Sjögren syndrome: what and where are we looking for?
Sjögren syndrome: what and where are we looking for?
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DOI:
10.1097/icu.0000000000000208
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发表时间:
2015-11
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Rocha EM
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作者:
de Paiva CS;Rocha EM
Sjögren Syndrome (SS) affects exocrine glands leading to dry mouth and dry eye. Dry eye manifestations can precede the diagnosis of SS in by many years. Innumerous spontaneous and inducible SS models have been used to study pathogenesis of SS. This review focuses on recent human data, ocular and extra-glandular manifestations of animal models, what is known, what is still unknown and how we need to look, and their correlation correspondence to the human disease. Hallmarks of dry eye in SS include increased corneal staining, goblet cell loss and low tear volume. Confocal microscopy and impression cytology is being able to clarify new markers of the ocular disease. Extra-glandular manifestations should alert for more severe complications in the eye. Some models have strong gender and exocrine gland predilection while aging generally worsens disease phenotype. While most models do not display a significant increase in corneal staining or tear secretion impairment, conjunctival infiltration and decrease in goblet cells are frequent seen. We have seen great advances in the role of inflammation in ocular, oral and extra-glandular manifestations of SS. Several of the understanding of mechanisms and mediators of SS were elucidated in animal model studies.