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Kent RD. The Feel of Speech: Multisystem and Polymodal Somatosensation in Speech Production. JOURNAL OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING RESEARCH : JSLHR 2024; 67:1424-1460. [PMID: 38593006 DOI: 10.1044/2024_jslhr-23-00575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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PURPOSE The oral structures such as the tongue and lips have remarkable somatosensory capacities, but understanding the roles of somatosensation in speech production requires a more comprehensive knowledge of somatosensation in the speech production system in its entirety, including the respiratory, laryngeal, and supralaryngeal subsystems. This review was conducted to summarize the system-wide somatosensory information available for speech production. METHOD The search was conducted with PubMed/Medline and Google Scholar for articles published until November 2023. Numerous search terms were used in conducting the review, which covered the topics of psychophysics, basic and clinical behavioral research, neuroanatomy, and neuroscience. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS The current understanding of speech somatosensation rests primarily on the two pillars of psychophysics and neuroscience. The confluence of polymodal afferent streams supports the development, maintenance, and refinement of speech production. Receptors are both canonical and noncanonical, with the latter occurring especially in the muscles innervated by the facial nerve. Somatosensory representation in the cortex is disproportionately large and provides for sensory interactions. Speech somatosensory function is robust over the lifespan, with possible declines in advanced aging. The understanding of somatosensation in speech disorders is largely disconnected from research and theory on speech production. A speech somatoscape is proposed as the generalized, system-wide sensation of speech production, with implications for speech development, speech motor control, and speech disorders.
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Ko EK, Anderson A, D'souza C, Zou J, Huang S, Cho S, Alawi F, Prouty S, Lee V, Yoon S, Krick K, Horiuchi Y, Ge K, Seykora JT, Capell BC. Disruption of H3K36 methylation provokes cellular plasticity to drive aberrant glandular formation and squamous carcinogenesis. Dev Cell 2024; 59:187-198.e7. [PMID: 38198888 PMCID: PMC10872381 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2023.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Chromatin organization is essential for maintaining cell-fate trajectories and developmental programs. Here, we find that disruption of H3K36 methylation dramatically impairs normal epithelial differentiation and development, which promotes increased cellular plasticity and enrichment of alternative cell fates. Specifically, we observe a striking increase in the aberrant generation of excessive epithelial glandular tissues, including hypertrophic salivary, sebaceous, and meibomian glands, as well as enhanced squamous tumorigenesis. These phenotypic and gene expression manifestations are associated with loss of H3K36me2 and rewiring of repressive H3K27me3, changes we also observe in human patients with glandular hyperplasia. Collectively, these results have identified a critical role for H3K36 methylation in both in vivo epithelial cell-fate decisions and the prevention of squamous carcinogenesis and suggest that H3K36 methylation modulation may offer new avenues for the treatment of numerous common disorders driven by altered glandular function, which collectively affect large segments of the human population.
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- Eun Kyung Ko
- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Penn Epigenetics Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Penn Epigenetics Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Penn Epigenetics Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Penn Epigenetics Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Penn Institute of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Penn Epigenetics Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Penn School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Penn Epigenetics Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Penn Epigenetics Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Penn Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Dong G, Kogan S, Venugopal N, Chang E, He L, Faal F, Shi Y, Phillips McCluskey L. Interleukin (IL)-1 Receptor Signaling Is Required for Complete Taste Bud Regeneration and the Recovery of Neural Taste Responses following Axotomy. J Neurosci 2023; 43:3439-3455. [PMID: 37015809 PMCID: PMC10184746 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1355-22.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/06/2023] Open
