Microliths in normal salivary glands of cat investigated by light and electron microscopy |
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Authors: | A Triantafyllou J D Harrison J R Garrett |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Oral Pathology, The Rayne Institute, King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, 123 Coldharbour Lane, SE5 9NU London, UK |
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Abstract: | This investigation concerns the natural history of microlith in the salivary glands of cat. Microliths were detected in more sublingual than submandibular glands and were almost absent in the parotid. They were found intraparenchymally, intraluminally and interstitially, and ultrastructurally in phagosomes of acinar, ductal and myoepithelial cells, intermixed with the cytoplasm of degenerate acinar cells, and in intraparenchymal macrophages and a multinuclear giant cell. They appear to form in healthy acinar cells during autophagocytosis, and possibly to be discharged luminally, laterally or basally, and to form in the debris of degenerate cells intraparenchymally and intraluminally. They appear to be removed by expulsion in the saliva, scavenging macrophages, and possible eventual degradation in the parenchymal phagosomes. The greater occurrence of microliths in the sublingual gland may relate to a low level of secretory activity, and the near absence of microliths in the parotid to a low level of calcium. The feline salivary glands were found to be an outstanding model for the investigation of microlithiasis. |
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Keywords: | Calcification Calcinosis Calculi Microliths Salivary gland calculi Salivary glands Cat |
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