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- Title
Experimental Animal Model Systems for Understanding Salivary Secretory Disorders.
- Authors
Kim, Ji-Youn; An, Chang-Hyeon; Kim, Jae-Young; Jung, Jae-Kwang
- Abstract
Salivary secretory disorders are life-disrupting pathologic conditions with a high prevalence, especially in the geriatric population. Both patients and clinicians frequently feel helpless and get frustrated by the currently available therapeutic strategies, which consist mainly of palliative managements. Accordingly, to unravel the underlying mechanisms and to develop effective and curative strategies, several animal models have been developed and introduced. Experimental findings from these models have contributed to answer biological and biomedical questions. This review aims to provide various methodological considerations used for the examination of pathological fundamentals in salivary disorders using animal models and to summarize the obtained findings. The information provided in this review could provide plausible solutions for overcoming salivary disorders and also suggest purpose-specific experimental animal systems.
- Subjects
LABORATORY animals; ANIMAL models in research; DISEASES; SALIVARY glands
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020, Vol 21, Issue 22, p8423
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms21228423