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Multiple Cellular Responses to Serotonin Contribute to

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العنوان: Multiple Cellular Responses to Serotonin Contribute to
المؤلفون: Epithelial Homeostasis, Vaibhav P. Pai, Nelson D. Horseman
المساهمون: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
المصدر: ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/7c/5a/PLoS_One_2011_Feb_24_6(2)_e17028.tar.gz
سنة النشر: 2010
المجموعة: CiteSeerX
الوصف: Epithelial homeostasis incorporates the paradoxical concept of internal change (epithelial turnover) enabling the maintenance of anatomical status quo. Epithelial cell differentiation and cell loss (cell shedding and apoptosis) form important components of epithelial turnover. Although the mechanisms of cell loss are being uncovered the crucial triggers that modulate epithelial turnover through regulation of cell loss remain undetermined. Serotonin is emerging as a common autocrine-paracine regulator in epithelia of multiple organs, including the breast. Here we address whether serotonin affects epithelial turnover. Specifically, serotonin’s roles in regulating cell shedding, apoptosis and barrier function of the epithelium. Using in vivo studies in mouse and a robust model of differentiated human mammary duct epithelium (MCF10A), we show that serotonin induces mammary epithelial cell shedding and disrupts tight junctions in a reversible manner. However, upon sustained exposure, serotonin induces apoptosis in the replenishing cell population, causing irreversible changes to the epithelial membrane. The staggered nature of these events induced by serotonin slowly shifts the balance in the epithelium from reversible to irreversible. These finding have very important implications towards our ability to control epithelial regeneration and thus address pathologies of aberrant epithelial turnover, which range from degenerative disorders (e.g.; pancreatitis and thyrioditis) to proliferative disorders (e.g.; mastitis, ductal ectasia, cholangiopathies and epithelial cancers).
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اللغة: English
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رقم الانضمام: edsbas.26A0FB74
قاعدة البيانات: BASE