A5107185204- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions
- Chemokine receptors and signaling
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment
University of Oslo
2024
Oral health is an essential part of overall and well-being in older adults may be influenced by medications frailty. This study aimed to describe the prevalence xerostomia hyposalivation examine their associations with xerogenic frailty acutely ill adults. cross-sectional included patients aged ≥ 70 years admitted Municipal In-Patient Acute Care unit Oslo, Norway. General was defined as a score 3 on Xerostomia Question (GXQ). Specific measured Summated Inventory (SXI). Objective dry mouth...
Abstract Primary Sjögren’s syndrome is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by the destruction of exocrine glands. We have previously shown significantly upregulated levels CXCL10 and CCL3 chemokines in saliva from patients. In this study, we examined expression pattern localization these at site inflammation patients’ minor salivary glands using novel RNAscope® situ hybridization. Minor 33 primary patients 22 non-Sjögren’s (non-SS) sicca controls were included. The biopsies...