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Experimental or traumatic nerve injury causes the degeneration of associated taste buds. Unlike most sensory systems, the sectioned nerve and associated taste buds can then regenerate, restoring neural responses to tastants. It was previously unknown whether injury-induced immune factors mediate this process. The proinflammatory cytokines, interleukin (IL)-1α and IL-1β, and their requisite receptor are strongly expressed by anterior taste buds innervated by the chorda tympani nerve. We tested taste bud regeneration and functional recovery in mice lacking the IL-1 receptor. After axotomy, the chorda tympani nerve regenerated but was initially unresponsive to tastants in both WT and Il1r KO mice. In the absence of Il1r signaling, however, neural taste responses remained minimal even >8 weeks after injury in both male and female mice, whereas normal taste function recovered by 3 weeks in WT mice. Failed recovery was because of a 57.8% decrease in regenerated taste buds in Il1r KO compared with WT axotomized mice. Il1a gene expression was chronically dysregulated, and the subset of regenerated taste buds were reinnervated more slowly and never reached full volume as progenitor cell proliferation lagged in KO mice. Il1r signaling is thus required for complete taste bud regeneration and the recovery of normal taste transmission, likely by impairing taste progenitor cell proliferation. This is the first identification of a cytokine response that promotes taste recovery. The remarkable plasticity of the taste system makes it ideal for identifying injury-induced mechanisms mediating successful regeneration and recovery.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Taste plays a critical role in nutrition and quality of life. The adult taste system is highly plastic and able to regenerate following the disappearance of most taste buds after experimental nerve injury. Several growth factors needed for taste bud regeneration have been identified, but we demonstrate the first cytokine pathway required for the recovery of taste function. In the absence of IL-1 cytokine signaling, taste bud regeneration is incomplete, preventing the transmission of taste activity to the brain. These results open a new direction in revealing injury-specific mechanisms that could be harnessed to promote the recovery of taste perception after trauma or disease.
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- Guangkuo Dong
- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia 30912
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- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia 30912
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- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia 30912
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- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia 30912
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- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia 30912
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- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia 30912
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- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia 30912
- Division of Biostatistics and Data Science, Department of Population Health Sciences, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia 30912
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- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia 30912
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Vishvakarma V, Kaur M, Nagpal M, Arora S. Role of Nanotechnology in Taste Masking: Recent Updates. Curr Drug Res Rev 2023; 15:1-14. [PMID: 35619251 DOI: 10.2174/2589977514666220526091259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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One of the important parameters in the case of dosage form is taste. Most of the drugs available in oral dosage form have an unpleasant taste which leads to patient incompliance and affects the success ratio of products in the market. Geriatric and paediatric patients suffer more with the bitter taste of medicines. According to the studies reported, it is found that 50% of the population have the problem swallowing tablets, especially the pediatric and geriatric population. Masking the taste of bitter drugs has become necessary in the pharmaceutical field and increasing interest of researchers to develop various methods for masking the bitter taste of drugs. Five major tastes, felt by our tongue are salt, sour, sweet, bitter, and umami. When the drug dissolves with saliva, drug molecules interact with taste receptors present on the tongue and give taste sensations. Although, many solid oral dosage forms like pills, and tablets have an additional advantage of masking and encapsulation of bitter taste drugs; however, they might not be effective for children because they may or may not swallow pills or tablets. There are various other methods that mask the bitter taste of drugs such as the addition of sweeteners and flavouring agents, granulation, coating, inclusion complexes, extrusion method, ion-exchange resins, etc, discussed in the first section of the article. The second part of this article consists of various nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems that were fabricated by researchers to mask the bitter taste of drugs. A brief of recent literature on various nanocarriers that were fabricated or developed for taste masking has been discussed in this part. A better understanding of these methods will help researchers and pharmaceutical industries to develop novel drug delivery systems with improved taste masking properties.
