ReviewJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2010
Functions of ICC-like cells in the urinary tract and male genital organs.
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- Interstitial cells: regulators of smooth muscle function.Physiological reviews · 2014Review
- Immunohistochemical characterization and functional identification of mammary gland telocytes in the self-assembly of reconstituted breast cancer tissue in vitro.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2013Article
- Altered distribution of interstitial cells and innervation in the rat urinary bladder following spinal cord injury.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2012Article
- Potassium and ANO1/ TMEM16A chloride channel profiles distinguish atypical and typical smooth muscle cells from interstitial cells in the mouse renal pelvis.British journal of pharmacology · 2012Article
- GLI3 repressor controls functional development of the mouse ureter.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2011Article
- Telocytes accompanying cardiomyocyte in primary culture: two- and three-dimensional culture environment.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2010Article
- TELOCYTES - a case of serendipity: the winding way from Interstitial Cells of Cajal (ICC), via Interstitial Cajal-Like Cells (ICLC) to TELOCYTES.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2010Article
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Abstract
Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC)-like cells (ICC-LCs) have been identified in many regions of the urinary tract and male genital organs by immunohistochemical studies and electron microscopy. ICC-LCs are characterized by their spontaneous electrical and Ca(2+) signalling and the cellular mechanisms of their generation have been extensively investigated. Spontaneous activity in ICC-LCs rises from the release of internally stored Ca(2+) and the opening of Ca(2+)-activated Cl(-) channels to generate spontaneous transient depolarizations (STDs) in a manner not fundamentally dependent on Ca(2+) influx through L-type voltage-dependent Ca(2+) channels. Since urogenital ICC-LCs have been identified by their immunoreactivity to Kit (CD117) antibodies, the often-used specific marker for ICC in the gastrointestinal tract, their functions have been thought likely to be similar. Thus ICC-LCs in the urogenital tract might be expected to act as either electrical pacemaker cells to drive the smooth muscle wall or as intermediaries in neuromuscular transmission. However, present knowledge of the functions of ICC-LCs suggests that their functions are not so predetermined, that their functions may be very region specific, particularly under pathological conditions. In this review, we summarize recent advances in our understanding of the location and function of ICC-LCs in various organs of the urogenital system. We also discuss several unsolved issues regarding the identification, properties and functions of ICC-LCs in various urogenital regions in health and disease.
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