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Redman RS, Alvarez-Martinez JC. Identifying stem cells in the main excretory ducts of rat major salivary glands: adventures with commercial antibodies. Biotech Histochem 2023; 98:280-290. [PMID: 36779267 DOI: 10.1080/10520295.2023.2177348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023] Open
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We investigated the entire length of the main excretory ducts (MED) of the major sublingual, parotid and submandibular salivary glands of mature laboratory rats for mucous (goblet) and luminal ciliated cells, biomarkers of cell proliferation, apoptosis, and five biomarkers of stem cells. Spleen and testis were used as positive controls. We used formalin fixed, paraffin embedded tissues. No mucous cells or cells with luminal cilia were observed in hematoxylin and eosin, alcian blue or periodic acid-Schiff stained sections. Immunohistochemistry using rabbit anti-rat antibodies produced anomalous reactions with cleaved caspase-3 for apoptosis, Ki-67 for proliferative activity and Sox 2. Following antigen retrieval, no primary antibody and all three negative controls, labeled macrophages appeared in the spleen. TUNEL staining revealed a few cells per section undergoing apoptosis. Reactions deemed valid occurred in MED with cytokeratin-5 and c-Kit and stem cell antigen 1 (Sca-1) mostly in the gland and middle segments. Other ducts, but not acini or myoepithelial cells, also were variably stained with c-Kit and Sca-1.
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- Robert S Redman
- Oral Pathology Research Laboratory, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.,Dental Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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Emmerson E, Knox SM. Salivary gland stem cells: A review of development, regeneration and cancer. Genesis 2018; 56:e23211. [PMID: 29663717 PMCID: PMC5980780 DOI: 10.1002/dvg.23211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Revised: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Salivary glands are responsible for maintaining the health of the oral cavity and are routinely damaged by therapeutic radiation for head and neck cancer as well as by autoimmune diseases such as Sjögren's syndrome. Regenerative approaches based on the reactivation of endogenous stem cells or the transplant of exogenous stem cells hold substantial promise in restoring the structure and function of these organs to improve patient quality of life. However, these approaches have been hampered by a lack of knowledge on the identity of salivary stem cell populations and their regulators. In this review we discuss our current knowledge on salivary stem cells and their regulators during organ development, homeostasis and regeneration. As increasing evidence in other systems suggests that progenitor cells may be a source of cancer, we also review whether these same salivary stem cells may also be cancer initiating cells.
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- Elaine Emmerson
- The MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, 5 Little France Drive, Edinburgh, EH16 4UU, UK
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- Program in Craniofacial Biology, Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, 513 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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Maruyama CL, Monroe MM, Hunt JP, Buchmann L, Baker OJ. Comparing human and mouse salivary glands: A practice guide for salivary researchers. Oral Dis 2018; 25:403-415. [PMID: 29383862 DOI: 10.1111/odi.12840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Revised: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Mice are a widely utilized in vivo model for translational salivary gland research but must be used with caution. Specifically, mouse salivary glands are similar in many ways to human salivary glands (i.e., in terms of their anatomy, histology, and physiology) and are both readily available and relatively easy and affordable to maintain. However, there are some significant differences between the two organisms, and by extension, the salivary glands derived from them must be taken into account for translational studies. The current review details pertinent similarities and differences between human and mouse salivary glands and offers practical guidelines for using both for research purposes.
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- C L Maruyama
- University of Utah School of Dentistry, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- University of Utah School of Dentistry, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Late responses to adenoviral-mediated transfer of the aquaporin-1 gene for radiation-induced salivary hypofunction. Gene Ther 2016; 24:176-186. [PMID: 27996967 PMCID: PMC5373995 DOI: 10.1038/gt.2016.87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Revised: 12/09/2016] [Accepted: 12/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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We evaluated late effects of AdhAQP1 administration in five subjects in a clinical trial for radiation-induced salivary hypofunction (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00372320?order=). All were identified as initially responding to human aquaporin-1 (hAQP1) gene transfer (Baum et al, 2012). They were followed for 3-4 years after AdhAQP1 delivery to one parotid gland. At intervals we examined salivary flow, xerostomic symptoms, saliva composition, vector presence and efficacy in the targeted gland, clinical laboratory data, and adverse events. All displayed marked increases (71-500% above baseline) in parotid flow 3-4.7 years after treatment, with improved symptoms for ~ 2-3 years. There were some changes in [Na+] and [Cl−] consistent with elevated salivary flow, but no uniform changes in secretion of key parotid proteins. There were no clinically significant adverse events, nor consistent negative changes in laboratory parameters. One subject underwent a core needle biopsy of the targeted parotid gland 3.1 years post treatment and displayed evidence of hAQP1 protein in acinar, but not duct, cell membranes. All subjects responding to hAQP1 gene transfer initially had benefits for much longer times. First generation adenoviral vectors typically yield transit effects, but these data show beneficial effects can continue years after parotid gland delivery.
