Parasympathetic nervous system dysfunction in primary Sjögren's syndrome.

نویسندگان

  • A Hocevar
  • M Tomsic
  • S Praprotnik
  • M Hojnik
  • T Kveder
  • B Rozman
چکیده

In the past sicca syndromes were attributed to destruction of glandular tissue. It is now thought that cytokines, autoantibodies, and parasympathetic nervous system dysfunction all have an important role in the xerostomia and xerophthalmia in Sjögren's syndrome.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Annals of the rheumatic diseases

دوره 62 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2003