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Matoba Y, Nonaka N, Takagi Y, Imamura E, Narukawa M, Nakamachi T, Shioda S, Banks WA, Nakamura M. Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide enhances saliva secretion via direct binding to PACAP receptors of major salivary glands in mice. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2016; 299:1293-9. [PMID: 27339371 DOI: 10.1002/ar.23388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2015] [Revised: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 04/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Xerostomia, or dry mouth, is a common syndrome that is generally treated with artificial saliva; however, no other effective methods have yet been established. Saliva secretion is mainly under the control of the autonomic nervous system. Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is recognized as a multifunctional neuropeptide in various organs. In this study, we examined the effect of PACAP on saliva secretion, and detected the distribution of the PACAP type 1 receptor (PAC1R) in major salivary glands, including the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands, in 9-week-old male C57BL/6 mice. Intranasal administration of PACAP 38 increased the amount of saliva secreted, which was not inhibited by atropine pretreatment. Immunohistochemical analysis showed that PAC1R was distributed in the three major salivary glands. In the parotid and sublingual glands, PAC1R was detected in striated duct cells, whereas in the submandibular gland, a strong PAC1R immunoreaction was detected in tall columnar epithelial cells in the granular ducts (i.e., pillar cells), as well as in some striated duct cells. PACAP significantly increased the concentration of epidermal growth factor in saliva. These results suggest that PACAP directly regulates saliva secretion by controlling the absorption activity in the ducts, and that pillar cells regulate the function of granular epithelial cells in the granular duct, such as the secretion of growth factors into the saliva. Collectively, these results suggest the possibility of PACAP as a new effective treatment of xerostomia. Anat Rec, 299:1293-1299, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Yuko Matoba
- Department of Oral Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Showa University School of Dentistry, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.,Division of Oral Surgery, Yokohama General Hospital, Aoba-Ku, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Showa University School of Dentistry, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.,Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Showa University School of Dentistry, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Showa University School of Dentistry, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.,Division of Oral Surgery, Yokohama General Hospital, Aoba-Ku, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Showa University School of Dentistry, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama, Japan
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- Global Research Center for Innovative Life Science, Hoshi University, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Showa University School of Dentistry, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Du W, Prochazka J, Prochazkova M, Klein OD. Expression of FGFs during early mouse tongue development. Gene Expr Patterns 2015; 20:81-7. [PMID: 26748348 DOI: 10.1016/j.gep.2015.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Revised: 12/13/2015] [Accepted: 12/29/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) constitute one of the largest growth factor families, and several ligands and receptors in this family are known to play critical roles during tongue development. In order to provide a comprehensive foundation for research into the role of FGFs during the process of tongue formation, we measured the transcript levels by quantitative PCR and mapped the expression patterns by in situ hybridization of all 22 Fgfs during mouse tongue development between embryonic days (E) 11.5 and E14.5. During this period, Fgf5, Fgf6, Fgf7, Fgf9, Fgf10, Fgf13, Fgf15, Fgf16 and Fgf18 could all be detected with various intensities in the mesenchyme, whereas Fgf1 and Fgf2 were expressed in both the epithelium and the mesenchyme. Our results indicate that FGF signaling regulates tongue development at multiple stages.
