Assessment of Anti-M3R antibody in patients with oral lichen planus complaining of xerostomia: a preliminary study
Farzaneh Agha-Hosseini, Maryam Tahmasebinasab, Maryam Koopaie · 2026
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Farzaneh Agha-Hosseini and colleagues test a saliva-related antibody in people with a mouth condition in 2026. The condition, oral lichen planus, causes sore white patches, and some patients also report a dry mouth. Dryness is not a classic sign, so its cause stays unclear. Samples of saliva, blood, and lip gland tissue came from thirty-five patients and twenty-five healthy peers.
Levels of an antibody against a saliva gland switch were lower in patient gland tissue than in healthy tissue. Lower levels tracked with worse dryness scores and slower saliva flow. Blood and saliva levels did not show the same clear link. Local immune change inside the glands, not body-wide change, may drive the dryness.
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| CREATOR | Farzaneh Agha-Hosseini, Maryam Tahmasebinasab, Maryam Koopaie |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30943 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |