Clinical features of Sjögren’s syndrome patients with autoantibodies against interferons
Clinical and Translational Medicine, 2019 Background Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by immune attack on the salivary and lacrimal glands. Given the known cytokine activation and type I interferon gene expression signature found in SS, we hypothesized that ...
Peter D. Burbelo +4 more
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Radiation therapy and serum salivary amylase in head and neck cancer [PDF]
, 2017 Radiation therapy (RT) is a valid treatment option for head and neck cancer (HNC). The risk of RT-induced toxicities is significant, especially due to extended treatment fields.
DE FELICE, Francesca +5 more
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor is related to stress and chewing in saliva and salivary glands
Japanese Dental Science Review, 2020 Summary: Chewing is one of the most important orofacial functions. During this process, food is reduced in size, while saliva moistens the food and binds it into a bolus that can be easily swallowed.
Juri Saruta +4 more
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The activity of selected glycosidases in salivary gland tumors.
Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica, 2010 The monitoring of the patients after salivary gland tumors surgery is an important clinical issue. Still imperfect diagnostic procedures also remain a challenge for searching new sensitive and specific biomarkers of neoplastic processes in salivary ...
Sylwia Chojnowska +6 more
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Salivary Heparanase Level Is a Potential Biomarker to Diagnose and Prognose the Malignant Salivary Gland Tumor. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Upregulation of heparanase has been reported in an increasing number of human cancer tissues. However, the level of salivary heparanase and its clinical significance in patients with salivary gland tumors remain unclear.Salivary heparanase levels in ...
Xiangbing Wu +6 more
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Gamma interferon-dependent clearance of cytomegalovirus infection in salivary glands [PDF]
, 1992 Cytomegalovirus (CMV), similar to other members of the Herpesviridae family, can establish both persistent and latent infections. Each of the CMVs that are found in many animal species replicates in the salivary gland, and oral secretion represents a ...
Jonjic, Stipan +4 more
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SALIVARY GLAND TUMOURS; FREQUENCY OF SALIVARY GLAND TUMOURS [PDF]
THE PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL JOURNAL, 2017 Objectives: The objective of the study was to find the frequency of salivarygland tumours. Study Design: A descriptive study. Period: 1st Jan 2008 to 31st Dec 2010 (of 3years duration). Setting: ENT department Khyber Teaching Hospital and Surgical departmentHayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar.
Irfan Ul Islam Nasir +3 more
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Pleomorphic adenoma of buccal minor salivary gland: A case report
Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Research, 2023 Pleomorphic adenoma is a benign salivary gland tumor that is frequently seen in the parotid gland. It is very rare in minor salivary glands. The case we present is a case of pleomorphic adenoma originating from the buccal minor salivary gland, which ...
Melike Baygin Durak +2 more
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Neuronal in vitro impact of Amblyommaamericanumsalivary glands extracts [PDF]
, 2018 When a tick feeds off a host, the salivary glands of the tick excrete saliva to assist the tick in feeding (1). The reason saliva assists the tick in consuming its blood meal is due to its immunosuppressive, anti-inflammatory, and anti-coagulant ...
Leierer, Madi +3 more
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Recurrent right sublingual ranula, concomitant with ipsilateral submandibular salivary gland aplasia [PDF]
, 2012 INTRODUCTIONOral ranula is a retention cyst that arises from the salivary gland with recurrence rate of up to 25% after complete excision of ranula and up to 2% in case of complete excision of ranula and sublingual gland.Major salivary gland aplasia is a
Albsoul, Nader M. +4 more
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