online Access: | https://hstalks.com/bs/196/ Series |
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Table of Contents:
- Contents: Characteristics and clinical symptoms of Sjogren's syndrome (SS)
- The epithelial component is the mainly affected tissue; injury is associated with dense lymphocytic infiltrates by activated T and B cells
- The epithelial cell is a pivotal regulator of the SS autoimmune responses
- SS is actually an autoimmune epithelitis
- Non-neoplastic salivary gland epithelial cell (SGEC) lines
- Epithelial cells possibly participate in the perpetuation of inflammatory responses and to the introduction of autoantigens in the immune system
- The critical role of epithelial cells in the regulation of local immune responses in salivary glands.