Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is characterized by the presence of autoantibodies
against the ribonucleoprotein (RNP) particles Ro/SSA and La/SSB, and mononuclear cell …

We have previously shown that patients with primary Sjögren's Syndrome (pSS) show a
significant reduction of autoantigen specific CD27+ memory B cells and an abnormally …

The aim of this study was to investigate the production of anti-Ro/SS-A and anti-La/SS-B
antibodies in peripheral blood (PB) of patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS). The ELISPOT …

The aim of this study was to investigate the production of anti-Ro/SS-A antibodies in labial
salivary glands (LSG) and peripheral blood (PB) of Sjögren's syndrome (SS) patients. The …

Primary Sjögren's syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disorder of unknown etiology and is
characterized by progressive focal lymphocytic infiltration of the lacrimal and salivary glands …

Objective To investigate and identify the presence of cells producing anti-Ro/SSA and anti-
La/SSB autoantibodies in salivary glands from patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS) …

Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a systemic rheumatic autoimmune disease affecting the exocrine
glandular function and is characterized by the presence of autoantibodies against the …

Autoantibodies to cellular autoantigens are usually found in sera of patients with systemic
autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS) frequently present …

Objective. To identify B cell subpopulations par-ticipating in the lymphocyte infiltrate of
salivary glands from patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome. A special emphasis was …

Recent studies have shown that minor salivary glands (MSGs) of patients with primary
Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) are sites of anti-La/SSB autoantibody production. The aim of this …