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- Wen Du
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China; Department of Orofacial Sciences and Program in Craniofacial Biology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Orofacial Sciences and Program in Craniofacial Biology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Laboratory of Transgenic Models of Diseases, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the ASCR, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Orofacial Sciences and Program in Craniofacial Biology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Laboratory of Transgenic Models of Diseases, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the ASCR, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Orofacial Sciences and Program in Craniofacial Biology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Department of Pediatrics and Institute for Human Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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Shimizu O, Yasumitsu T, Shiratsuchi H, Oka S, Watanabe T, Saito T, Yonehara Y. Immunolocalization of FGF-2, -7, -8, -10 and FGFR-1-4 during regeneration of the rat submandibular gland. J Mol Histol 2015; 46:421-9. [PMID: 26173945 DOI: 10.1007/s10735-015-9631-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2015] [Accepted: 07/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) and their receptors (FGFRs) play important roles in the development of the submandibular gland. Although regeneration of submandibular glands follows a similar process to their development, it is unknown how FGFs and FGFRs are distributed during regeneration of submandibular gland. The aim of this study was to determine the localization of FGFs and FGFRs during such regenerative processes. After 7 days' obstruction, the submandibular glands were collected at days 0, 1, 3, 7, 11 and 14 after duct release to study regeneration. The regenerative processes of the submandibular gland were investigated by immunohistochemistry for FGF-2, 7, 8, 10 and FGFR-1-4. Immunohistochemical staining revealed that FGF-2 was moderately expressed in the epithelial cells of duct-like structures (DLS) and newly formed acinar cells (NFAC) at days 0-7, and strongly in intercalated duct (ICD) at control gland and Day 7-14. FGF-7 was localized moderately in NFAC and DLS. FGF-8 was localized moderately in the epithelial cells of DLS during regeneration. Strong positive immunoreactions for FGF-10 were found in NFAC and the epithelial cells of DLS during regeneration, as well as the ICD and lateral surfaces of the maturing acinar cells (MAC). FGFR-1 was expressed moderately in the ICD, and weakly in the NFAC and MAC. Positive immunoreactions for FGFR-2 were not observed during regeneration. Additionally, FGFR-4 was detected strongly in the ICD and slightly in NFAC. These findings suggest that FGF-2, -7, -8 and -10 play important roles in NFAC, MAC, and DLS through FGFR-1 and -4 during regeneration of submandibular gland.
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- Osamu Shimizu
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8310, Japan,
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Bando Y, Yamamoto M, Sakiyama K, Inoue K, Takizawa S, Owada Y, Iseki S, Kondo H, Amano O. Expression of epidermal fatty acid binding protein (E-FABP) in septoclasts in the growth plate cartilage of mice. J Mol Histol 2014; 45:507-18. [PMID: 24879443 DOI: 10.1007/s10735-014-9576-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2014] [Accepted: 05/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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n-3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids play a role in regulating the growth of the long bones. Fatty acid-binding proteins (FABPs) bind and transport hydrophobic long-chain fatty acids intracellularly, and epidermal-type FABP (E-FABP) has an affinity for n-3 fatty acids. This study aimed to clarify the localization of E-FABP in the growth plate of the mouse tibia. At the chondro-osseous junction (COJ) of the growth plate, E-FABP-immunoreactivity was exclusively localized in mononuclear, spindle-shaped cells with several long processes. These E-FABP-immunoreactive cells were identified as being septoclasts, i.e., cells that resorb uncalcified transverse septa. The processes of these immunoreactive septoclasts terminated between the longitudinal and transverse septa. E-FABP-immunoreactivity was found in the entire cytoplasm and on the mitochondrial outer membrane. In ontogeny, immunoreactive septoclasts were observed immediately after emergence of the primary ossifying center and were distributed not only at the COJ but also in the metaphysis near the COJ. The number of septoclasts increased at the postnatal age of 1 week (P1w)-P2w, and thereafter gradually decreased; and the cells became concentrated at the COJ after P3w-P4w. The immunoreactivity for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)β/δ was detected in these E-FABP-immunoreactive septoclasts. The present results suggest that fatty acids, preferably n-3 ones, are intracellularly transported by E-FABP to various targets, including mitochondria and nucleus, in which PPARβ/δ may play functional roles in the transcriptional regulation of genes involved in the endochondral ossification.
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- Yasuhiko Bando
- Division of Anatomy, Meikai University School of Dentistry, 1-1 Keyakidai, Sakado, Saitama, 3500283, Japan,
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Gorugantula LM, Rees T, Plemons J, Chen HS, Cheng YSL. Salivary basic fibroblast growth factor in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma or oral lichen planus. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2013; 114:215-22. [PMID: 22769407 DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2012.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2012] [Revised: 03/10/2012] [Accepted: 03/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to gather preliminary data concerning the feasibility of using salivary basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) for detecting development of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in patients with oral lichen planus (OLP), and in patients with OSCC whose disease was in remission. STUDY DESIGN Saliva samples were collected from 5 patient groups: patients with newly diagnosed OSCC, patients with OSCC whose disease was in remission, patients with OLP in disease-active state, patients with OLP in disease-inactive state, and healthy controls. Salivary bFGF levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test. RESULTS Salivary bFGF levels were significantly elevated in patients with newly diagnosed OSCC compared with patients with OSCC in remission, patients with disease-active OLP, and healthy controls. No significant difference was found between patients with newly diagnosed OSCC and patients with disease-inactive OLP. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggested that salivary bFGF might be a potential biomarker for detecting OSCC development in patients with OSCC in remission, but not in patients with OLP.
