Salivary transforming growth factor alpha in patients with Sjögren's syndrome and reflux laryngitis

Salivary transforming growth factor alpha in patients with Sjögren's syndrome and reflux laryngitis

Introduction: Saliva plays a key role in the homeostasis of the digestive tract, through its inorganic components and its protein growth factors. Sjögren's syndrome patients have a higher prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease and laryngopharyngeal reflux. Decreased salivary transforming...

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Main Authors: Marco Antonio dos Anjos Corvo, Claudia Alessandra Eckley, Luis Vicente Rizzo, Luiz Roberto Sardinha, Tomas Navarro Rodriguez, Ivo Bussoloti Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Subjects:
Xerostomia
Refluxo laringofaríngeo
Síndrome de Sjögren
Saliva
Fator de crescimento epidérmico
Fator transformador de crescimento alfa
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