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- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India
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- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India
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- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India
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Chalmers FE, Mogre S, Rimal B, Son J, Patterson AD, Stairs DB, Glick AB. The unfolded protein response gene Ire1α is required for tissue renewal and normal differentiation in the mouse tongue and esophagus. Dev Biol 2022; 492:59-70. [PMID: 36179879 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2022.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The IRE1α-XBP1s signaling branch of the unfolded protein response is a well-characterized survival pathway that allows cells to adapt to and resolve endoplasmic reticulum stress. Recent data has broadened our understanding of IRE1α-XBP1s signaling beyond a stress response and revealed a physiological mechanism required for the differentiation and maturation of a wide variety of cell types. Here we provide evidence that the IRE1α-XBP1s signaling pathway is required for the proliferation and maturation of basal keratinocytes in the mouse tongue and esophageal epithelium. Mice with conditional targeted deletion of either Ire1α or Xbp1 in keratin 14 expressing basal keratinocytes displayed severe thinning of the lingual and esophageal mucosa that rendered them unable to eat. In IRE1α null epithelium harvested at an earlier timepoint, genes regulating cell proliferation, cell-cell adhesion, and keratinization were significantly downregulated; indirect immunofluorescence revealed fewer proliferating basal keratinocytes, downregulation of E-cadherin, and thinning of the loricrin-positive granular and cornified layers. The number of Tp63-positive basal keratinocytes was reduced in the absence of IRE1α, and expression of the Wnt pathway transcription factor LEF1, which is required for the proliferation of lingual transit amplifying cells, was also significantly downregulated at the transcript and protein level. Together these results reveal an essential role for IRE1α-XBP1s in the maintenance of the stratified squamous epithelial tissue of the tongue and esophagus.
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- Fiona E Chalmers
- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
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Wakamori S, Taguchi K, Nakayama Y, Ohkoshi A, Sporn MB, Ogawa T, Katori Y, Yamamoto M. Nrf2 protects against radiation-induced oral mucositis via antioxidation and keratin layer thickening. Free Radic Biol Med 2022; 188:206-220. [PMID: 35753588 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2022.06.239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Radiation-induced oral mucositis is one of the most common adverse events in radiation therapy for head and neck cancers, but treatments for oral mucositis are limited to palliative and supportive care. New approaches are required to prevent radiation-induced mucositis and to improve treatments. The Keap1-Nrf2 system regulates cytoprotection against oxidative and electrophilic stresses. Nrf2 also regulates keratin layer thickness in mouse tongues. Therefore, we hypothesized that Nrf2 may protect the tongue epithelium against radiation-induced mucositis via elimination of reactive oxygen species and induction of keratin layer thickening. To test this hypothesis, we prepared a system for γ-ray exposure of restricted areas and irradiated the tongues of model mice with Nrf2 and Keap1 loss-of-function. We discovered that loss of Nrf2 expression indeed sensitized the tongue epithelium to radiation-induced ulcer formation with inflammation. Constitutive Nrf2 activation by genetic Keap1 knockdown alleviated radiation-induced DNA damage by increasing antioxidation. In agreement with the genetic Nrf2 activation model, the Nrf2 inducer CDDO-Im prevented irradiation damage to the tongue epithelium. These results demonstrate that Nrf2 activation has the potential to prevent the development of radiation-induced mucositis and that Nrf2 inducers are an important therapeutic drug for protection of the upper aerodigestive tract from radiation-induced mucositis.
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- Shun Wakamori
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan; Department of Medical Biochemistry, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8573, Japan; Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-GEneration Medicine (INGEM), Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8573, Japan
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan
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- Molecular and Systems Biology, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH, 03756, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan; Department of Medical Biochemistry, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8573, Japan; Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-GEneration Medicine (INGEM), Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8573, Japan.
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Goto A, Kokabu S, Dusadeemeelap C, Kawaue H, Matsubara T, Tominaga K, Addison WN. Tongue Muscle for the Analysis of Head Muscle Regeneration Dynamics. J Dent Res 2022; 101:962-971. [PMID: 35193429 DOI: 10.1177/00220345221075966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Tongue muscle damage impairs speaking and eating, thereby degrading overall health and quality of life. Skeletal muscles of the body are diverse in embryonic origin, anatomic location, and gene expression profiles. Responses to disease, atrophy, aging, or drugs vary among different muscles. Currently, most muscle studies are focused on limb muscles and the tongue is neglected. The regenerative ability of tongue muscle remains unknown, and thus there is need for tongue muscle research models. Here, we present a comprehensive characterization of the spatiotemporal dynamics in a mouse model of tongue muscle regeneration and establish a method for the isolation of primary tongue-derived satellite cells. We compare and contrast our observations with the tibialis anterior (TA) limb muscle. Acute injury was induced by intramuscular injection of cardiotoxin, a cytolytic agent, and examined at multiple timepoints. Initially, necrotic myofibers with fragmented sarcoplasm became infiltrated with inflammatory cells. Concomitantly, satellite cells expanded rapidly. Seven days postinjury, regenerated myofibers with centralized nuclei appeared. Full regeneration, as well as an absence of fibrosis, was evident 21 d postinjury. Primary tongue-derived satellite cells were isolated by enzymatic separation of tongue epithelium from mesenchyme followed by magnetic-activated cell sorting. We observed that tongue displays an efficient regenerative response similar to TA but with slightly faster kinetics. In vitro, tongue-derived satellite cells differentiated robustly into mature myotubes with spontaneous contractile behavior and myogenic marker expression. Comparison of gene expression signatures between tongue and TA-derived satellite cells revealed differences in the expression of positional-identity genes, including the HOX family. In conclusion, we have established a model for tongue regeneration useful for investigations of orofacial muscle biology. Furthermore, we showed that tongue is a viable source of satellite cells with unique properties and inherited positional memory.
