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Stem Cell-Based Regeneration of Salivary Glands: From Bench to Clinics

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Exocrine gland regeneration, particularly salivary gland regeneration, remains an exciting arena for the scientific world due to its crucial role in maintaining human health. Salivary gland cells produce saliva, which lubricates the oral cavity, maintains the pH, partially or wholly digests complex nutrients, and provides the first line of defense against pathogens. Thus, its damage can be debilitating to the oral as well as the general health of an individual, compromising their quality of life. Most commonly, this impairment is due to autoimmune diseases such as Sjogren’s syndrome or off-target radiation effects during radiotherapy, where the dry mouth condition clinically can be 100% in these patients, with an average prevalence of 64.8% of the whole population. This chapter combines the latest theories and proof of concepts for salivary gland regeneration using stem cells and their secretome. Also, this chapter describes various stem cells’ derivation and characterization, followed by a comprehensive discussion of the latest salivary gland regenerative strategies being tested in preclinical and clinical studies.

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Abbreviations

ANKRD56:

Ankyrin repeat domain-containing protein

ANXA1:

Annexin A1

AQP5:

Aquaporin 5

CCL2:

C-C motif chemokine ligand 2

c-Myc:

Cellular-master regulator of cell cycle entry and proliferative

CYP11A1:

Cytochrome P450 family 11 subfamily A member 1

DPSC:

Dental pulp stem cells

HAPLN1:

Hyaluronan and proteoglycan link protein

HES1:

Hes family BHLH transcription factor 1

HMG20B:

High mobility group 20B

IRF6:

Interferon regulatory factor 6

Klf4:

Krüppel-like factor 4

LUM:

Lumican

MSX2:

Msh homeobox 2

OCN:

Osteocalcin

Oct3/4:

Octamer-binding transcription factor

PSP:

Parotid secretory protein

SABPA:

Salivary androgen-binding protein

SGSPC:

Salivary gland stem and progenitor cells

SMA-α:

Alpha smooth muscle actin

Sox2/9:

SRY-related SMG box 2/9

TCF3:

Transcription factor 3

TGFβ:

Transforming growth factor β

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Upadhyay, A. et al. (2024). Stem Cell-Based Regeneration of Salivary Glands: From Bench to Clinics. In: Haider, K.H. (eds) Handbook of Stem Cell Applications. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0846-2_52-2

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    Stem Cell-Based Regeneration of Salivary Glands: From Bench to Clinics
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0846-2_52-2

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    Stem Cell-Based Regeneration of Salivary Glands: From Bench to Clinics
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0846-2_52-1