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Su X, Fang D, Liu Y, Ramamoorthi M, Zeitouni A, Chen W, Tran SD. Three-dimensional organotypic culture of human salivary glands: the slice culture model. Oral Dis 2016; 22:639-48. [PMID: 27214128 DOI: 10.1111/odi.12508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Revised: 05/05/2016] [Accepted: 05/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE A challenge in studying human salivary glands is to maintain the cells ex vivo in their three-dimensional (3D) morphology with an intact native extracellular matrix (ECM) environment. This paper established a human salivary 3D organotypic slice culture model that could maintain its physiological functions as well as allowing a direct visualization of the cells. METHODS Human salivary biopsies from six patients were embedded in agarose and submerged in cold buffer for thin (50 μm) sectioning using a vibratome. 'Salivary slices' were mechanically supported by a porous membrane insert that allowed an air-liquid interface and cultured in serum-free culture media. Cell viability, proliferation, apoptosis, physiological functions, and gene expression were assessed during 14 days of culture. RESULTS Human salivary slices maintained cell survival (70-40%) and proliferation (6-17%) for 14 days ex vivo. The protein secretory (amylase) function decreased, but fluid (intracellular calcium mobilization) function was maintained. Acinar, ductal, and myoepithelial cell populations survived and maintained their 3D organization within the slice culture model. CONCLUSION The human salivary slice culture model kept cells alive ex vivo for 14 days as well as maintaining their 3D morphology and physiological functions.
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- X Su
- Craniofacial Tissue Engineering and Stem Cells Laboratory, Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,College of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Craniofacial Tissue Engineering and Stem Cells Laboratory, Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Craniofacial Tissue Engineering and Stem Cells Laboratory, Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Craniofacial Tissue Engineering and Stem Cells Laboratory, Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Otolaryngology, McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- College of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
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- Craniofacial Tissue Engineering and Stem Cells Laboratory, Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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Understanding the intrinsic potential for renewal and regeneration within a tissue is critical for the rational design of reparative strategies. Maintenance of the salivary glands is widely thought to depend on the differentiation of stem cells. However, there is also new evidence that homeostasis of the salivary glands, like that of the liver and pancreas, relies on self-renewal of differentiated cells rather than a stem cell pool. Here, we review the evidence for both modes of turnover and consider the implications for the process of regeneration. We propose that the view of salivary glands as postmitotic and dependent on stem cells for renewal be revised to reflect the proliferative activity of acinar cells and their role in salivary gland homeostasis.
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- M H Aure
- Center for Oral Biology, Department of Biomedical Genetics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Center for Oral Biology, Department of Biomedical Genetics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Center for Oral Biology, Department of Biomedical Genetics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
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Zheng C, Cotrim AP, Nikolov N, Mineshiba F, Swaim W, Baum BJ. A novel hybrid adenoretroviral vector with more extensive E3 deletion extends transgene expression in submandibular glands. Hum Gene Ther Methods 2012; 23:169-81. [PMID: 22817829 PMCID: PMC4015066 DOI: 10.1089/hgtb.2011.175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2011] [Accepted: 06/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Salivary glands are an attractive target for gene transfer. Salivary epithelial cells are considered to be highly differentiated and have low rates of cell division (~6 months), affording the opportunity to obtain relatively long-term transgene expression in the absence of genomic integration. Here, we report a novel modified hybrid adenoretroviral vector, which provides stable transgene expression in salivary epithelial cells in vivo for up to 6 months in the absence of genomic integration. This modified hybrid vector, Ad(ΔE1/3)LTR(2)EF1α-hEPO, encodes human erythropoietin (hEPO) and differs from a previously developed hybrid vector, AdLTR(2)EF1α-hEPO, by having more extensive E3 gene deletion. Following direct salivary gland gene transfer by retroductal cannulation, rats transduced with Ad(ΔE1/3)LTR(2)EF1α-hEPO had sustained, elevated serum hEPO levels and hematocrits for 6 months (length of experiment), as compared with ~2 months for animals administered the AdLTR(2)EF1α-hEPO vector. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated that this novel vector could transduce both acinar and ductal cells. Interestingly, the Ad(ΔE1/3)LTR(2)EF1α-hEPO vector evoked much weaker local (salivary gland) immune responses than seen after AdLTR(2)EF1α-hEPO vector delivery, which likely permits its significantly lengthened transgene expression in this tissue.
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- Changyu Zheng
- Molecular Physiology and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Ikeda R. Morphological and Histochemical Changes in the Parenchyma of the Rat Parotid and Sublingual Glands with Growth and Aging. J Oral Biosci 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s1349-0079(11)80021-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ikeda R, Aiyama S, Redman RS. Exogenous thyroid hormone affects myoepithelium and proliferation in the developing rat parotid gland. Biotech Histochem 2010; 84:267-74. [PMID: 19468923 DOI: 10.3109/10520290902984258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In the mature rat parotid gland, myoepithelial cells (MEC) invest intercalated ducts, but not acini. During postnatal development, however, these cells differentiate around both intercalated ducts and acini, then translocate to only intercalated ducts during weaning. Previously, we found that thyroxine (T(4)) accelerates translocation of cells with small secretory granules from acini into intercalated ducts and the number of apoptotic cells increased tremendously with high doses. We present here additional analysis of the effects of T(4) on developing rat parotid gland, namely, the distribution of MEC and the proliferation of parenchymal cells. Beginning at age four days, pups were given daily subcutaneous injections of low, medium, and high doses of T(4) or vehicle or no injection. At ages 4, 7, 10, and 15 days, glands were excised and processed for light microscopy. Sections were double-immunostained with antibodies against proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and actin, and counterstained with hematoxylin. Proliferative activity was assessed via PCNA histochemistry and MEC were identified using actin histochemistry. MEC in the T(4) groups invested mostly acini at 15 days in vehicle/normal glands and mostly intercalated ducts after 10 days in the T(4) groups. The proliferative activity of acinar cells and MEC in vehicle/normal glands declined progressively with age and T(4) increased the rate of this decline in the MEC in a dose-dependent manner. We conclude that T(4) accelerates the translocation of MEC from acini to intercalated ducts and that an important mechanism is the more rapid decline in the proliferative activity of MEC than in acinar cells in the T(4) groups. Some of the decline in the proliferative activity of all cells in the high and medium dose T(4) groups after seven days may have been due to dose-related thyroxine toxicity.
