Circadian clock-A promising scientific target in oral science.

In primary Sjogren’s syndrome patients, core clock gene expression and salivary flow rates showed a decreasing trend in ductal cells and serous acinar cells of all primary salivary glands, which proved that the circadian clock affects saliva reduction and that disruption of the circadian clock contributes to the pathogenesis of Sjögren’s syndrome ( Xiang et al., 2021 ).

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