TY - JOUR
T1 - Proliferation and differentiation characteristics of normal human squamous mucosal cells of the upper aerodigestive tract
AU - Kasperbauer, J. L.
AU - Neel, H. B.
AU - Scott, R. E.
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - Normal human squamous mucosal cells of the soft palate, buccal surface, epiglottis, hypopharynx, floor of the mouth, and tongue were cultured in vitro in serum-free medium. In medium MCDB 153 containing epidermal growth factor, insulin, bovine pituitary extract, and 0.1 or 2.0 mmol/L Ca++, squamous mucosal cells double every 24 hours. These cells then can be induced to arrest their proliferation reversibly by treatment with transforming growth factor-β or ethionine, and they can irreversibly growth-arrest during senescence or when cultured in growth factor-deficient medium containing 2 mmol/L Ca++. The latter medium also induces differentiation, as does culture of cells in serum-containing medium. Serum-containing medium furthermore promotes extensive cell stratification and the formation of multilayered squamous mucosal tissue specimens that can be removed intact by Dispase treatment. These specimens represent potential autogenous mucosal grafts that can be used in patients who require reconstructive surgery of the oral cavity and oropharynx. Normal human squamous mucosal cells therefore closely resemble keratinocytes derived from the epidermis in the mechanisms that regulate proliferation and differentiation. This model cell system should facilitate future studies on upper aerodigestive tract squamous mucosal cell physiology and pathophysiology.
AB - Normal human squamous mucosal cells of the soft palate, buccal surface, epiglottis, hypopharynx, floor of the mouth, and tongue were cultured in vitro in serum-free medium. In medium MCDB 153 containing epidermal growth factor, insulin, bovine pituitary extract, and 0.1 or 2.0 mmol/L Ca++, squamous mucosal cells double every 24 hours. These cells then can be induced to arrest their proliferation reversibly by treatment with transforming growth factor-β or ethionine, and they can irreversibly growth-arrest during senescence or when cultured in growth factor-deficient medium containing 2 mmol/L Ca++. The latter medium also induces differentiation, as does culture of cells in serum-containing medium. Serum-containing medium furthermore promotes extensive cell stratification and the formation of multilayered squamous mucosal tissue specimens that can be removed intact by Dispase treatment. These specimens represent potential autogenous mucosal grafts that can be used in patients who require reconstructive surgery of the oral cavity and oropharynx. Normal human squamous mucosal cells therefore closely resemble keratinocytes derived from the epidermis in the mechanisms that regulate proliferation and differentiation. This model cell system should facilitate future studies on upper aerodigestive tract squamous mucosal cell physiology and pathophysiology.
KW - Cell cycle
KW - Cell differentiation
KW - Cell proliferation
KW - Oral squamous mucosa
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U2 - 10.1177/000348949009900105
DO - 10.1177/000348949009900105
M3 - Article
C2 - 2403769
AN - SCOPUS:0025162258
SN - 0003-4894
VL - 99
SP - 29
EP - 37
JO - Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology
JF - Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology
IS - 1
ER -