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- Lakshmi Mitreyi Gorugantula
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center-Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas 75246, USA
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Amano O, Mizobe K, Bando Y, Sakiyama K. Anatomy and histology of rodent and human major salivary glands: -overview of the Japan salivary gland society-sponsored workshop-. Acta Histochem Cytochem 2012; 45:241-50. [PMID: 23209333 PMCID: PMC3496860 DOI: 10.1267/ahc.12013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2012] [Accepted: 07/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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MAJOR SALIVARY GLANDS OF BOTH HUMANS AND RODENTS CONSIST OF THREE PAIRS OF MACROSCOPIC GLANDS: parotid, submandibular, and sublingual. These glands secrete serous, mucous or mixed saliva via the proper main excretory ducts connecting the glandular bodies with the oral cavity. A series of discoveries about the salivary ducts in the 17th century by Niels Stensen (1638-1686), Thomas Wharton (1614-1673), and Caspar Bartholin (1655-1738) established the concept of exocrine secretion as well as salivary glands. Recent investigations have revealed the endocrine functions of parotin and a variety of cell growth factors produced by salivary glands.The present review aims to describe macroscopic findings on the major salivary glands of rodents and the microscopic differences between those of humans and rodents, which review should be of interest to those researchers studying salivary glands.
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- Osamu Amano
- Division of Anatomy, Department of Human Development and Fostering, Meikai University School of Dentistry, 1–1 Keyakidai, Sakado, Saitama 350–0283, Japan
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- Division of Anatomy, Department of Human Development and Fostering, Meikai University School of Dentistry, 1–1 Keyakidai, Sakado, Saitama 350–0283, Japan
- Division of Oral Rehabilitation, Department of Restorative and Biomaterials Sciences,
Meikai University School of Dentistry
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- Division of Anatomy, Department of Human Development and Fostering, Meikai University School of Dentistry, 1–1 Keyakidai, Sakado, Saitama 350–0283, Japan
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- Division of Anatomy, Department of Human Development and Fostering, Meikai University School of Dentistry, 1–1 Keyakidai, Sakado, Saitama 350–0283, Japan
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Zhou M, He HJ, Hirano M, Sekiguchi M, Tanaka O, Kawahara K, Abe H. Localization of ATP-sensitive K+ channel subunits in rat submandibular gland. J Histochem Cytochem 2009; 58:499-507. [PMID: 19934381 DOI: 10.1369/jhc.2009.955047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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ATP-sensitive K(+) (K(ATP)) channel subunits were investigated in rat submandibular gland (SMG). RT-PCR detected the presence of mRNA transcripts of the Kir6.1, Kir6.2, SUR2A, and SUR2B in the SMG, whereas SUR1 mRNA was barely detected. Western blot analysis provided the evidence that these four K(ATP) channel subunits are expressed in rat SMG. Immunostaining detected that these four K(ATP) channel subunits are widely distributed, with different intensities, in myoepithelial cells, epithelial cells of intercalated ducts, granular convoluted tubules, striated ducts, and excretory ducts. Immunofluorescence double staining showed that Kir6.1 and Kir6.2 colocalized with SUR2A in the myoepithelial cells, granular convoluted tubules, striated ducts, and excretory ducts. Kir6.1 and Kir6.2 also colocalized with SUR2B, mainly in the duct system, e.g., the granular convoluted tubules, striated ducts, and excretory ducts. Taken together, these results indicate that the K(ATP) channels in SMG may consist of Kir6.1, Kir6.2, SUR2A, and SUR2B, with various combinations of colocalization with each other, and may play important roles in rat SMG during salivary secretion.
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- Ming Zhou
- Department of Anatomy, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita 010-8543, Japan.
