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Injecting the salivary glands with stem cells derived from fatty tissue was shown to ease the symptoms of Sjögren’s syndrome in a small clinical trial. “[Stem cell] therapy can provide relief of oral and eye’s dryness in our trial in a short time and has potential improvement of subjective…

Telitacicept, RemeGen’s experimental under-the-skin injection therapy, significantly reduced disease severity in adults with primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS), according to final data from a Phase 2 clinical trial. Results were detailed in the study “Efficacy and safety of telitacicept in primary Sjögren’s syndrome: a randomized,…

Supporters around the world are preparing to use their voice to educate others about Sjögren’s syndrome for World Sjögren’s Day — set aside each July 23 to call attention to the chronic autoimmune disease. Sjögren’s syndrome is believed to occur in about 0.1% to 1% of the general…

Almost one-third of patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) tested negative for the disease’s two most common autoantibodies — anti-SSA and anti-SSB autoantibodies — in a retrospective study conducted in China. Interstitial lung disease (ILD), a group of conditions marked by inflammation and scarring of lung tissue, and poorer…

Dazodalibep, Horizon Therapeutics’ experimental therapy for Sjögren’s syndrome, was found to safely and effectively ease disease activity and symptoms across two divergent groups of people with the chronic autoimmune disorder. These groups included people with Sjögren’s who had generally been excluded from recent clinical trials — patients with…

People with primary Sjögren’s syndrome who’d never received treatment for it show disturbances in their gut microbiota similar to what’s seen in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), another chronic autoimmune disorder, a study in China reports. Gut microbiota are microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract — bacteria, fungi, and viruses —…

To help people understand what life is like with Sjögren’s syndrome, a disorder that affects an estimated four million people in the U.S., this year’s Sjögren’s Awareness Month will again spotlight personal stories from patients. The event, observed each April, seeks to bring attention to the systemic autoimmune disease…

The case of a woman who was diagnosed with Sjögren’s syndrome after experiencing unusual symptoms, including hives and joint pain, was described in a recent report. “Our case highlights that rheumatological diseases do not always present with the typical clinical features and require a more detailed physical examination and…

Ultrasound evaluation of the salivary glands may be useful for diagnosing Sjögren’s syndrome, a new study reports. “Our results showed that [salivary gland ultrasound] may have a wide range of applications in the diagnosis of [Sjögren’s syndrome] due to its excellent interreader agreement and diagnostic performance,” researchers wrote. Ultrasound…

Dry cough and shortness of breath were found to be significant predictors of interstitial lung disease (ILD) with scarring in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome in a recent study. Patients with lung scarring, or fibrosis, also showed distinct features on CT scans and had a shorter disease duration than…