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SUBMITTER: Alam J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5407981 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Alam Jehan J Choi Yun Sik YS Koh Jung Hee JH Kwok Seung-Ki SK Park Sung-Hwan SH Song Yeong Wook YW Park Kyungpyo K Choi Youngnim Y
Immune network 20170420 2
The pathophysiology of glandular dysfunction in Sjögren's syndrome (SS) has not been fully elucidated. Previously, we reported the presence of autoantibodies to AQP-5 in patients with SS, which was associated with a low resting salivary flow. The purpose of this study was to investigate the presence of anti-AQP1 autoantibodies. To detect anti-AQP1 autoantibodies, cell-based indirect immunofluorescence assay was developed using MDCK cells that overexpressed human AQP1. By screening 112 SS and 52 ...[more]