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- A Goto
- Division of Molecular Signaling and Biochemistry, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.,Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Signaling and Biochemistry, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Signaling and Biochemistry, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Signaling and Biochemistry, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Signaling and Biochemistry, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Signaling and Biochemistry, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
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Sagheer SH, Whitaker-Menezes D, Han JYS, Curry JM, Martinez-Outschoorn U, Philp NJ. 4NQO induced carcinogenesis: A mouse model for oral squamous cell carcinoma. Methods Cell Biol 2021; 163:93-111. [PMID: 33785171 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mcb.2021.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common subsite of head and neck cancer, with a 5-year survival rate of only 50%. There is a pressing need for animal models that recapitulate the human disease to understand the factors driving OSCC carcinogenesis. Many laboratories have used the chemical carcinogen 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide (4NQO) to investigate OSCC formation. The importance of the 4NQO mouse model is that it mimics the stepwise progression observed in OSCC patients. The 4NQO carcinogen model has the advantage that it can be used with transgenic mice with genetic modification in specific tissue types to investigate their role in driving cancer progression. Herein, we describe the basic approach for administering 4NQO to mice to induce OSCC and methods for assessing the tissue and disease progression.
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- S Hamad Sagheer
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy & Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy & Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
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Ohman LC, Krimm RF. Whole-Mount Staining, Visualization, and Analysis of Fungiform, Circumvallate, and Palate Taste Buds. JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS : JOVE 2021:10.3791/62126. [PMID: 33645587 PMCID: PMC8785251 DOI: 10.3791/62126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Taste buds are collections of taste-transducing cells specialized to detect subsets of chemical stimuli in the oral cavity. These transducing cells communicate with nerve fibers that carry this information to the brain. Because taste-transducing cells continuously die and are replaced throughout adulthood, the taste-bud environment is both complex and dynamic, requiring detailed analyses of its cell types, their locations, and any physical relationships between them. Detailed analyses have been limited by tongue-tissue heterogeneity and density that have significantly reduced antibody permeability. These obstacles require sectioning protocols that result in splitting taste buds across sections so that measurements are only approximated, and cell relationships are lost. To overcome these challenges, the methods described herein involve collecting, imaging, and analyzing whole taste buds and individual terminal arbors from three taste regions: fungiform papillae, circumvallate papillae, and the palate. Collecting whole taste buds reduces bias and technical variability and can be used to report absolute numbers for features including taste-bud volume, total taste-bud innervation, transducing-cell counts, and the morphology of individual terminal arbors. To demonstrate the advantages of this method, this paper provides comparisons of taste bud and innervation volumes between fungiform and circumvallate taste buds using a general taste-bud marker and a label for all taste fibers. A workflow for the use of sparse-cell genetic labeling of taste neurons (with labeled subsets of taste-transducing cells) is also provided. This workflow analyzes the structures of individual taste-nerve arbors, cell type numbers, and the physical relationships between cells using image analysis software. Together, these workflows provide a novel approach for tissue preparation and analysis of both whole taste buds and the complete morphology of their innervating arbors.
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- Lisa C. Ohman
- Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, University of Louisville
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- Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, University of Louisville
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