Salivary gland function, development, and regeneration

AM Chibly, MH Aure, VN Patel… - Physiological …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Salivary glands produce and secrete saliva, which is essential for maintaining oral health
and overall health. Understanding both the unique structure and physiological function of …

The evolving definition of salivary gland stem cells

C Rocchi, L Barazzuol, RP Coppes - NPJ Regenerative medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Dysfunction of the salivary gland and irreversible hyposalivation are the main side effects of
radiotherapy treatment for head and neck cancer leading to a drastic decrease of the quality …

Heterotypic cell–cell communication regulates glandular stem cell multipotency

A Centonze, S Lin, E Tika, A Sifrim, M Fioramonti… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Glandular epithelia, including the mammary and prostate glands, are composed of basal
cells (BCs) and luminal cells (LCs),. Many glandular epithelia develop from multipotent …

Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived salivary gland organoids model SARS-CoV-2 infection and replication

J Tanaka, H Senpuku, M Ogawa, R Yasuhara… - Nature Cell …, 2022 - nature.com
Salivary glands act as virus reservoirs in various infectious diseases and have been
reported to be targeted by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) …

[HTML][HTML] Generation of a single-cell RNAseq atlas of murine salivary gland development

BR Hauser, MH Aure, MC Kelly, MP Hoffman… - Iscience, 2020 - cell.com
Understanding the dynamic transcriptional landscape throughout organ development will
provide a template for regenerative therapies. Here, we generated a single-cell RNA …

Autologous mesenchymal stem cells offer a new paradigm for salivary gland regeneration

M Marinkovic, ON Tran, H Wang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Salivary gland (SG) dysfunction, due to radiotherapy, disease, or aging, is a clinical
manifestation that has the potential to cause severe oral and/or systemic diseases and …

Neurotrophin signaling is a central mechanism of salivary dysfunction after irradiation that disrupts myoepithelial cells

AM Chibly, VN Patel, MH Aure, MC Pasquale… - NPJ Regenerative …, 2023 - nature.com
The mechanisms that prevent regeneration of irradiated (IR) salivary glands remain elusive.
Bulk RNAseq of IR versus non-IR human salivary glands showed that neurotrophin …

Mouth-watering results: Clinical need, current approaches, and future directions for salivary gland regeneration

C Rocchi, E Emmerson - Trends in molecular medicine, 2020 - cell.com
Permanent damage to the salivary glands and resulting hyposalivation and xerostomia have
a substantial impact on patient health, quality of life, and healthcare costs. Currently, patients …

Bioengineering in salivary gland regeneration

M Hajiabbas, C D'Agostino, J Simińska-Stanny… - Journal of biomedical …, 2022 - Springer
Salivary gland (SG) dysfunction impairs the life quality of many patients, such as patients
with radiation therapy for head and neck cancer and patients with Sjögren's syndrome …

ACE2 and TMPRSS2 in human saliva can adsorb to the oral mucosal epithelium

F Zhu, Y Zhong, H Ji, R Ge, L Guo, H Song… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) is primarily transmitted
through droplets. All human tissues with the angiotensin‐converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and …