Extracellular matrix turnover in salivary gland disorders and regenerative therapies: Obstacles and opportunities

• Main Authors: Milos Marinkovic (Author), Olivia N. Tran (Author), Hanzhou Wang (Author), Parveez Abdul-Azees (Author), David D. Dean (Author), Xiao-Dong Chen (Author), Chih-Ko Yeh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Salivary gland (SG) extracellular matrix (ECM) has a major influence on tissue development, homeostasis, and tissue regeneration after injury. During aging, disease, and physical insult, normal remodeling of the SG microenvironment (i.e. ECM) becomes dysregulated, leading to alterations in matrix co...