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Lysosome-associated membrane protein 3 misexpression in salivary glands induces a Sjögren's syndrome-like phenotype in mice.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Aug 2021
Nakamura Hiroyuki, Tanaka Tsutomu, Pranzatelli Thomas, Ji Youngmi, Yin Hongen, Perez Paola, Afione Sandra A, Jang Shyh-Ing, Goldsmith Corrine, Zheng Chang Yu, Swaim William D, Warner Blake M, Hirata Noriyuki, Noguchi Masayuki, Atsumi Tatsuya, Chiorini John A
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OBJECTIVES: Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune sialadenitis with unknown aetiology. Although extensive research implicated an abnormal immune response associated with lymphocytes, an initiating event mediated by salivary gland epithelial cell (SGEC) abnormalities causing activation is poorly characterised. Transcriptome studies have suggested alternations in lysosomal function are associated with SS, but a...
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