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- R Ikeda
- Department of Dental Hygiene, The Nippon Dental University College at Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Gaballah ETMA. A study of HER-2/neu expression and silver binding nucleolar organizer regions (Ag NORs) in perilesional normal salivary gland tissue. Saudi Dent J 2010; 22:89-94. [PMID: 23960481 DOI: 10.1016/j.sdentj.2010.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2009] [Revised: 06/16/2009] [Accepted: 07/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Salivary gland neoplasms comprise phenotypically and biologically diverse lesions of uncertain histogenesis. OBJECTIVES The present study was carried out to assess the immunohistochemical expression of HER-2/neu protein and of silver binding nucleolar organizer regions in normal salivary tissue. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty paraffin blocks of salivary tumors containing surrounding normal salivary tissue were used in the study. One section was processed to investigate HER-2/neu protein expression and another section was stained to assess the mean Ag NOR counts in normal salivary tissue. RESULTS Only two cases of the studied normal salivary tissue showed HER-2/neu expression (10%), which was expressed only in ductal cells with 4.2 ± 2.1 mean number of reactive cells per five high power fields (HPFs). Statistically significant (P = 0.01) higher mean Ag NOR counts in ductal (2 ± 0.83) than in acinar cells (1.2 ± 0.01) of normal salivary tissue were found. CONCLUSION It was concluded from the data of the present study that ductal cells of normal salivary tissue are a proliferative pool and an oncogenic target which plays an important role in the histogenesis of salivary gland tumors.
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Redman RS. On approaches to the functional restoration of salivary glands damaged by radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, with a review of related aspects of salivary gland morphology and development. Biotech Histochem 2009; 83:103-30. [PMID: 18828044 DOI: 10.1080/10520290802374683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Radiation therapy for cancer of the head and neck can devastate the salivary glands and partially devitalize the mandible and maxilla. As a result, saliva production is drastically reduced and its quality adversely altered. Without diligent home and professional care, the teeth are subject to rapid destruction by caries, necessitating extractions with attendant high risk of necrosis of the supporting bone. Innovative techniques in delivery of radiation therapy and administration of drugs that selectively protect normal tissues can reduce significantly the radiation effects on salivary glands. Nonetheless, many patients still suffer severe oral dryness. I review here the functional morphology and development of salivary glands as these relate to approaches to preventing and restoring radiation-induced loss of salivary function. The acinar cells are responsible for most of the fluid and organic material in saliva, while the larger ducts influence the inorganic content. A central theme of this review is the extent to which the several types of epithelial cells in salivary glands may be pluripotential and the circumstances that may influence their ability to replace cells that have been lost or functionally inactivated due to the effects of radiation. The evidence suggests that the highly differentiated cells of the acini and large ducts of mature glands can replace themselves except when the respective pools of available cells are greatly diminished via apoptosis or necrosis owing to severely stressful events. Under the latter circumstances, relatively undifferentiated cells in the intercalated ducts proliferate and redifferentiate as may be required to replenish the depleted pools. It is likely that some, if not many, acinar cells may de-differentiate into intercalated duct-like cells and thus add to the pool of progenitor cells in such situations. If the stress is heavy doses of radiation, however, the result is not only the death of acinar cells, but also a marked decline in functional differentiation and proliferative capacity of all of the surviving cells, including those with progenitor capability. Restoration of gland function, therefore, seems to require increasing the secretory capacity of the surviving cells, or replacing the acinar cells and their progenitors either in the existing gland remnants or with artificial glands.
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- R S Redman
- Oral Pathology Research Laboratory, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
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Hai B, Yan X, Voutetakis A, Zheng C, Cotrim AP, Shan Z, Ding G, Zhang C, Xu J, Goldsmith CM, Afione S, Chiorini JA, Baum BJ, Wang S. Long-term transduction of miniature pig parotid glands using serotype 2 adeno-associated viral vectors. J Gene Med 2009; 11:506-14. [PMID: 19326368 DOI: 10.1002/jgm.1319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Previously, using an adenoviral vector, we showed that miniature pigs could provide a valuable and affordable large animal model for pre-clinical gene therapy studies to correct parotid gland radiation damage. However, adenoviral vectors lead to short-term transgene expression and, ideally, a more stable correction is required. In the present study, we examined the suitability of using a serotype 2 adeno-associated viral (AAV2) vector to mediate more stable gene transfer in the parotid glands of these animals. METHODS Heparan sulfate proteoglycan was detected by immunohistochemistry. beta-galactosidase expression was determined histochemically. An AAV2 vector encoding human erythropoietin (hEpo) was administered via Stensen's duct. Salivary and serum hEpo levels were measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Serum chemistry and hematological analyses were performed and serum antibodies to hEpo were measured throughout the study. Vector distribution was determined by a quantitative polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS Transgene expression was vector dose-dependent, with high levels of hEpo being detected for up to 32 weeks (i.e. the longest time studied). hEpo reached maximal levels during weeks 4-8, but declined to approximately 25% of these values by week 32. Haematocrits were elevated from week 2. Transduced animals exhibited low serum anti-hEpo antibodies (1 : 8-1 : 16). Vector biodistribution at animal sacrifice revealed that most copies were in the targeted parotid gland, with few being detected elsewhere. No consistent adverse changes in serum chemistry or hematology parameters were seen. CONCLUSIONS AAV2 vectors mediate extended gene transfer to miniature pig parotid glands and should be useful for testing pre-clinical gene therapy strategies aiming to correct salivary gland radiation damage.
