Figure 3. Pathologies associated with damage to intercellular junctions of the salivary glands and the oral cavity epithelium. Cx-43 – connexin 43, LSR – lipolysis-stimulated lipoprotein receptor, ZO-1 – zonula occludens, NF-κB – nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells, INF-y – interferon gamma, JAK – Janus kinases, STAT – signal transducer and activator of transcription, miR-145 – microRNA-145.