Is B-cell the conductor of the lymphocyte orchestra in the salivary glands of patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome

Is B-cell the conductor of the lymphocyte orchestra in the salivary glands of patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome

P. Youinou, C. Daridon, A. Saraux, V. Devauchelle, J.-O. Pers

Laboratory of Immunology, Brest University Medical School Hospital, Brest, France.

Key words

Sjögren’s syndrome, B-lymphocyte, cytokine.

Please address correspondence and reprint requests to: Dr. Pierre Youinou,

Laboratory of Immunology, Brest University Medical School Hospital, BP 824, F29609 Brest Cedex, France.

Clin Exp Rheumatol 2006; 24: 491-492