ReviewJournal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR2015
Myoepithelial Cells (MEC) of the Salivary Glands in Health and Tumours.
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- Immunoexpression of Autophagy-Related Proteins in Salivary Gland Tumors: An Exploratory Study.Head and neck pathology · 2023Article
- Salivary gland bioengineering - yesterday, today, tomorrow!Histology and histopathology · 2023Review
- Regulation of myoepithelial differentiation.PloS one · 2022Article
- Organoid Models for Salivary Gland Biology and Regenerative Medicine.Stem cells international · 2021Review
- Lacrimal Gland Myoepithelial Cells Are Altered in a Mouse Model of Dry Eye Disease.The American journal of pathology · 2020Article
- [Expression of thymidylate synthase in salivary adenoid myoepithelial cells and its clinical significance].Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2020Article
- Immunohistochemical evaluation of salivary gland tumors differentiation and proliferation by using calponin and telomerase.The Saudi dental journal · 2019Article
- Reduced myofilament component in primary Sjögren's syndrome salivary gland myoepithelial cells.Journal of molecular histology · 2018Article
- BRCA1/2 Mutations in Salivary Pleomorphic Adenoma and Carcinoma-ex-Pleomorphic Adenoma.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry · 2017Article
- Tuning Hydrogel Properties to Promote the Assembly of Salivary Gland Spheroids in 3D.ACS biomaterials science & engineering · 2016Article
- Minor Salivary Gland Changes in Oral Epithelial Dysplasia and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma - A Histopathological Study.Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR · 2016Article
- Biomaterials-based strategies for salivary gland tissue regeneration.Biomaterials science · 2016Article
- Binge Drinking of Ethanol during Adolescence Induces Oxidative Damage and Morphological Changes in Salivary Glands of Female Rats.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2016Article
- Short histological kaleidoscope - recent findings in histology. Part III.Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologieArticle
- Immunohistochemical expression of podoplanin as a myoepithelial cell marker in pleomorphic adenoma.Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFPArticle
- Primary cell culture and characterization of a pleomorphic adenoma. A case report.Revista cientifica odontologica (Universidad Cientifica del Sur)Article
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Abstract
Myoepithelial cells (MEC) are found in the secretory units of many mammalian exocrine glands such as mammary, sweat, lacrimal and salivary glands. They are interposed between the secretory cells and the basal lamina. Immunohistochemically they are found to contain keratin intermediate filaments and are, therefore, considered to have an epithelial origin but at the same time they contain a large number of myofilaments which represent a massive expression of contractile proteins such as actin, myosin, calponin and caldesmon. Thus have smooth muscle like property also and hence the name. Numerous functions of MEC have been described, the most important of them being important for contraction of the glands and recently it has been found to prevent tumour progression. It should be noted that the diversity in the occurrence and dilemma regarding the pathogenesis of salivary gland tumours is due to lack in uniformity regarding the cells participating in its oncogenesis, especially the MEC. Also proper and extensive studies regarding MEC are very limited and thus have posed difficulty for a pathologist to understand this cell. In this review we try to bring about a thorough description of this cell in both physiological and pathological aspects.
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