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Interestingly, all these phenotypes are abrogated in double TLR7\/8-deficient mice, suggesting that the SS phenotype in TLR8-deficient mice is TLR7-dependent. In addition, evaluation of TLR7 and inflammatory markers in the salivary glands of primary SS patients revealed significantly increased\n                    <jats:italic>TLR7<\/jats:italic>\n                    expression levels compared to healthy individuals, that were positively correlated to\n                    <jats:italic>TNF<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>LT-\u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>CXCL13<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>CXCR5<\/jats:italic>\n                    expression. 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