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Sjögren’s Syndrome Patients Have High Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Study Suggests

Patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome (PSS) have stiffer arteries and more atherosclerotic plaques than control subjects without the disease, a study found. The findings suggest that PSS patients have a higher risk of cardiovascular diseases. The study, “Association between primary Sjogren’s syndrome, arterial stiffness, and subclinical atherosclerosis: a systematic review…

Proposed ACR-EULAR Criteria for Sjogren’s Diagnosis Is Highly Sensitive in Korean Patients, Study Reports

The newly proposed 2016 ACR-EULAR criteria can successfully diagnose primary Sjogren’s syndrome with 100% sensitivity, but the ethnicity of the study population influences its specificity, a Korean study reported. The study, “Performance of the 2016 ACR-EULAR classification criteria for primary Sjogren’s syndrome in a Korean cohort,” was published in…

Myeloid Cells Increase Inflammation, Worsen Sjögren’s Symptoms and Prognosis, Study Suggests

A type of immunosuppressive cells called myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), high levels of which were found in patients with Sjögren’s syndrome, seem to worsen the symptoms and prognosis of the disease, a study reports. While the results seem counterintuitive, researchers found that MDSCs act on other regulatory immune cells, reducing their number…