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- Bo Hai
- Salivary Gland Disease Center and the Molecular Laboratory for Gene Therapy, School of Stomatology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Katsumata O, Sato YI, Sakai Y, Yamashina S. Intercalated duct cells in the rat parotid gland may behave as tissue stem cells. Anat Sci Int 2009; 84:148-54. [DOI: 10.1007/s12565-009-0019-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2008] [Accepted: 08/04/2008] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Sugito T, Mineshiba F, Zheng C, Cotrim AP, Goldsmith CM, Baum BJ. Transient TWEAK overexpression leads to a general salivary epithelial cell proliferation. Oral Dis 2008; 15:76-81. [PMID: 18992019 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2008.01474.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Tumor necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) is a multifunctional cytokine that has pro-apoptotic, pro-angiogenic and pro-inflammatory effects. In liver, TWEAK leads to proliferation of progenitor oval cells, but not of mature hepatocytes. This study evaluated the hypothesis that TWEAK overexpression in salivary glands would lead to the proliferation of a salivary progenitor cell. METHODS A recombinant, serotype 5 adenoviral vector encoding human TWEAK, AdhTWEAK, was constructed, initially tested in vitro, and then administered to male Balb/c mice via cannulation of Wharton's duct. TWEAK expression in vivo was monitored as protein secreted into saliva and serum by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Salivary cell proliferation was monitored by proliferating cell nuclear antigen staining and apoptosis was monitored using TUNEL staining. RESULTS AdhTWEAK administration led to a dose-dependent, transient TWEAK protein expression, detected primarily in saliva. Salivary epithelial cell proliferation was generalized, peaking on approximately days 2 and 3. TWEAK expression had no detectable effect on apoptosis of salivary epithelial cells. CONCLUSION Transient overexpression of TWEAK in murine salivary glands leads to a general proliferation of epithelial cells vs a selective stimulation of a salivary progenitor cell.
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- T Sugito
- Molecular Physiology and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1190, USA
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Bullard T, Koek L, Roztocil E, Kingsley PD, Mirels L, Ovitt CE. Ascl3 expression marks a progenitor population of both acinar and ductal cells in mouse salivary glands. Dev Biol 2008; 320:72-8. [PMID: 18572159 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2008.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2007] [Revised: 02/25/2008] [Accepted: 04/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ascl3, also know as Sgn1, is a member of the mammalian achaete scute (Mash) gene family of transcription factors, which have been implicated in cell fate specification and differentiation. In the mouse salivary gland, expression of Ascl3 is restricted to a subset of duct cells. Salivary gland function depends on the secretory acinar cells, which are responsible for saliva formation, and duct cells, which modify the saliva and conduct it to the oral cavity. The salivary gland ducts are also the putative site of progenitor cells in the adult gland. Using a Cre recombinase-mediated reporter system, we followed the fate of Ascl3-expressing cells after the introduction of an EGFP-Cre expression cassette into the Ascl3 locus by homologous recombination. Lineage tracing shows that these cells are progenitors of both acinar and ductal cell types in all three major salivary glands. In the differentiated progeny, expression of Ascl3 is down-regulated. These data directly demonstrate a progenitor-progeny relationship between duct cells and the acinar cell compartment, and identify a population of multipotent progenitor cells, marked by expression of Ascl3, which is capable of generating both gland cell types. We conclude that Ascl3-expressing cells contribute to the maintenance of the adult salivary glands.
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- Tara Bullard
- Center for Oral Biology and Department of Biomedical Genetics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
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Extended transgene expression from a nonintegrating adenoviral vector containing retroviral elements. Mol Ther 2008; 16:1089-97. [PMID: 18388914 DOI: 10.1038/mt.2008.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We studied the effects of specific retroviral elements in a first-generation serotype 5 adenoviral (Ad5) vector, AdLTR(2)EF1alpha-hEPO. This vector contains 858 base pair (bp) [251-bp envelope sequence plus 607-bp long-terminal repeat (LTR)] from Moloney murine leukemia virus (MoMLV), upstream of the human elongation factor-1alpha (EF1alpha) promoter and human erythropoietin (hEPO) cDNA, with the LTR sequence downstream of the polyadenylation signal. We compared expression of AdLTR(2)EF1alpha-hEPO with corresponding expressions of two conventional Ad5 vectors, AdEF1alpha-hEPO and AdCMV-hEPO, in vivo in submandibular glands in rats. Both the conventional vectors yielded low serum hEPO levels by day 7, and little change in hematocrits. In contrast, after receiving AdLTR(2)EF1alpha-hEPO, the rats showed elevated hEPO levels and hematocrits for 1-3 months. In vitro studies showed that the integration efficiencies of all the vectors were similar (approximately 10(-3)). Approximately 0.1% of the vector genomes were present 1 year after delivery in the case of each of the three vectors, primarily as intact linear double-strand DNA. The unique results seen with AdLTR(2)EF1alpha-hEPO are partly because of LTR enhancer activity. However, other cis-acting activity, which is not immunomodulatory but nevertheless influences promoter methylation, appears to be involved. A vector such as AdLTR(2)EF1alpha-hEPO may prove useful in clinical applications in which extended, but not "permanent," transgene expression is desirable.
