Danyang Luo
Danyang Luo
1Department of Stomatology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
2College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Writing – original draft
1,2,†,
Lei Li
Lei Li
3Department of Pathology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Writing – original draft
3,†,
Yi Yang
Yi Yang
1Department of Stomatology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
2College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Writing – original draft
1,2,†,
Yulin Ye
Yulin Ye
1Department of Stomatology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
2College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Writing – original draft
1,2,
Jiawei Hu
Jiawei Hu
1Department of Stomatology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
2College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Data curation, Investigation, Writing – original draft
1,2,
Yuan Zong
Yuan Zong
1Department of Stomatology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
2College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Data curation, Investigation, Writing – original draft
1,2,
Jiawen Zhao
Jiawen Zhao
1Department of Stomatology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
2College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Methodology, Software, Writing – original draft
1,2,
Yiming Gao
Yiming Gao
1Department of Stomatology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
2College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing
1,2,
Haimin Xu
Haimin Xu
3Department of Pathology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing
3,*,
Ning Li
Ning Li
1Department of Stomatology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
2College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Writing – review & editing
1,2,*,
Yinyin Xie
Yinyin Xie
4Shanghai Institute of Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, National Research Center for Translational Medicine at Shanghai, Shanghai, China
5Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Writing – review & editing
4,5,*,
Liting Jiang
Liting Jiang
1Department of Stomatology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
2College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Supervision, Writing – review & editing
1,2,*
1Department of Stomatology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
2College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
3Department of Pathology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
4Shanghai Institute of Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, National Research Center for Translational Medicine at Shanghai, Shanghai, China
5Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
*Correspondence: Haimin Xu, xhm40293@rjh.com.cn; Ning Li, liningman@126.com; Yinyin Xie, yyin_xie@163.com; Liting Jiang, drjiangliting@163.com
†These authors have contributed equally to this work and share first authorship
Roles
Danyang Luo: Writing – original draft
Lei Li: Writing – original draft
Yi Yang: Writing – original draft
Yulin Ye: Writing – original draft
Jiawei Hu: Data curation, Investigation, Writing – original draft
Yuan Zong: Data curation, Investigation, Writing – original draft
Jiawen Zhao: Methodology, Software, Writing – original draft
Yiming Gao: Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing
Haimin Xu: Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing
Ning Li: Writing – review & editing
Yinyin Xie: Writing – review & editing
Liting Jiang: Supervision, Writing – review & editing
Received 2026 Jun 12; Revised 2026 Jun 21; Accepted 2026 Jun 22; Collection date 2026.
Keywords: primary Sjogren’s syndrome, labial salivary gland, T follicular helper cell, transcriptome sequencing, interferon
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