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Parvadia JK, Keswani SG, Vaikunth S, Maldonado AR, Marwan A, Stehr W, Erwin C, Uzvolgyi E, Warner BW, Yamano S, Taichman N, Crombleholme TM. Role of VEGF in small bowel adaptation after resection: the adaptive response is angiogenesis dependent. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2007; 293:G591-8. [PMID: 17585015 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00572.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Previous work in our group has demonstrated that mouse salivary gland has the highest concentration of salivary-derived VEGF protein compared with other organs and is essential for normal palatal mucosal wound healing. We hypothesize that salivary VEGF plays an important role in maintaining the integrity of the gastrointestinal mucosa following small bowel resection (SBR). Thirty-five 8- to 10-wk-old C57BL/6 female mice were divided into seven treatment groups: 1) sham (transaction and anastomosis, n = 5); 2) SBR (n = 8); 3) sialoadenectomy and small bowel resection (SAL+SBR, n = 8); 4) sialoadenectomy and small bowel resection with EGF supplementation (SAL+SBR+EGF, n = 9); 5) sialoadenectomy and small bowel resection with VEGF supplementation (SAL+SBR+VEGF, n = 9); 6) sialoadenectomy and small bowel resection supplemented with EGF and VEGF (SAL+ SBR+VEGF+EGF, n = 6); 7) selective inhibition of VEGF in the submandibular gland by Ad-VEGF-Trap following small bowel resection (Ad-VEGF-Trap+SBR, n = 7). Adaptation was after 3 days by ileal villus height and crypt depth. The microvascular response was evaluated by CD31 immunostaining and for villus-vessel area ratio by FITC-labeled von Willebrand factor immunostaining. The adaptive response after SBR was significantly attenuated in the SAL group in terms of villus height (250.4 +/- 8.816 vs. 310 +/- 19.35, P = 0.01) and crypt depth (100.021 +/- 4.025 vs. 120.541 +/- 2.82, P = 0.01). This response was partially corrected by orogastric VEGF or EGF alone. The adaptive response was completely restored when both were administered together, suggesting that salivary VEGF and EGF both contribute to intestinal adaptation. VEGF increases the vascular density (6.4 +/- 0.29 vs. 6.1 +/- 0.29 vs. 5.96 +/- 0.20) and villus-vessel area ratio (0.713 +/- 0.01 vs. 0.73 +/- 0.01) in the adapting bowel. Supplementation of both EGF and VEGF fully rescues adaptation, suggesting that the adaptive response may be dependent on VEGF-driven angiogenesis. These results support a previously unrecognized role for VEGF in the small bowel adaptive response.
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- Jignesh K Parvadia
- Center for Molecular and Fetal Therapy, Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic, and Fetal Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA
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OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were to measure the normal concentration of nerve growth factor (NGF) in healthy human saliva and to investigate the effects of age and gender differences on saliva NGF level. MATERIALS AND METHODS Resting whole, stimulated parotid, and stimulated submandibular/sublingual saliva were collected from 127 healthy volunteers with ages ranging from 20 to 81 years. The saliva NGF concentration was measured by enzyme immunoassay. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS The mean concentrations of NGF were 901.4 +/- 75.6 pg ml(-1) in resting whole saliva, 885.9 +/- 79.9 pg ml(-1) in stimulated parotid saliva, and 1066.1 +/- 88.1 pg ml(-1) in stimulated submandibular/sublingual saliva. The stimulated submandibular saliva showed lower NGF concentrations with increasing age (rho = -0.296, P = 0.001). The NGF concentrations of resting whole saliva (P = 0.025) and stimulated parotid saliva (P = 0.005) were significantly higher in women than men. The NGF concentration of stimulated submandibular saliva was significantly higher than stimulated parotid saliva (P = 0.005) and significantly correlated with stimulated parotid saliva NGF level (rho = -0.244, P = 0.008). We found measurable concentrations of NGF in all three sources of saliva; the concentration was affected by the source for the stimulated parotid and submandibular saliva, age for stimulated submandibular saliva, and gender difference for resting whole saliva and stimulated parotid saliva.
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- J-W Nam
- Department of Oral Medicine and Oral Diagnosis, School of Dentistry and Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Yunkeun-Dong 28, Chongro-Ku, Seoul 110-749, Korea
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Tandler B, Pinkstaff CA, Phillips CJ. Interlobular excretory ducts of mammalian salivary glands: structural and histochemical review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 288:498-526. [PMID: 16612829 DOI: 10.1002/ar.a.20319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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In the major salivary glands of mammals, excretory ducts (EDs) succeed striated ducts. They are for the most part interlobular in position, although their proximal portions sometimes are on the periphery of a lobule, where they occasionally retain some of the structural features of striated ducts. Based on a survey of a broad range of mammalian species and glands, the predominant tissue type that composes EDs is pseudostratified epithelium. In some species, there is a progression of epithelial types: the proximal EDs are composed of simple cuboidal or columnar epithelium that, in the excurrent direction, usually gives way to the pseudostratified variety. Secretory granules are visible in the apical cytoplasm of the principal cells of the EDs of only a few species, but histochemistry has shown the presence of a variety of glycoproteins in these cells in a spectrum of species. Moreover, the latter methodology has revealed the presence of a variety of oxidative, acid hydrolytic, and transport enzymes in the EDs, showing that, rather than simply acting as a conduit for saliva, these ducts play a metabolically active role in gland function. It is difficult to describe a "typical" mammalian ED because it can vary along its length and interspecific variation does not follow a phylogenetic pattern. Moreover, in contrast to intercalated and striated ducts, ED cellular features do not exhibit a relationship to diet.