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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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Ribeiro TTDC, Sottovia AD, Cestari TM, Taga R. Morphometric study of the postnatal growth of the parotid gland of the mouse. Braz Oral Res 2006; 20:13-20. [PMID: 16729169 DOI: 10.1590/s1806-83242006000100004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The growth of the mouse parotid glands during 7 and 35 days of postnatal life was studied by morphometric methods. The mass of the gland, the volume of each morphological compartment, and the cell number in each compartment were evaluated. The data obtained for each evaluated dimension were adjusted by an exponential equation, of the type Y = a.e k.x, thus permitting the calculation of their mean duplication time (T D), i.e., an estimation of their growth rate. Analysis of the results showed a marked 1,424% increase in the gland mass during the whole studied period, with T D = 7.10 days. This growth occurred by increases in absolute volume of acini, intercalated ducts, striated ducts, excretory ducts and stroma, with percentual increases of 3,048%, 417%, 2,662%, 2,594% and 367%, respectively, and T Ds of 5.62, 11.71, 5.55, 5.47 and 14.45 days, respectively. Analysis of the cell number growth in each compartment showed increases of 1,904%, 285%, 1,228%, 1,090% and 286%, respectively, and T Ds of 6.62, 20.40, 7.19, 7.26 and 14.51 days, respectively. Based on the present results, we concluded that the growth of the mouse parotid glands from day 7 to day 35 of age occurred by intense cell accumulation, mainly in the acini, striated ducts and excretory ducts, with a growth rate sensibly higher than that of the intercalated ducts and stroma.
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Shinzato K, Takahashi S, Wakita M, Morita M. Prenatal development of the palatine gland of rats. Tissue Cell 2004; 36:115-20. [PMID: 15041413 DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2003.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2003] [Revised: 10/08/2003] [Accepted: 10/27/2003] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The present study aimed to elucidate the prenatal development of the rat palatine gland. Parasagittal 5 microm thick serial sections made from Wistar rats at embryonic days (E) 17 to 22 were stained with haematoxylin-eosin (HE), Alcian blue-Kernechtrot or immunohistochemistry for 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) as a marker of proliferating cells. Additionally, three-dimensional images of developing glandular parenchyma were reconstructed from serial HE sections with a personal computer. At E 17, several thickenings of the palatal epithelium had appeared which thereafter became the epithelial cords. Branching and lumenization commenced at E 20, and immature acini were observed at E 21. Three-dimensional reconstruction showed that the proximal part of the epithelial cord differentiated into the duct, and the distal part of the epithelial cord differentiated into the acinus. In immunohistochemical staining, there were many BrdU-positive cells in the epithelial cords including thickenings of the palatal epithelium, ducts, and acini. The BrdU labeling index of the cells of the epithelial cord was the highest (statistically significant) of the three in the primitive palatine gland. In conclusion, during the development of the rat palatine gland, epithelial cords with very high proliferative activity arise from the palatal epithelium, and then the proximal part of the epithelial cord differentiates into the duct, and the distal part of the epithelial cord differentiates into the acinus. Proliferation of these glandular parenchyma contributes to the growth of the developing palatine gland.
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- K Shinzato
- Department of Oral Health Science, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Kita 13, Nishi 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8586, Japan.
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Voutetakis A, Kok MR, Zheng C, Bossis I, Wang J, Cotrim AP, Marracino N, Goldsmith CM, Chiorini JA, Loh YP, Nieman LK, Baum BJ. Reengineered salivary glands are stable endogenous bioreactors for systemic gene therapeutics. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:3053-8. [PMID: 14978265 PMCID: PMC365743 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0400136101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The use of critical-for-life organs (e.g., liver or lung) for systemic gene therapeutics can lead to serious safety concerns. To circumvent such issues, we have considered salivary glands (SGs) as an alternative gene therapeutics target tissue. Given the high secretory abilities of SGs, we hypothesized that administration of low doses of recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors would allow for therapeutic levels of transgene-encoded secretory proteins in the bloodstream. We administered 10(9) particles of an AAV vector encoding human erythropoietin (hEPO) directly to individual mouse submandibular SGs. Serum hEPO reached maximum levels 8-12 weeks after gene delivery and remained relatively stable for 54 weeks (longest time studied). Hematocrit levels were similarly increased. Moreover, these effects proved to be vector dose-dependent, and even a dosage as low as 10(8) particles per animal led to significant increases in hEPO and hematocrit levels. Vector DNA was detected only within the targeted SGs, and levels of AAV copies within SGs were highly correlated with serum hEPO levels (r = 0.98). These results show that SGs appear to be promising targets with potential clinical applicability for systemic gene therapeutics.
