Primary Sjögren's syndrome

X Mariette, LA Criswell - New England Journal of Medicine, 2018 - Mass Medical Soc
Key Clinical Points Primary Sjögren's Syndrome A diagnosis of primary Sjögren's syndrome
is often made on the basis of a classic triad of symptoms: dryness of the mouth and eyes …

B cells in the pathogenesis of primary Sjögren syndrome

G Nocturne, X Mariette - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2018 - nature.com
Primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS) is a prototypical autoimmune disease. The involvement of
B cells in the pathogenesis of pSS has long been suspected on the basis of clinical …

The role of salivary gland histopathology in primary Sjogren's syndrome: promises and pitfalls

FGM Kroese, EA Haacke… - Clinical and experimental …, 2018 - research.rug.nl
The formation of lymphomononuclear cell infiltrates organising as periductal infiltrates in the
salivary glands of patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS) is one of the hallmarks of …

Effect of rituximab on a salivary gland ultrasound score in primary Sjögren's syndrome: results of the TRACTISS randomised double-blind multicentre substudy

BA Fisher, CC Everett, J Rout, JL O'Dwyer… - Annals of the …, 2018 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives To compare the effects of rituximab versus placebo on salivary gland ultrasound
(SGUS) in primary Sjögren's syndrome (PSS) in a multicentre, multiobserver phase III trial …

Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Baminercept, a Lymphotoxin β Receptor Fusion Protein, in Primary Sjögren's Syndrome: Results From a Phase II Randomized, Double …

EW St. Clair, AN Baer, C Wei, G Noaiseh… - Arthritis & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of baminercept, a lymphotoxin β
receptor IgG fusion protein (LT βR‐Ig), for the treatment of primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS) …

Update on Sjögren syndrome and other causes of sicca in older adults

AN Baer, B Walitt - Rheumatic Disease Clinics, 2018 - rheumatic.theclinics.com
Henrik Sjogren used the term “sicca syndrome” to describe the disease that he studied
extensively during his lifetime, beginning with a comprehensive analysis of 19 patients that …

An update on the role of type I interferons in systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren's syndrome

GE Thorlacius, M Wahren-Herlenius… - Current opinion in …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
An update on the role of type I interferons in systemic lupu... : Current Opinion in
Rheumatology An update on the role of type I interferons in systemic lupus erythematosus …

Efficacy of Epratuzumab, an Anti‐CD 22 Monoclonal IgG Antibody, in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients With Associated Sjögren's Syndrome: Post Hoc …

JE Gottenberg, T Dörner, H Bootsma… - Arthritis & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective EMBODY 1 (ClinicalTrials. gov identifier: NCT 01262365) and EMBODY 2
(ClinicalTrials. gov identifier: NCT 01261793) investigated the efficacy and safety of …

Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of Sjogren's syndrome

X Chen, H Wu, W Wei - Clinical rheumatology, 2018 - Springer
Sjogren's syndrome (SS) is a systemic autoimmune disease that primarily affects the
exocrine glands, resulting in dryness of the eyes and mouth due to lymphocytic infiltration of …

Current views on the pathogenesis of Sjögren's syndrome

E Pontarini, D Lucchesi… - Current opinion in …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Advances in the understanding of pSS pathogenesis have paved the way for clinical trials
with novel biologic agents targeting immune pathways regulating T/B-cell interactions and …