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- Bernard Tandler
- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA.
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Uehara T. Localization of FGF-6 and FGFR-4 during prenatal and early postnatal development of the mouse sublingual gland. J Oral Sci 2006; 48:9-14. [PMID: 16617195 DOI: 10.2334/josnusd.48.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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A number of fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) are involved in regulatory mechanisms of the salivary gland development. However, the role of FGF-6 unique in myogenic cells has not been elucidated in the developing sublingual gland. In the present study, temporo-spatial expression of FGF-6 and its receptor (FGFR)-4, in conjunction with some related histo-chemical properties, were investigated in the sublingual gland of the prenatal and early postnatal mice. The earliest expression of both FGF-6 and FGFR-4 was detected in immature acinar cells at gestational day 17 (GD17). The staining intensity increased gradually and some acinar cells showed a distinct staining at postnatal day 0 (PD0). The immunopositive cells had a relatively round profile and were assumed to be acinar cells. The positive staining decreased thereafter and disappeared completely by PD11. To confirm the identity of cells positive for FGF-6, double immunolabeling with anti-alphasmooth muscle actin (alphaSMA) and anti-FGF-6 antibodies was performed. The positive staining of alphaSMA, a marker of myoepithelial cells, was detected in the flattened cells surrounding the acini but not in the cells positive for FGF-6. The staining properties of secretory granules in acinar cells were also examined with periodic acid-Shiff (PAS) and alcian blue (AB). PAS-positive granules abundant in the late gestational stages (GD17 to PD0) began to be replaced with AB-positive mucous granules at early neonatal days (PD0-3), when the FGF-6/FGFR-4 expression was the strongest. These findings suggest that FGF-6/FGFR-4 might be involved in the changes of secretory granule content of acinar cells in the sublingual gland during the late gestational and early neonatal stages.
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Madan AK, Kramer B. Immunolocalization of fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) in the developing root and supporting structures of the murine tooth. J Mol Histol 2005; 36:171-8. [PMID: 15900407 DOI: 10.1007/s10735-005-2684-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2004] [Accepted: 02/22/2005] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Epithelio-mesenchymal interactions are active during the development of the root of the tooth and are regulated by a variety of growth factors, such as fibroblast growth factors. FGF-2, 3, 4, and 8 have all been shown to play a role in the development of the crown of the tooth, but less is known about the factors that govern root formation, particularly FGF-2. The aim of this study was thus to elucidate the spatial and temporal expression of FGF-2 in the root of the developing tooth, as this growth factor is believed to be a mediator of epithelio-mesenchymal interactions. Parasagittal sections of the maxillary and mandibular arches of post-natal mice were utilized and the roots of the molar teeth were studied. Immunocytochemistry utilizing an antibody to FGF-2 was performed on sections of teeth at various stages of development. Intense immunostaining for FGF-2 was observed in differentiating odontoblasts at the apical end of the tooth and in the furcation zone of the developing root at all the stages examined. FGF-2 localization was also observed in cementoblasts on post-natal days 16, 20 and 24. The pattern of localization of FGF-2 in the developing root suggests that this growth factor may participate in the signaling network associated with root development.
