Triantafyllopoulou Antigoni, Moutsopoulos Haralampos M
Department of Pathophysiology, National University of Athens Medical School, M. Asias 75, Goudi, Athens 11527, Greece.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2005 Jun;1050:389-96. doi: 10.1196/annals.1313.090.
Exocrine gland epithelial cells are the target of autoimmune pathology in primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). Their activated phenotype has incited the notion that they are infected by a virus. We recently presented evidence that coxsackieviruses may persistently infect the salivary glands of pSS patients. We hypothesize that coxsackieviruses may play a permissive role for the perpetuation and possibly the induction of autoimmune disease in pSS.
外分泌腺上皮细胞是原发性干燥综合征(pSS)自身免疫病理的靶细胞。它们的活化表型引发了它们被病毒感染的观点。我们最近提出证据表明,柯萨奇病毒可能持续感染pSS患者的唾液腺。我们推测,柯萨奇病毒可能在pSS自身免疫疾病的持续存在甚至可能诱导过程中发挥许可作用。