Y. A. Dalavanga

HLA-DR expression by labial minor salivary gland tissues in Sjögren's syndrome.

Moutsopoulos, H M, Hooks, J J, Chan, C C, Dalavanga, Y A, Skopouli, F N, Detrick, B

Minor salivary gland biopsy specimens from patients with Sjögren's syndrome (primary and secondary) and from normal controls were examined with the four step biotin-avidin-immunoperoxidase assay....

Effect of cyclosporin A (CyA) on the immunopathological lesion of the labial minor salivary glands from patients with Sjögren's syndrome.

Dalavanga, Y A, Detrick, B, Hooks, J J, Drosos, A A, Moutsopoulos, H M

Labial minor salivary gland biopsy specimens from 14 patients with Sjögren's syndrome treated either with cyclosporin A (CyA) or placebo (5 mg/kg body weight day for six months) were studied to...