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- A K Madan
- Embryonic Development and Differentiation Research Programme, School of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Parktown, 2193 Johannesburg, South Africa
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Oda Y, Kagami H, Ueda M. Accelerating effects of basic fibroblast growth factor on wound healing of rat palatal mucosa. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2004; 62:73-80. [PMID: 14699553 DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2003.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE In this study, basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) was examined for its ability to accelerate tissue repair in a rat oral mucosal wound. MATERIALS AND METHODS A 4-mm mucosal defect was surgically made to the depth of the periosteum in a rat palate. bFGF was injected along the edge of the mucosal defect immediately after surgery. A control group received only phosphate-buffered saline vehicle. RESULTS bFGF significantly accelerated granular tissue formation and reepithelialization. From the histologic analysis, the bFGF-treated group showed relatively faster collagen maturation. Starting 3 days after surgery, fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1)-positive cells appeared in the granular and spinous cell layers of the reepithelializing mucosa in the bFGF-treated group, whereas almost none was observed in the intact oral mucosa. By day 5, FGFR1-positive cells were seen below the stratum corneum, even in the control group. However, the number and intensity of FGFR1-positive cells in the bFGF-treated group were greater than in the control group. Results of immunostaining against proliferating cell nuclear antigen showed that bFGF stimulated cell proliferation of the basal cell layer in the regenerating epithelium. At a higher dose of bFGF, proliferating cell nuclear antigen-positive cells were also observed in the submucosal connective tissue. CONCLUSION By the induction of its ligand protein concomitant with direct effects such as increased granular tissue formation and reepithelialization, a single topical application of bFGF facilitated wound healing in rat oral mucosa. The results of this study support the consideration for bFGF application for patients with impaired healing of oral mucosal injury.
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- Yukiko Oda
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Maina JN, Madan AK, Alison B. Expression of fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) in early stages (days 3-11) of the development of the avian lung, Gallus gallus variant domesticus: an immunocytochemical study. J Anat 2003; 203:505-12. [PMID: 14635803 PMCID: PMC1571190 DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-7580.2003.00236.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/02/2003] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In the avian lung, the bronchial system forms from epithelial (endodermal) cells. The intrapulmonary primary bronchus is the focal point of airway development. It originates secondary bronchi (SB) along its proximal-distal extent and parabronchi (tertiary bronchi) arise from and connect the SB. From as early as day 3.5, fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) is diffusely expressed in the epithelial and mesenchymal cells. Up-regulation of FGF-2 in discrete areas of the developing lung seem to set the growth rate, trajectories followed, areas appropriated, three-dimensional symmetry and coupling of the airways. Expressed early in development and persisting into the incubation period, FGF-2 may be involved in the formation of the avian lung. Morphogenetic differences between the avian and the mammalian lungs may explain the existing structural contrarieties.
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- J N Maina
- School of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Kagami H, Hiramatsu Y, Hishida S, Okazaki Y, Horie K, Oda Y, Ueda M. Salivary growth factors in health and disease. Adv Dent Res 2000; 14:99-102. [PMID: 11842932 DOI: 10.1177/08959374000140011601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The salivary gland is considered to be a reservoir of many growth factors in rodents. In humans, the epidermal growth factor, basic fibroblast growth factor, and insulin and insulin-like growth factor family have also been detected in this gland, but their physiological role remains unclear. In this study, we focused on bFGF, which is a well-known mitogen for various types of cells, and is present in the salivary gland as well as in saliva. The roles of bFGF in the salivary gland were investigated by three different procedures. First, the effects of bFGF on the salivary gland cells were investigated with a monolayer culture of normal submandibular gland cells. The effects of different concentrations of bFGF on the second passage of these cultured cells were examined. In both human and rat cultured submandibular gland cells, bFGF accelerated the cell proliferation at a concentration of 100 ng/mL or higher. Next, an atrophic model of the rat submandibular gland was used to examine the ability of bFGF to accelerate tissue repair. Two weeks after ductal ligation, the ligature was removed, and various amounts of bFGF, isoproterenol, or saline were administered via a retrograde duct instillation. Both isoproterenol and bFGF increased acinar and ductal cell proliferation significantly. To determine the role of bFGF in saliva, we investigated its effect on the healing process of oral mucosal defects. Four-millimeter mucosal defects were made to the depth of the periosteum in the rat palate under anesthesia. bFGF or vehicle alone was applied once only at the time of surgery as a suspension. At days 3, 5, and 7 in the bFGF group, significant increases in the degree of re-epithelialization were found in treated groups. These results indicate that its action as a mitogen stimulus is the major effect of bFGF on salivary gland cells and mucosal epithelium.
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- H Kagami
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nagoya University, Postgraduate School of Medicine.
