OCB02-2019 Flashcards
What shape are the cells of the intercalated salivary ducts?
Cuboidal
What may the role of intercalated duct cells be?
Precursors for acini and striated duct cells
What is important in maintaining osmotic differences during saliva formation?
Tight junctions
What developmental tissue are the major salivary glands derived from?
Oral ectoderm
What developmental tissue are the minor salivary glands derived from?
Oral ectoderm and endoderm
How might ectodermal dysplasia affect salivary glands?
Abnormality of ectoderm so loss of major glands but only some minor glands
What kind of interactions are essential in tooth and salivary gland development?
Epithelial-mesenchyme interactions
When is the initial bud stage for the human parotid?
6 weeks i.u.
Describe the initial bud stage of salivary gland development.
6 weeks i.u.
Thickening of oral cavity ectoderm to form an epithelial placode
Reciprocal interactions with mesenchyme form condensing mesenchyme or “papilla” around placode as placode expands
Knockout of which genes can affect the initial bud stage?
FGF-10, FGFR2b in epithelium
Describe the pseudoglandular stage of salivary gland development.
Further proliferation of bud via epithelial-mesenchyme interactions
No duct yet
MMP14 creates space in mesenchyme for epithelium to grow into
SHH important for epithelial expansion
EGF, FGF, MMP determine branching - mesenchyme patterns the branching
Which MMP creates space during the pseudoglandular stage?
MMP14
What happens if you knockout EGFR at the pseudoglandular stage?
Reduced number of terminal buds
If you pair parotid mesenchyme with sublingual epithelium, what branching pattern will develop?
Parotid branching
What role does FGF1 have in the pseudoglandular stage?
Elongation of buds
What role does FGF2 have in the pseudoglandular stage?
Proliferation of end parts/acini
What gene is important for epithelial expansion during the pseudoglandular stage?
SHH
BMPs antagonise the action of what group of molecules?
FGFs (growth in general)
What are BMPs important for during the pseudoglandular stage?
Forming clefts/separations between cell types
Maximise branching to increase surface area for saliva production
When is the canalicular stage for the human parotid?
~10 weeks i.u.
Describe the canalicular stage of salivary gland development.
~10 weeks i.u.
Formation of lumen/ducts by apoptosis of central cells and controlled growth/proliferation
Which factors/receptors are important in the canalicular stage?
BMP7
Grain-head transcription factor
Retinoic acid receptors