Unit 2 Flashcards
SG’s are these types of glands:
exocrine, merocrine, compound (numerous acini)
Parenchyma of the sg’s:
acini
6 stages of SG development:
BEBLLD: bud, epi cord, branching, lobule, lumen, differentiation
initiates sg formation:
thickening of oral epi
What is the inital bud surrounded by after evagination?
condensed mesenchyme that has an endo plexus (6-8wks)
Shape of oral epi cells that form initial bud:
hexagonal
TF? Growth of initial bud stops with development of the epi cord.
F. continued growth of epi cord
When does the epi of the epi cord become innervated?
onset of development
These form the PSG:
neural crest-derived neurons, come together at primary duct
Branching is successive rounds of:
end bud clefitng, epi proliferation, secondary duct formation
Signals involved in branching:
fibronectin (from mesenchyme), FGF-10, signals from PSG
Lobules are formed from:
CT
functional unit of salivary gland:
acinus
Responsible for formation of duct lumen:
VIP
Source of VIP
PSG
Stages of lumenal development:
Proliferation, Condensation, polarization, lumen formation, lumen expasion
drives expansion of the lumen:
fluid movement through vessel
Cell lining lumen:
K19+ luminal cell
of cell types that make up terminal bulb
- MAD: myoepi, acinar, and ductal
Structures derived from terminal buds:
intercalated duct, myoepi cells, acinar cells
These become acinar cells:
proacinar cells
Protein involved in epi-mesenchyme reactions:
integrin
Steps in gland/ innervation development:
Initiation, gangliogenesis, innervation of branching epi, lumenization
Involved in the proliferation of initial bud and duct cells:
FGF-10
involved in acinus/ branching morphogenesis
epi-mes interactions (I SEcrete: intercalated, striated, excretory)
Mucus cells are filled w:
mucus granules
Serous cells distal or proximal to mucous acini?
distal
Closer to the intercalated ducts, serous or mucous cells?
mucous
Serous cells are connected to lumen via:
secretory (intercellular) canaliculi, bw mucous cells
Location of myoepi cells:
bw basolamina and acinar or duct cells (extend to intercalated ducts)
Tissue origin of myoepi cells:
ectoderm, oral epi
How to id intercalated duct cells:
low cuboidal, central nucleus, few organelles ,secretory granules
How to id striated duct cells:
columnar, central nucleus, basal striations-mito in parallel, small secretory grnaules
Assoc w small secretory granules of striated duct cells:
EGF, fibronectin, kallikrein
Lumen of striated duct cells, permeable to water?
no
Function of mito in striated duct cells:
active transport/ reabsorption of Na+
Na+ enters here after reabsorption in striated duct cells:
duct cells and CT
How to id prximal excretroy duct:
simple or pseudostratified epi, basal cells bw columnar, some w lipofuscin granules, amorphous saliva in center
How to id distal segment of excretory duct:
stratified columnar epi, goblet cells, amorphous saliva in center
Relative contributions of major Sg’s:
SM: 60%, P: 25%, SL:7%, minor: 7%
SMg opens here:
either side of frenulum of tongue
SLg opens here:
near SMg opening, ducts of Rivinus
Striated ducts of the major SG’s:
P and SM: prominent, SL: Short
Intercalated ducts of the major Sg’s:
P: Long, SM: shorter, SL: absent
Relative mucus/ serous contribution of SMg:
more serous than mucus
Minor sg’s are not found here:
gingiva, vent tongue, central hard palate (sg tumors will not be found in these spots)
Location of minor sg’s:
SUBmucosa, loose CT
TF? All minor sg’s are mucus.
F. all except von Ebner’s (pos tongue)
Ducts of minor sg’s:
short
% contribution of minor sg’s to total mucus secretions:
70%
TF? Minor sg’s play a role in mucosal immunity.
T
Sg’s that are only serous:
von Ebner and P
intercellular juncitons of acinar cells:
Tight junc, adherens junc, and desmosomes
Proteins assoc with tight junctions:
occludins, claudins
Proteins assoc with adherens junctions:
E-cadherin, catenin, p120, connected with actin
Proteins assoc with desmosomes:
desmoglein, desmoplakin, plakoglobin, connected with keratin
Which region of the intercellular junction is the the apical portion found in?
lateral (NOT baso-lateral!)