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Okazaki Y, Kagami H, Hattori T, Hishida S, Shigetomi T, Ueda M. Acceleration of rat salivary gland tissue repair by basic fibroblast growth factor. Arch Oral Biol 2000; 45:911-9. [PMID: 10973565 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9969(00)00035-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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A model of atrophic rat submandibular gland was used to examine the ability of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) to accelerate tissue repair. The gland duct was separated carefully from associated blood vessels and nerve, and ligated with a 8-0 suture under a surgical microscope. Two weeks after ligation, the glandular tissue showed severe atrophy and weight loss (to 26% of that in a sham-operated group). Thereafter, the ligature was removed and various amounts of bFGF, isoproterenol or saline were instilled retrogradely through the duct. Both isoproterenol and bFGF increased cell proliferation significantly. bFGF accelerated the proliferation of various cell types, including both acinar and ductal. The proliferative effects of bFGF peaked at a dose of 1 ng/gland. When bFGF (1 ng/gland) was administered to the atrophic gland, its weight increased to 125% of the glands in saline-treated control animals after 2 weeks. The effects of bFGF were also examined in normal submandibular glands: bFGF stimulated cell proliferation, but the effective concentration was at least 50 times higher than that required in the atrophic gland. The results from immunohistochemical tests against anti-FGF receptor-type 1 antibody demonstrated increased immunoreactivity in the damaged gland, which might be involved in the difference in the response to bFGF between damaged and normal glands. Overall, the results indicate that bFGF can accelerate tissue repair in salivary gland.
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- Y Okazaki
- Department of Oral Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65 Tsuruma-cho, Showa-ku, 466-8550, Nagoya, Japan
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Hiramatsu Y, Kagami H, Horie K, Okazaki Y, Shigetomi T, Hata K, Kobayashi S, Ueda M. Effects of basic fibroblast growth factor on cultured rat and human submandibular salivary gland cells. Arch Oral Biol 2000; 45:593-9. [PMID: 10785523 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9969(99)00148-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is a strong mitogen for most mesoderm- and ectoderm-derived cells. Although bFGF exists in rat and human salivary glands, its physiological role in those glands is unknown. In this study, the effects of bFGF were investigated in monolayer culture of normal rat and human submandibular gland cells. Epithelial cells from rat and human submandibular glands were cultivated with the aid of 3T3 cells as a feeder layer. The effects of different concentrations of bFGF on the second passage of these cultured cells were examined. In both the rat and human cells, the percentage of bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU)-positive cells gradually increased up to 50 ng/ml, and then increased sharply at 100 ng/ml. However, at concentrations higher than 100 ng/ml, the percentages of BrdU-positive cells reached a plateau. In both rat and human cells, total cell numbers at 100 ng/ml bFGF were significantly higher than those of the control group from culture day 4. On the other hand, the morphology of the cultured cells showed no difference either with or without bFGF. These results indicate that a major effect of bFGF on salivary gland epithelial cells is to act as a mitogenic stimulus.
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- Y Hiramatsu
- Department of Oral Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65 Tsuruma-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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Helmrath MA, Shin CE, Fox JW, Erwin CR, Warner BW. Adaptation after small bowel resection is attenuated by sialoadenectomy: the role for endogenous epidermal growth factor. Surgery 1998. [PMID: 9823398 DOI: 10.1016/s0039-6060(98)70008-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is likely involved during adaptation after small bowel resection (SBR) because some studies have shown enhanced adaptation by EGF administration. Because the major source of endogenous EGF in mice is the submandibular glands, we sought to determine the effect of submandibular gland excision (SAL) and luminal or systemic EGF replacement on adaptation after SBR. METHODS A 50% proximal SBR or Sham-SBR (bowel transection and reanastomosis) was performed on male C57BL/6 mice after either SAL or gland mobilization only. Additional mice underwent both SBR and SAL and then received daily EGF or saline solution by intraperitoneal or orogastric administration. At 1 week, adaptation was characterized in the ileum as changes in villus height, DNA, and protein content. RESULTS SAL significantly attenuated the increase in ileal villus height, total protein, and DNA content after SBR. Both systemic and oral EGF reversed these findings equally and significantly augmented all parameters of intestinal adaptation after SAL. CONCLUSIONS Submandibular EGF is important for the adaptive response to massive SBR. As both luminal and systemic EGF equally reversed the findings following SAL and SBR, the specific site of action for endogenous EGF during adaptation is either the luminal or basolateral surface of the enterocyte.
