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Clinical management of salivary gland hypofunction and xerostomia in head-and-neck cancer patients: successes and barriers

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This review addresses the pathophysiology underlying irradiation damage to salivary gland tissue, the consequences of radiation injury, and issues contributing to the clinical management of salivARY gland hypofunction and xerostomia.
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The most significant long-term complication of radiotherapy in the head-and-neck region is hyposalivation and its related complaints, particularily xerostomia. This review addresses the pathophysiology underlying irradiation damage to salivary gland tissue, the consequences of radiation injury, and issues contributing to the clinical management of salivary gland hypofunction and xerostomia. These include ways to (1) prevent or minimize radiation injury of salivary gland tissue, (2) manage radiation-induced hyposalivation and xerostomia, and (3) restore the function of salivary gland tissue damaged by radiotherapy.

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Feasibility of DW-MRI analysis of salivary glands during head and neck radiotherapy

TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the feasibility of measuring apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in the major salivary glands and described the observed changes in volume and ADC during RT.
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Study on anatomy and postnatal development of sublingual salivary glands in Black Bengal goat

TL;DR: Along the advancement of age the size of lobes and lobules are increased, the lumens of the mucous acini reduced in size, nuclei of the cells became flattened the zymogenic granules increased gradually, and in day old kid, the acini have distinct lumen.
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scRNAseq of healthy and irradiated mouse parotid glands highlights crosstalk between immune and secretory cells during chronic injury

TL;DR: In this article , the authors identify a population of epithelial cells in the parotid gland defined by expression of Etv1, which may be an acinar cell precursor and thus may respond to myoepithelial cell-derived growth factor ligands.
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Regulation of Myoepithelial Differentiation in 3-Dimensional Culture

TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate that the pattern of TAZ expression in the epithelial compartment of the differentiating murine salivary gland correlates with the expression of the myoepithelial marker alpha-SMA.
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Dose, volume, and function relationships in parotid salivary glands following conformal and intensity-modulated irradiation of head and neck cancer

TL;DR: Dose/volume/function relationships in the parotid glands are characterized by dose and volume thresholds, steep dose/response relationships when the thresholds are reached, and a maximal volume dependence parameter in the NTCP model.
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Isolation of the cDNA for erythrocyte integral membrane protein of 28 kilodaltons: member of an ancient channel family.

TL;DR: Analysis of the deduced amino acid sequence suggests that CHIP28 protein contains six bilayer-spanning domains, two exofacial potential N-glycosylation sites, and intracellular N and C termini.
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Oral Sequelae of Head and Neck Radiotherapy

TL;DR: In this review, the radiation-induced changes in healthy oral tissues and the resulting clinical consequences are discussed.
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Phase III Randomized Trial of Amifostine as a Radioprotector in Head and Neck Cancer

TL;DR: With and without amifostine, 2-year local-regional control, disease-free survival, and overall survival were 58% versus 63, 53% versus 57%, and 71% versus 66%, respectively, while Antitumor treatment efficacy was preserved.
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Xerostomia and its predictors following parotid-sparing irradiation of head-and-neck cancer

TL;DR: An improvement over time in xerostomia, occurring in tandem with rising salivary production from the spared major Salivary glands, suggests a long-term clinical benefit from their sparing.
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