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- Antonis Voutetakis
- Gene Therapy and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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MECs are distributed on the basal aspect of the intercalated duct and acinus of human and rat salivary glands. However, they do not occur in the acinus of rat parotid glands, and sometimes occur in the striated duct of human salivary glands. MECs, as the name implies, have structural features of both epithelial and smooth muscle cells. They contract by autonomic nervous stimulation, and are thought to assist the secretion by compressing and/or reinforcing the underlying parenchyma. MECs can be best observed by immunocytochemistry. There are three types of immunocytochemical markers of MECs in salivary glands. The first type includes smooth muscle protein markers such as alpha-SMA, SMMHC, h-caldesmon and basic calponin, and these are expressed by MECs and the mesenchymal vasculature. The second type is expressed by MECs and the duct cells and includes keratins 14, 5 and 17, alpha 1 beta 1 integrin, and metallothionein. Vimentin is the third type and, in addition to MECs, is expressed by the mesenchymal cells and some duct cells. The same three types of markers are used for studying the developing gland. Development of MECs starts after the establishment of an extensively branched system of cellular cords each of which terminates as a spherical cell mass, a terminal bud. The pluripotent stem cell generates the acinar progenitor in the terminal bud and the ductal progenitor in the cellular cord. The acinar progenitor differentiates into MECs, acinar cells and intercalated duct cells, whereas the ductal progenitor differentiates into the striated and excretory duct cells. Both in the terminal bud and in the cellular cord, the immediate precursors of all types of the epithelial cells appear to express vimentin. The first identifiable MECs are seen at the periphery of the terminal bud or the immature acinus (the direct progeny of the terminal bud) as somewhat flattened cells with a single cilium projecting toward them. They express vimentin and later alpha-SMA and basic calponin. At the next developmental stage, MECs acquire cytoplasmic microfilaments and plasmalemmal caveolae but not as much as in the mature cell. They express SMMHC and, inconsistently, K14. This protein is consistently expressed in the mature cell. K14 is expressed by duct cells, and vimentin is expressed by both mesenchymal and epithelial cells. After development, the acinar progenitor and the ductal progenitor appear to reside in the acinus/intercalated duct and the larger ducts, respectively, and to contribute to the tissue homeostasis. Under unusual conditions such as massive parenchymal destruction, the acinar progenitor contributes to the maintenance of the larger ducts that result in the occurrence of striated ducts with MECs. The acinar progenitor is the origin of salivary gland tumors containing MECs. MECs in salivary gland tumors are best identified by immunocytochemistry for alpha-SMA. There are significant numbers of cells related to luminal tumor cells in the non-luminal tumor cells that have been believed to be neoplastic MECs.
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- Yuzo Ogawa
- Department of Oral Pathology, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, 1-8 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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This article provides a review of the application of gene transfer technology to studies of salivary glands. Salivary glands provide an uncommon target site for gene transfer but offer many experimental situations likely of interest to the cell biologist. The reader is provided with a concise overview of salivary biology, along with a general discussion of the strategies available for gene transfer to any tissue. In particular, adenoviral vectors have been useful for proof of concept studies with salivary glands. Several examples are given, using adenoviral-mediated gene transfer, for addressing both biological and clinical questions. Additionally, benefits and shortcomings affecting the utility of this technology are discussed.
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- Bruce J Baum
- Gene Therapy and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Miyazaki T, Inoue Y, Takano K. Comparative Study of the Proliferative Activity of Serous- and Mucous-type Acinar Cells in Developing Mongolian Gerbil Mixed Salivary Glands. Acta Histochem Cytochem 2002. [DOI: 10.1267/ahc.35.343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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- Toshihiro Miyazaki
- Division of Oral Cytology and Cell Biology, Department of Developmental Reconstructive Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science
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- Faculty of Wellness studies, Department of Nutritional Health (Anatomy and Physiology), Kwassui Women's College
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- Division of Oral Cytology and Cell Biology, Department of Developmental Reconstructive Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science
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To elucidate how the palatine glands grow postnatally, the palatine glands of rats from 0 to 8 weeks of age were investigated histologically and immunohistochemically. Under light microscope, three dimensions of the right part of the palatine glands were measured and the total number of excretory ducts of the glands was counted from the parasagittal serial sections. Immunohistochemistry with anti-5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) monoclonal antibody was also employed to detect the cellular proliferative activity. At birth (0 weeks), the palatine glands consisted of ducts and immature acini. The ducts in the glands were connected with excretory ducts. After 2 weeks, there was no duct in the glands. Most acinar cells became mature as mucous cells and took the form of tubulo-acini connected directly with excretory ducts. In the posterior region of the glands, serous acinar cells forming demilunes were occasionally seen. All three dimensions of the palatine glands became longer, and the number of excretory ducts tended to increase. Immunohistochemistry showed acinar and duct cells were highly proliferative in early stage of postnatal life and their proliferative activity decreased thereafter. This study demonstrated that immature rat palatine glands of newborn rats grow three-dimensionally during maturation, and that the parenchymal cell proliferation contributes to the growth of the rat palatine glands. In addition, it is suggested that the glandular tissue arises from the excretory ducts formed postnatally.
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- S Nakamura
- Department of Oral Health Sciences, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
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The growth kinetics of different cell populations in the rat parotid was studied. The evolution of the frequency and absolute number of each cell type was determined morphometrically by a particle-counting method and the evolution of the [(3)H]thymidine labeling indices of the same cell types was determined by autoradiography. The data obtained for the evolution of cell number in each gland compartment, i.e. acini, intercalated ducts, striated ducts and stroma, were adjusted by exponential equations, permitting estimation of the effective cell accumulation rate in the compartment for each population, i.e. the mean population duplication time (T(D)). In addition, the cell production rate in each gland compartment was determined using the mean labeling index for the period studied and a mathematical estimation of the mean cell generation time (T(G)), assuming an exponential growth pattern for the acinar, intercalated duct and striated duct populations during the period from 5 to 20 days of postnatal development. Analysis of the relation between effective cell accumulation (T(D)) and presumed cell production (labeling index and T(G)) for each intralobular parenchymal compartment of the rat parotid during this period suggests that the proliferative activity of the acinar cell population was sufficient to guarantee marked growth of its compartment and provided cells that presumably dedifferentiated into intercalated duct cells, whereas cells produced in the intercalated duct compartment migrated to, and differentiated into, cells of the striated duct compartment.