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- M A Helmrath
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio 45229-3039, USA
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Matsushita F, Daa T, Nakayama I, Mogi G. Effects of acidic and basic fibroblast growth factors on cell proliferation in pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland. Acta Otolaryngol 1997; 117:634-9. [PMID: 9288226 DOI: 10.3109/00016489709113451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Localization and biochemical characteristics of acidic and basic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF and bFGF) were studied in the normal parotid gland (NPG) and in pleomorphic adenoma (PA). In addition, the effects of these factors on proliferation activity were investigated in cultured PA cells. aFGF and bFGF were detected immunohistochemically in 62% and 58% of NPG and 44% and 58% of PA, respectively, and they localized in the cytoplasm of the ductal segments of the NPG, and of the tubular, trabecular and squamous components of PA. Both aFGF and bFGF, each with a molecular weight of 18 kDa, were identified in PA using heparin-sepharose chromatography and Western blot analysis. Both recombinant human aFGF and bFGF stimulated [3H]-thymidine incorporation by cultured PA cells. These results indicated that aFGF and bFGF, probably produced by neoplastic cells, play important roles in the proliferation of PA of the parotid gland.
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- F Matsushita
- Department of Otolaryngology, Oita Medical University, Japan
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Zaia AA, Della Coletta R, Almeida OP, Line SR. Expression of collagen and elastic fibers in duct-ligated submandibular glands of mice. Eur J Oral Sci 1996; 104:627-9. [PMID: 9021337 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1996.tb00153.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Atrophy of salivary glands may occur by ductal obstruction caused by calculus, infection or neoplastic processes, or as consequence of systemic diseases and aging. In the present work, we have used histochemical methods to study the expression of elastic and collagen fibers during experimental atrophy of the submandibular gland of mice. Glandular atrophy was accompanied by a rapid increase in collagen deposition in both septal and intralobular regions. The expression of elastic fibers was not significantly altered during atrophy: a discrete increase of elastic fibers was noted only around ductal structures. The results showed that experimental ductal obstruction is a useful in vivo model to study molecular events that take part in the remodeling of the extracellular matrix during atrophy of salivary glands.
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- A A Zaia
- Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba-UNICAMP, Piracicaba, Brazil
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CANCILLA B, CAUCHI J, KEY B, NURCOMBE V, ALCORN D, BERTRAM J. Immunolocalization of fibroblast growth factor-1 and -2 in the embryonic rat kidney. Nephrology (Carlton) 1996. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.1996.tb00083.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Li XJ, Snyder SH. Molecular cloning of Ebnerin, a von Ebner's gland protein associated with taste buds. J Biol Chem 1995; 270:17674-9. [PMID: 7629065 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.30.17674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Salivary secretions modulate taste perception. Taste buds in the circumvallate and foliate papillae are bathed in secretions of unique lingual salivary glands, von Ebner's glands (VEG). We have identified a rat cDNA encoding a novel protein of 1290 amino acids, Ebnerin, that is specifically expressed in VEG and released onto the tongue surface along the apical region of taste buds in the clefts of circumvallate papillae. Ebnerin possesses a putative single transmembrane domain at the C terminus with 17 amino acids in the cytoplasmic area. The extracellular region of Ebnerin contains a number of repeated domains with homology to the scavenger receptor cysteine-rich domain and to a repeated domain of bone morphogenetic protein-I and other related proteins. Western blot analysis reveals that Ebnerin exists in particulate and soluble forms in VEG and is present in secretions from VEG. In situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry demonstrate that Ebnerin is located in secretory duct epithelial cells of VEG and is released onto the tongue surface along the apical region of taste buds in the clefts of circumvallate papillae. The unique structure and localization of Ebnerin suggest that it may function as a binding protein in saliva for the regulation of taste sensation.
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- X J Li
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Neuroscience, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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Mathison R, Davison JS, Befus AD. Neuroendocrine regulation of inflammation and tissue repair by submandibular gland factors. IMMUNOLOGY TODAY 1994; 15:527-32. [PMID: 7802923 DOI: 10.1016/0167-5699(94)90209-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Interactions between the immune, nervous and endocrine systems are important in inflammation and tissue repair. One neuroendocrine pathway involves polypeptide factors derived from the submandibular glands, whose synthesis and release are controlled by cervical sympathetic nerves. This novel pathway of immune-neuroendocrine communication is the cervical sympathetic trunk-submandibular gland (CST-SMG) axis. Here, Ronald Mathison, Joseph Davison and Dean Befus discuss the contributions of this axis to the neuroendocrine regulation of inflammation and tissue repair.
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- R Mathison
- Dept of Medical Physiology, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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