Project description:The submandibular salivary gland stroma makes up only a small portion of the total salivary gland and the stromal response to salivary gland injury has been understudied. We used single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNAseq) to analyze which cell types are present in deligated and homeostatic salivary glands, how the cell type abundance is altered during regeneration, and how the transcriptome of those cells is being altered. This will allow us to examine which cell types are important contributors torecovery from salivary gland ductal ligation injury.
Project description:The submandibular salivary gland stroma makes up only a small portion of the total salivary gland and the stromal response to salivary gland injury has been understudied. We used single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNAseq) to analyze which cell types are present in ductal ligated and mock surgery salivary glands, how the cell type abundance is altered during injury, and how the transcriptome of those cells is being altered. This will allow us to examine which cell types are important contributors to recovery from salivary gland ductal ligation injury.
Project description:Ionizing radiation (IR) – induced salivary gland damage is a common adverse effect in radiotherapy for patients with head and neck cancers. Currently, there is no effective treatment for the resulting salivary gland hypofunction and xerostomia (dry mouth). Here we profiled the acute gene expression change in the mouse submandibular salivary gland, and defined its damage response patterns at the transcriptome level.