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- R Taga
- Laboratory of Histology, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry of Bauru, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Coppes RP, Zeilstra LJ, Kampinga HH, Konings AW. Early to late sparing of radiation damage to the parotid gland by adrenergic and muscarinic receptor agonists. Br J Cancer 2001; 85:1055-63. [PMID: 11592779 PMCID: PMC2375094 DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2001.2038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2000] [Revised: 06/14/2001] [Accepted: 06/20/2001] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Damage to salivary glands after radiotherapeutic treatment of head and neck tumours can severely impair the quality of life of the patients. In the current study we have investigated the early-to-late pathogenesis of the parotid gland after radiation. Also the ability to ameliorate the damage using pretreatment with adrenergic or muscarinic receptor agonists is studied. Rats were locally irradiated with or without i.p. pretreatment with phenylephrine (alpha-adrenoceptor agonist, 5 mg kg(-1)), isoproterenol (beta-adrenoceptor agonist, 5 mg kg(-1)), pilocarpine (4 mg kg(-1)), methacholine (3.75 mg kg(-1)) (muscarinic receptor agonists) or methacholine plus phenylephrine. Parotid salivary flow rate, amylase secretion, the number of cells and gland histology were monitored sequentially up to 240 days postirradiation. The effects were described in 4 distinct phases. The first phase (0-10 days) was characterised by a rapid decline in flow rate without changes in amylase secretion or acinar cell number. The second phase (10-60 days) consists of a decrease in amylase secretion and is paralleled by acinar cell loss. Flow rate, amylase secretion and acinar cell numbers do not change in the third phase (60-120 days). The fourth phase (120-240 days) is determined by a further deterioration of gland function but an increase in acinar cell number, albeit with poor tissue morphology. All drug pretreatments used could reduce radiation effects in phase I and II. The protective effects were lost during phase IV, with the exception of methacholine plus phenylephrine pretreatment. The latter combination of drugs ameliorated radiation-damage throughout the entire follow-up time. The data show that combined pre-irradiation stimulation of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors with methacholine plus alpha-adrenoceptors with phenylephrine can reduce both early and late damage, possibly involving the PLC/PIP2 second messenger pathways. This opens perspectives for the development of clinical applicable methods for long-term sparing of parotid glands subjected to radiotherapy of head and neck cancer patients.
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- R P Coppes
- Department of Radiation and Stress Cell Biology, University of Groningen, Ant. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands
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Hecht R, Connelly M, Marchetti L, Ball WD, Hand AR. Cell death during development of intercalated ducts in the rat submandibular gland. THE ANATOMICAL RECORD 2000; 258:349-58. [PMID: 10737853 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0185(20000401)258:4<349::aid-ar3>3.0.co;2-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Programmed cell death, or apoptosis, occurs during the development of many tissues and organs in almost all multicellular organisms. Although apoptosis of salivary gland cells has been demonstrated in several pathological conditions, the role of apoptosis in the postnatal development of the salivary glands is unknown. We have studied the development of the rat submandibular gland (SMG) during its transition from the perinatal stage to the mature adult stage. Terminal tubule or Type I cells, which synthesize the secretory protein SMG-C, are prominent in the perinatal acini and are believed to form the intercalated ducts of the adult gland. Between 25 days and 30 days after birth, the number of Type I cells and their SMG-C immunoreactivity markedly decreased. Apoptotic cells in association with the developing intercalated ducts were labeled with the Terminal Deoxyribonucleotidyl Transferase-Mediated dUTP Nick End Labeling (TUNEL) method. Between 25 and 40 days of age, from 50 to 80% of the apoptotic cells in cryostat sections of the SMG were closely associated with the intercalated ducts. Electron microscopy showed that the Type I cells became vacuolated, their secretory granules were reduced in size and number, and the amount of rough endoplasmic reticulum was decreased. Cellular debris resembling apoptotic bodies was phagocytosed by macrophages and adjacent intercalated duct cells. These observations suggest that the loss of Type I cells and reduction of SMG-C immunoreactivity during development of the intercalated ducts of the adult rat SMG is due, at least in part, to apoptosis.
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- R Hecht
- School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, USA
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Naked-backed bats of the genus Pteronotus (family Mormoopidae) occur in the Neotropics from Mexico through northern South America. These are relatively small-sized insectivorous species that frequently roost in caves. Eight specimens of naked-backed bats (Pteronotus parnellii) were live-trapped in Suriname and one in Cuba (P. quadridens). Their parotid glands were fixed in an aldehyde mixture designed for field work and postfixed in the laboratory with osmium tetroxide. Tissues were further prepared for electron microscopy by conventional means. The parotid glands of the two species of Pteronotus closely resemble each other except for the substructure of their serous secretory granules. Serous granules in P. parnellii are bizonal, with a moderately dense inner matrix and an outer, denser corona or crescent. The matrix is occupied by laminae, flakes, and filaments in random array. In contrast, serous granules in P. quadridens consist of a uniform matrix that contains dense, usually stacked toroids or tubules either in random array or packed in bundles. A parotid gland from one specimen of P. parnellii contained an endpiece that consisted of cells that contained giant (up to 9 pm in diameter) serous granules. Serous cells in both species contain aggregates of small, uniformly dense, rod-like, membrane-delimited organelles as well as occasional bundles of cytofilaments. The endpieces are separated from intercalated ducts by a ring of granulated cells that contain secretory granules that often have a bull's-eye configuration. Intercalated and striated ducts are typical in appearance, except that many of the cells in the latter contain small, dense secretory granules in their apical cytoplasm. The parotid glands in the two species of naked-baked bats differ slightly in terms of acinar secretory granule ultrastructure, but otherwise are fairly conservative. It is thought that the glands in these particular bats might represent the "basal" condition of the salivary glands of insectivorous bats and thus can serve as a reference point for making comparisons to the highly diversified (in terms of diet) phyllostomid bats.
