Mouse submandibular salivary epithelial cell growth and differentiation in long-term culture: Influence of the extracellular matrix |
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Authors: | Elisa M Durban |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Microbiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center Dental Branch, 77225 Houston, Texas;(2) Present address: Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Dental Branch, 77225 Houston, TX |
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Abstract: | Summary The adult mouse submandibular salivary gland provides a good model system to study gene regulation during normal and abnormal
cell behavior because it synthesizes functionally distinct products ranging from growth factors and digestive enzymes to factors
of relevance to homeostatic mechanisms. The present study describes the long-term growth and differentiation of submandibular
salivary epithelial cells from adult male mice as a function of the culture substratum. Using a two-step partial dissociation
procedure, it was possible to enrich for ductal cells of the granular convoluted tubules, the site of epidermal growth factor
synthesis. Long-term cell growth over a period of 2 to 3 mo. with at least 3 serial passages was obtained only within three-dimensional
collagen gels. Cells grew as ductal-type structures, many of which generated lumens with time in culture. Electron microscopic
analysis in reference to the submandibular gland in vivo revealed enrichment for and maintenance of morphologic features of
granular convoluted tubule cells. Reactivity with a keratin-specific monoclonal antibody established the epithelial nature
of the cells that grew within collagen. Maintenance of cell differentiation, using immunoreactivity for epidermal growth factor
as criterion, was determined by both cytochemical and biochemical approaches and was found to be dependent on the collagen
matrix and hormones. Greater than 50% of the cells in primary collagen cultures contained epidermal growth factor only in
the presence of testosterone and triiodothyronine. In contrast, cells initially seeded on plastic or cycled to plastic from
collagen gels were virtually negative for epidermal growth factor. Biochemical analysis confirmed the presence of a protein
with an apparent molecular weight of 6000 which comigrated with purified mouse epidermal growth factor. Epidermal growth factor
was also present in detectable levels in Passage 1 cells. This culture system should permit assessment of whether modulation
of submandibular gland ductal cell growth can be exerted via a mechanism that in itself includes epidermal growth factor and
its receptor and signal transduction pathway.
This work was supported by Public Health Service grant DE07766 from the National Institute of Dental Research, National Institutes
of Health, Bethesda, MD. |
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Keywords: | submandibular gland epidermal growth factor extracellular matrix |
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