Rates of infiltration by macrophages and dendritic cells and expression of interleukin‐18 and interleukin‐12 in the chronic inflammatory lesions of Sjögren's syndrome: Correlation with certain features of immune hyperactivity and factors associated with high risk of lymphoma development

Abstract

In patients with primary SS, infiltration of the SG by macrophages and DCs and expression of IL-18 and IL-12 appear to play active roles in the expansion and organization of infiltrative injuries and have a correlation with certain predictors of lymphoma development.