Pathogenic effect of interleukin-17A in induction of Sjogren's syndrome-like disease using adenovirus-mediated gene transfer

Introduction Sjögren's syndrome (SS) involves a chronic, progressive inflammation primarily of the salivary and lacrimal glands leading to decreased levels of saliva and tears resulting in dry mouth and dry eye diseases. Seminal findings regarding TH17 cell populations that secrete predomina...

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Main Authors: Nguyen, Cuong Q., Yin, Hongen, Lee, Byung Ha, Carcamo, Wendy C., Chiorini, John A., Peck, Ammon B.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65829