Hepatitis Delta Virus Detected in Salivary Glands of Sjögren’s Syndrome Patients and Recapitulates a Sjögren’s Syndrome-Like Phenotype in Vivo

Hepatitis Delta Virus Detected in Salivary Glands of Sjögren’s Syndrome Patients and Recapitulates a Sjögren’s Syndrome-Like Phenotype in Vivo

Background: Low-level, chronic viral infections have been suspect in the development of select autoimmune diseases, including primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS). Multiple studies have shown stimulation of antiviral response pathways in pSS tissues suggestive of a viral infection. Yet, with this data i...

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Main Authors: Melodie L. Weller, Matthew R. Gardener, Zoe C. Bogus, Michael A. Smith, Elisa Astorri, Drew G. Michael, Donald A. Michael, Changyu Zheng, Peter D. Burbelo, Zhennan Lai, Paul A. Wilson, William Swaim, Beverly Handelman, Sandra A. Afione, Michele Bombardieri, John A. Chiorini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Case Western Reserve University 2016-05-01
Series:Pathogens and Immunity
Subjects:
Sjogren’s syndrome
Sjögren’s syndrome
Viral-mediated autoimmunity
Hepatitis Delta Virus
Hepatitis D Virus
HDV
xerostomia
xerophthalmia
Sjogrens syndrome
Sjögrens syndrome
Online Access:https://paijournal.com/index.php/paijournal/article/view/72

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