一般认为干燥综合征(SS)是种自身免疫性疾病,伴有唾液腺和泪腺的慢性淋巴细胞浸润,有时在血中能测到自身抗体。本病被认为可能与病毒感染有关。据报道,大多数慢住丙型肝炎或肝硬化的病人唾液中可测到HCV。为弄清丙肝病毒(HCV)感染与SS的唾腺炎症之间的联系,特别是HCV可通过黑猩猩或人的唾液 It is generally believed that Sjogren’s syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease associated with chronic lymphocytic infiltrates of the salivary glands and lacrimal glands, and autoantibodies are sometimes detected in the blood. The disease is thought to be associated with a viral infection. It is reported that HCV is detected in the saliva of most patients with chronic hepatitis C or cirrhosis. To understand the link between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and salivary gland inflammation in SS, in particular HCV can be detected by chimpanzee or human saliva