Fxns of tight jun, adh jun, and desmosomes:
permeability barrier, cell shape, stability
p120 knockout mice get:
duct cell tumors
3 factors in sg secretion:
gustatory stimulation, chewing, neuronal control
Para to SM/SL glands:
sup s. nuc. (brainstem), glossopalatine nerve, geniculate gang, chorda tympani n. (CNVII), lingual n., subm gang, glands
Para to P gland:
inf sal nuc (brainstem), CNIX, jugular gang, tympanic n., otic gang, p gland
Sym to glands:
T1 and T2 (thoracolumbar region), sup cervical gang, (middle meningeal a. to otic gang, to P) OR (maxilary a. to subm gang, to glands)
2 groups of nerve endings to acinar cells:
bw acinar cells and next to BL, all unmy
dictates the type of saliva produced:
neurotransmitter
Receps for sym and para nerves:
S: a/beta adrenergic. P: cholinergic
NT that leads to protein rich secretions, nt that leads to watery saliva:
NE, AcH
signal to help maintain branching:
neuturin, given after radiation
Leads to reduced expression of neuturin, and results of the reduced expression:
Apoptosis because of diminished para fxn, reduced neuturin leads to increases neuronal apoptosis
Tx with neutrurin:
red neuronal apoptosis, restores para fxn, inc epi regeneration
Leads to red para innervation:
HaN radiaiton
Gross comp of saliva:
99% water, 0.5% inorganic, 0.5% organic (crevicular fluid, bacteria, food, cellular debris, epi cells, pmns)
Crevicular fluid is:
serum exudate
of oral bac:
100 million (10^8)
Watery to viscous of the sg’s:
P, SM, then SL
pH of saliva:
6.7 (5.6 - 8.0) 5.5 is the critical point for caries formation
of swallows per day and amt of bac swallowed each day’
2,500, 1-2.5g
__ml swallowed with each swallow:
0.3ml
Minor sg’s:
labial, palatal, lingual (von Ebners), buccal
Resting contribution to total saliva:
SM/SL: 70%, P: 20%, Minor: 10%
Stimulated contribution to total saliva:
SM: 35%, P: 50%, SL: 7%, SM: 7%
Influence salivary flow:
body position, chemical stimulation, irritation of esophagus/ stomach
Gallons of saliva produced in a lifetime:
10,000
kg of protein produced in a lifetime:
190kg
Digestive function of saliva in regards to commensal microbes:
colonization, adhesion, nutrient
Proteective function of saliva in regards to pathogens:
Clearance, agglutination, Killing
Fxns of saliva:
water balance, excretion, antimicrobial, remineralization, form enamel pellicle, produce biological active substance
subtratum for bacterial adhesion
enamel pellicle (proteins adsorption to tooth surface)
Inorganic components of saliva:
CaPO4, KCl, NaHCO3, F, SCN, MgSO4, I, CO2, N2, O
Increased conc’s of Ca and PO4 can lead to:
mineralized plaque/ tartar
Low mol w8 organic components:
urea, uric acid, free amino acids, lipids, creatinin, ammonia, glucose, cAMP, corticosteroids
Intrinsic proteins:
derived from acinar cells
List intrinisic proteins:
Sal amylase, Acidic PRP, Basic PRP, proline-rich glycoprotin, cistatin, histatin, mucins, peptides, statherin
Fxn in remineralization:
Cistatin, histamine, statherin,
Gs that release acidic PRP’s:
P and SM
Highest to lowest composition of intrinsic proteins:
amylase, PRP, prloline-rich glycoprotein, statherin/cistatin, mucins
Extrinsic proteins in saliva:
sIgA, Lysozyme, lactoperoxidase, lactoferrin, cytokines, albumin, IgG, IgM, lipoproteins, serumproteins, and enzymes
how does sIgA enter the sg’s?
via lymphocytes in surroundings in acini, taken into acinar cell
indicator of contribution of serum exudate to whole mouth saliva:
serum albumin
Fxns of mucins:
digestion, lubrication, tissue coating, anti-viral/ bacterial
Fxns of histatins:
anti-fungal/ bacterial, buffering, mineralization
Fxns of cystatins:
anti-viral, mineralization, tissue coating
Fxn of statherin:
tissue coating, lubrication, mineralization
Fxns of PRP:
mineralization, tissue coating
Fxn of amylases:
digestion, tissue coating, antibacterial
Antibacterial fxns:
CHAMP: cystatin, histatins, amylases, mucins, peroxidases