Correlation Between Salivary Microbiome of Parotid Glands and Clinical Features in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome and Non-Sjögren’s Sicca Subjects

• Published in: Frontiers in immunology Vol. 13; p. 874285
• Main Authors: Kim, Donghyun, Jeong, Ye Jin, Lee, Yerin, Choi, Jihoon, Park, Young Min, Kwon, Oh Chan, Ji, Yong Woo, Ahn, Sung Jun, Lee, Hyung Keun, Park, Min-Chan, Lim, Jae-Yol
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 04.05.2022
• Subjects: bioinformatics; Immunology; microbial diversity; microbiome; parotid glands; saliva; Sjögren’s syndrome; saliva; Sjögren’s syndrome; microbial diversity; parotid glands; microbiome; bioinformatics

Recent studies have demonstrated that the oral microbiome in patients with Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is significantly different from that in healthy individuals. However, the potential role of the oral microbiome in SS pathogenesis has not been determined. In this study, stimulated intraductal saliva...