Abstracts tagged "inflammation and salivary hypofunction"

Abstract Number: 1586 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Expression of JAK Proteins and Autophagy Markers in Sjögren’s Syndrome Patients
María-José Barrera^1,2, Sergio Aguilera³, Isabel Castro², Patricia Carvajal², Sergio González⁴, Claudio Molina¹, Ulises Urzua² and María-Julieta González², ¹Facultad de Odontología, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile, ²Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, ³Reumatologia, Clinica Indisa, Santiago, Chile, ⁴Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile
Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune epitheliitis that mainly affects the salivary and lachrymal glands. The glandular hypofunction has been associated to loss of…