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Nortey J, Shiboski C, Rose-Nussbaumer J, Bunya VY, Lietman T, Gonzales JA. How Are Sicca Signs and Symptoms Associated With Depression Among Men Classified With and Without Sjögren Disease? Am J Ophthalmol 2023; 247:96-102. [PMID: 36220352 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2022.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
PURPOSE Sjögren disease (SjD) cohorts represent rich resources to study associations between dry eye/mouth (sicca) signs/symptoms and depression. Because SjD affects mainly women, little is known about men with sicca signs/symptoms and associations with depression. The Sjögren's International Collaborative Clinical Alliance contained many men allowing for studying associations between sicca signs/symptoms and depression. We hypothesized that sicca symptoms would be positively associated with depression in males. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. METHODS At baseline, participants completed questionnaires and underwent ocular and oral examinations. Depression was assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Logistic regression models were used to identify associations between depression and SjD diagnostic criteria and sicca symptoms. RESULTS Of 309 males, 98 were classified as SjD, whereas 198 were classified as non-SjD. We found that having a labial salivary gland biopsy with focus score ≥1 foci/mm2 was associated with a lower odds of being classified as depressed (odds ratio [OR]: 0.36, 95% CI: 0.18-0.73, P = .01). Having positive anti-Sjögren syndrome antigen A antibody was associated with lower odds of being classified as depressed (OR: 0.44, 95% CI: 0.23-0.88, P = .02). Higher odds of depression were found with ocular burning (OR: 3.16, 95% CI: 1.74-5.73, P < .001), light sensitivity (OR: 2.59, 95% CI: 1.48-4.55, P = .001), and complaints of dry mouth (OR: 4.58, 95% CI: 1.54-13.63, P = .006). CONCLUSION Ophthalmologists should be specific when inquiring about ocular discomfort (focusing on burning and light sensitivity) and consider querying about depression and/or providing mental health resources to those who endorse such qualities.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jeremy Nortey
- From the Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California (J.N., J.R.-N., T.L., J.A.G.), USA; University of North Carolina School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (J.N.), USA
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- Department of Orofacial Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California (C.S.), USA
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- From the Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California (J.N., J.R.-N., T.L., J.A.G.), USA
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- Scheie Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (V.Y.B.), USA and
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- From the Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California (J.N., J.R.-N., T.L., J.A.G.), USA; Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California (T.L., J.A.G.), USA
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- From the Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California (J.N., J.R.-N., T.L., J.A.G.), USA; Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California (T.L., J.A.G.), USA.
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Autoimmune Epithelitis and Chronic Inflammation in Sjögren's Syndrome-Related Dry Eye Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222111820. [PMID: 34769250 PMCID: PMC8584177 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Autoimmune epithelitis and chronic inflammation are one of the characteristic features of the immune pathogenesis of Sjögren’s syndrome (SS)-related dry eye disease. Autoimmune epithelitis can cause the dysfunction of the excretion of tear fluid and mucin from the lacrimal glands and conjunctival epithelia and meibum from the meibomian glands. The lacrimal gland and conjunctival epithelia express major histocompatibility complex class II or human leukocyte antigen-DR and costimulatory molecules, acting as nonprofessional antigen-presenting cells for T cell and B cell activation in SS. Ocular surface epithelium dysfunction can lead to dry eye disease in SS. Considering the mechanisms underlying SS-related dry eye disease, this review highlights autoimmune epithelitis of the ocular surface, chronic inflammation, and several other molecules in the tear film, cornea, conjunctiva, lacrimal glands, and meibomian glands that represent potential targets in the treatment of SS-related dry eye disease.
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