日本德岛大学研究人员最新发现,雌激素水平下降导致蛋白质“RbAp”活跃,最终引发干燥综合征。干燥综合征是一种以侵犯泪腺、唾液腺等外分泌腺体为主的慢性自体免疫疾病,主要表现为干燥性角膜结膜炎、口腔干燥症或伴发类风湿性关节炎等风湿疾病,多见于更年期女性。据共同社日前 Researchers at Tokushima University in Japan recently found that a decrease in estrogen levels led to an active “RbAp” protein, which eventually led to Sjogren’s syndrome. Sjogren’s syndrome is a kind of chronic autoimmune disease mainly affecting exocrine glands such as lacrimal gland and salivary gland. It is mainly manifested as keratoconjunctivitis sicca, xerostomia or rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid arthritis and is more common in menopause female. According to Kyodo News Agency recently