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- B Tandler
- Department of Biological Sciences and Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock 79409-3131, USA
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Denny PC, Denny PA. Dynamics of parenchymal cell division, differentiation, and apoptosis in the young adult female mouse submandibular gland. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 1999; 254:408-17. [PMID: 10096673 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0185(19990301)254:3<408::aid-ar12>3.0.co;2-g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The submandibular salivary gland of the young adult female mouse has two secretory cell types, acinar and granular duct, which are separated by intercalated ducts. Based on the occurrence of autologous cell division in these cells, they have been traditionally classified as expanding populations. However, differentiation from stem or progenitor cells in the intercalated ducts, usually associated with renewing populations, has also been detected. The question of renewing or expanding populations is resolved by quantitating and integrating the rates of autologous cell division, differentiation, and apoptosis for each cell type. The integrated data shows that both acinar and granular duct cell populations exhibit a substantial positive growth index, whereas the growth index for the intercalated duct cells is moderately negative. On balance, it suggests that the submandibular gland of the young adult female mouse is still growing. Comparison of young female mice with older females suggests that, although overall parenchymal growth slows with age, there is no longer a net loss of intercalated duct cells. Comparison with young adult male submandibular glands indicates that gender differences exist in the rates and mechanisms used for maintaining the different cell populations. The acinar and granular duct cell populations in young adult female mouse submandibular glands are expanding at the expense of the intercalated duct cell population, which appears to be contracting.
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- P C Denny
- Department of Basic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90089-0641, USA.
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The rat parotid gland produces a number of well-characterized secretory proteins. Relatively little is known, however, about the onset of their synthesis and cellular localization during gland development. Secretory protein expression was studied in parotid glands of fetal and postnatal rats using light and electron microscopic immunocytochemistry and Northern blotting. Amylase, parotid secretory protein (PSP), common salivary protein-1 (CSP-1), and SMGB were first detected by immunofluorescence in parotid glands of 18 day fetuses. By 5 days after birth, light and electron microscopic immunolabeling localized all of these proteins to the secretory granules of developing acinar cells. Labeling of acinar cells for DNAse I, however, was not observed until 18 days after birth. Between 9 and 25 days, CSP-1 and SMGB reactivity of acinar cells declined, but increased in intercalated duct cells. After 25 days, CSP-1 and SMGB were found only in intercalated ducts, and amylase, PSP, and DNAse I were restricted to acinar cells. Levels of CSP-1 and SMGB mRNA were relatively constant through 21 postnatal days, but declined significantly after that. Amylase and PSP mRNA increased rapidly and continuously from five days after birth to the adult stage. In contrast, DNAse I mRNA was not detectable until 18 days after birth. The immunocytochemical and molecular analyses define three basic patterns of protein expression in the rat parotid gland: proteins whose synthesis is initiated early in development and is maintained in the acinar cells, such as amylase and PSP; proteins that are initially synthesized by immature acinar cells but are restricted to intercalated ducts in the adult gland, such as CSP-1 and SMGB; and proteins that are synthesized only by mature acinar cells and first appear during the third postnatal week, such as DNAse I. The parotid gland exhibits four distinct developmental stages: prenatal, from initiation of the gland rudiment until birth; neonatal, from 1 day up to about 9 days postnatal; transitional, from 9 days to 25 days of age; and adult, from 25 days on. Although differences exist in timing and in the specific proteins expressed, these developmental stages are similar to those seen in the rat submandibular gland. Additionally, the results support the suggestion that intercalated ducts may differentiate from the neonatal acini.
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- S Sivakumar
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington 06030, USA
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Tandler B, Nagato T, Toyoshima K, Phillips CJ. Comparative ultrastructure of intercalated ducts in major salivary glands: a review. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 1998; 252:64-91. [PMID: 9737745 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0185(199809)252:1<64::aid-ar7>3.0.co;2-e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- B Tandler
- Department of Oral Anatomy II, Kyushu Dental College, Kitakyushu, Japan
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Denny PC, Ball WD, Redman RS. Salivary glands: a paradigm for diversity of gland development. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ORAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE : AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL BIOLOGISTS 1997; 8:51-75. [PMID: 9063625 DOI: 10.1177/10454411970080010301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The major salivary glands of mammals are represented by three pairs of organs that cooperate functionally to produce saliva for the oral cavity. While each type of gland produces a signature secretion that complements the secretions from the other glands, there is also redundancy as evidenced by secretion of functionally similar and, in some cases, identical products in the three glands. This, along with their common late initiation of development, in fetal terms, their similarities in developmental pattern, and their proximate sites of origin, suggests that a common regulatory cascade may have been shared until shortly before the onset of overt gland development. Furthermore, occasional ectopic differentiation of individual mature secretory cells in the "wrong" gland suggests that control mechanisms responsible for the distinctive cellular composition of each gland also share many common steps, with only minor differences providing the impetus for diversification. To begin to address this area, we examine here the origins of the salivary glands by reviewing the expression patterns of several genes with known morphogenetic potential that may be involved based on developmental timing and location. The possibility that factors leading to determination of the sites of mammalian salivary gland development might be homologous to the regulatory cascade leading to salivary gland formation in Drosophila is also evaluated. In a subsequent section, cellular phenotypes of neonatal and adult glands are compared and evaluated for insights into the mechanisms and lineages leading to cellular diversification. Finally, the phenomena of proliferation, repair, and regeneration in adult salivary glands are reviewed, with emphasis on the extent to which the cellular diversity is reversible and which cell type other than stem cells has the ability to redifferentiate into other cell types.
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- P C Denny
- Department of Basic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90089-0641, USA
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