@inproceedings{3092761,
    title = "Autoimmunity and coxsackievirus infection in primary Sjogren's syndrome",
    author = "Triantafyllopoulou, A and Moutsopoulos, HM",
    year = "2005",
    pages = "389-396",
    publisher = "THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES",
    booktitle = "AUTOIMMUNITY: CONCEPTS AND DIAGNOSIS AT THE CUTTING EDGE",
    doi = "10.1196/annals.1313.090",
    keywords = "Sjogren’s syndrome; autoimmunity; coxsackieviruses; epithelial cell
activation",
    abstract = "Exocrine gland epithelial cells are the target of autoimmune pathology
in primary Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS). Their activated phenotype has
incited the notion that they are infected by a virus. We recently
presented evidence that coxsackieviruses may persistently infect the
salivary glands of pSS patients. We hypothesize that coxsackieviruses
may play a permissive role for the perpetuation and possibly the
induction of autoimmune disease in pSS."
}