Parasympathetic nervous system dysfunction in primary Sjögren's syndrome
Open Access
- 1 August 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Elsevier in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
- Vol. 62 (8) , 702-704
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.62.8.702
Abstract
In the past sicca syndromes were attributed to destruction of glandular tissue. It is now thought that cytokines, autoantibodies, and parasympathetic nervous system dysfunction all have an important role in the xerostomia and xerophthalmia in Sjögren’s syndrome.Keywords
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