Biomaterial Database

Sjögren's syndrome, bromhexine, and tear secretion. 1978

I Mackie, and D V Seal

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D001964	Bromhexine	A mucolytic agent used in the treatment of respiratory disorders associated with viscid or excessive mucus. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p744)	Aparsonin,Bisolvon,Bromhexin,Bromhexin BC,Bromhexin Berlin-Chemie,Bromhexin-ratiopharm,Bromhexine Hydrochloride,Bromhexine Monohydrochloride,Brotussol,Darolan,Dur-Elix,Famel Bromhexine,Flegamin,Flubron,Hustentabs-ratiopharm,Mucohexine,NA-274,Quentan,Tesacof,bromhexin von ct,BC, Bromhexin,Bromhexin Berlin Chemie,Bromhexin BerlinChemie,Bromhexin ratiopharm,Bromhexine, Famel,Bromhexinratiopharm,Dur Elix,DurElix,Hustentabs ratiopharm,Hustentabsratiopharm,Hydrochloride, Bromhexine,Monohydrochloride, Bromhexine,NA 274,NA274,ct, bromhexin von,von ct, bromhexin
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012859	Sjogren's Syndrome	Chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disease in which the salivary and lacrimal glands undergo progressive destruction by lymphocytes and plasma cells resulting in decreased production of saliva and tears. The primary form, often called sicca syndrome, involves both KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA and XEROSTOMIA. The secondary form includes, in addition, the presence of a connective tissue disease, usually rheumatoid arthritis.	Sicca Syndrome,Sjogren Syndrome,Sjogrens Syndrome,Syndrome, Sicca,Syndrome, Sjogren's
D013666	Tears	The fluid secreted by the lacrimal glands. This fluid moistens the CONJUNCTIVA and CORNEA.	Meibomian Lipids,Meibum,Lipid, Meibomian,Meibomian Lipid,Tear