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    Professor Li Xiaomei: Faced with the complex puzzle of Sjogren syndrome, innovative drugs are poised

    • Last Update: 2022-09-08
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    ! Sjogren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease that mainly involves exocrine glands, and its clinical manifestations are complex and diverse, in addition to dry mouth and dry eyes as the main manifestations



    "The complexity of SS can be seen from many aspects, first of all, its pathogenesis is not clear, it is currently believed that viral infection, epithelial cells release antigen-excited immune response, a large number of lymphocyte infiltration, so that epithelial cells damage, secretion function decline, resulting in salivary glands, tear gland function loss, causing dry mouth and eye dry symptoms, in addition to the pathogenesis also involves a variety of immune cells and cytokines (see Figure 1) [3].


    Explore innovative treatments for SS


    Innovative treatment strategies and drug explorations have undoubtedly received the most attention in clinical studies on SS, but the development of SS therapeutics has also suffered many setbacks, such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α inhibitors, IL-6 inhibitors, JAK inhibitors, and B cell activator receptor (BAFF-R) inhibitors, all of which have not achieved positive results in clinical studies [5-6].



    How will SS clinical diagnosis and treatment be promoted in the future?


    Although the exploration and clinical research on the pathogenesis of SS have made a lot of progress, there is still a big gap



    • Director of the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China (Anhui Provincial Hospital), Professor, First-class Chief Physician, Doctoral Supervisor, Jianghuai Famous Doctor
    • Member of the Standing Committee of the Rheumatology Society of the Chinese Medical Association
    • Member of the Standing Committee of the Rheumatology and Immunology Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association
    • Vice Chairman of the Rheumatology and Immunology Professional Committee of the Chinese Association of Women Physicians
    • Director of Anhui Provincial Rheumatic Immune Diseases Clinical Medical Research Center
    • Chairman of the Rheumatology Branch of the 4th Anhui Medical Association
    • Chairman of Anhui Osteoporosis and Bone Mineral Salt Disease Branch
    • Deputy Leader of the Sjogren syndrome Group of the Rheumatology and Immunology Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association
    • Member of the Standing Committee of the Rheumatology and Immunology Professional Committee of the Cross-Strait Medical and Health Exchange Association
    • Member of the Standing Committee of the Rheumatology and Immunology Branch of the Medical Promotion Association
    • Enjoy the special allowance of the State Council
    • He has undertaken more than 10 national and provincial and ministerial funds, published more than 80 professional papers, and won four second prizes, two third prizes and one first prize of Anhui Medical Science and Technology For "Basic and Clinical Series Research on Sjögren Syndrome"


    References[1] Sjogren syndrome group of rheumatology and immunology physician branch of Chinese Medical Doctor Association.



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