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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

An Overview of the Dry Eye Disease in Sjögren's Syndrome Using Our Current Molecular Understanding.

Kevin Y Wu, Merve Kulbay, Cristina Tanasescu, Belinda Jiao, Bich H Nguyen, Simon D Tran

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
6.5field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Exosomes as immunomodulators in autoimmune inflammation: implications for primary Sjögren's disease.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Kevin Y WuDepartment of Surgery, Division of Ophthalmology, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1G 2E8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1662-6900
Merve KulbayFaculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2756-3973
Cristina TanasescuSchool of Optometry, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3T 1P1, Canada.
Belinda JiaoDepartment of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1G 2E8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9305-0370
Bich H NguyenCHU Sainte Justine Hospital, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada.
Simon D TranFaculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 1G1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5594-359X
Université de Montréal · CAUniversité de Sherbrooke · CACentre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine · CAMcGill University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sjögren's syndrome is a chronic and insidious auto-immune disease characterized by lymphocyte infiltration of exocrine glands. The patients typically present with ocular surface diseases related to dry eye and other systemic manifestations. However, due to the high prevalence of dry eye disease and the lack of objective and clinically reliable diagnostic tools, discriminating Sjögren's syndrome dry eye (SSDE) from non-Sjögren's syndrome dry eye (NSSDE) remains a challenge for clinicians. Diagnosing SS is important to improve the quality of life of patients through timely referral for systemic workups, as SS is associated with serious systemic complications such as lymphoma and other autoimmune diseases. The purpose of this article is to describe the current molecular understanding of Sjögren's syndrome and its implications for novel diagnostic modalities on the horizon. A literature review of the pre-clinical and clinical studies published between 2016 and 2022 was conducted. The SSDE pathophysiology and immunology pathways have become better understood in recent years. Novel diagnostic modalities, such as tear and saliva proteomics as well as exosomal biomarkers, provide hope on the horizon.

Indexed as

Dry Eye SyndromesSjogren's SyndromeHumansQuality of LifeSalivaTearsbasic researchbiomarkersdiagnosisdry eyeexosomesimmune pathwayocular surfacepathophysiologyproteomicsSjögren syndrome

Identifiers

PMID36675090
PMCPMC9866656
OpenAlexW4316039092

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