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Human mesenchymal stem cells cultured with salivary gland biopsies adopt an epithelial phenotype.
Stem cells and development - 1 Jun 2011
Maria Ola M, Tran Simon D
Abstract excerpt
Sjogren's syndrome and radiotherapy for head and neck cancer result in severe xerostomia and irreversible salivary gland damage for which no effective treatment is currently available. Cell culture methods of primary human salivary gland epithelial cells (huSGs) are slow and cannot provide a sufficient number of cells. In addition, the majority of cultured huSGs are of a ductal phenotype and thus not fluid/saliva...
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