The crucial roles of IFN-γ in the development of M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor induced Sj?gren’s syndrome-like sialadenitis

Vol.23 No.3

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The crucial roles of IFN-γ in the development of M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor induced Sj?gren’s syndrome-like sialadenitis

Authors

Mana Iizuka¹ , Hiroto Tsuboi¹ , Naomi Matsuo¹ , Yuya Kondo¹ , Hiromitsu Asashima¹ , Minoru Matsui² , Isao Matsumoto¹ , Takayuki Sumida¹

Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tenodai, Tsukuba Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
Departments of Clinical Research and General Medicine, Tokyo-Nishi Tokushukai Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

Received:

20 July 2012

Accepted:

10 October 2012

Published online:

26 October 2012

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Abstract

Key words

Sj?gren’s syndrome, M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor, IFN-γ, Apoptosis, Sialadenitis