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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Salivary gland dysfunction"”.
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Significance of Salivary Gland Radioiodine Retention on Post-ablation 131I Scintigraphy as a Predictor of Salivary Gland Dysfunction in Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma
… scintigraphy could predict functional changes in salivary glands after radioiodine therapy. METHODS: We evaluated 90 patients who received initial high-dose (≥3.7 GBq) radioiodine therapy after totalthyroidectomy.Allpatients underwent diagnostic (DWS) and post-ablation (TWS) 131I whole-body …
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Functional Restoration of Irradiated Salivary Glands Through Modulation of aPKCζ and Nuclear Yap in Salivary Progenitors
… these individuals receive radiation therapy, and salivary hypofunction and xerostomia occur in 60-85% of these patients due to irreversible damage to the salivary glands. Current preventative and palliative care fail to improve quality of life, accentuating the need for regenerative therapies. …
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The role of the P2Y2 nucleotide receptor in salivary gland regeneration
Salivary gland dysfunction affects millions of Americans whose quality of life is severely impacted by dry mouth, oral bacterial infections, poor nutrition, and other disorders that are associated with decreased saliva production. Over the past decade, progress has been made in cell-based …
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A mathematical study of the role of calcium in the regulation of saliva secretion
… models of saliva secretion and Ca²⁺ dynamics in salivary acinar and duct cells. We investigate how the distribution of K⁺ channels affects the rate of primary saliva secretion. Maximum saliva secretion is hypothesised to occur when a small amount of K⁺ conductance is located in the apical …