Author:
Harada Kazuma,Miki Koji,Tanaka Susumu,Kogo Mikihiko,Wakisaka Satoshi
Abstract
AbstractThe posterior lingual glands are classified as Weber and von Ebner glands. Glycans play an important role in salivary glands. Although the distribution of glycans can explain functional diversity and variation, there are many unknowns in the developing rat posterior lingual glands. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the relationship between the development and function of the posterior lingual gland in rats by histochemical analysis using lectins that bind to sugar residues. In adult rats, Arachis hypogaea (PNA), Glycine maximus (SBA), and Triticum vulgaris (WGA) were associated with serous cells and Dolichos biflorus (DBA) with mucous cells. In both Weber's and von Ebner's glands, all 4 lectins were bound to serous cells in early development, but as development progressed, DBA disappeared in serous cells and only the DBA remained in mucous cells. These results suggest that Galβ (1,3) > Galβ(1,4) > Gal, αGalNAc > αGal > βGalNAc, NeuAc > (GalNAc)2–3>>>GlcNAc, and GalNAcα(1,3) are present in the early stage of development, but that GalNAcα(1,3) disappear in serous cells and only GalNAcα(1,3) are localized in mucous cells after maturation. These results indicate that Weber glands function as serous glands in the early postnatal stage when von Ebner glands have not matured.
Funder
Grants-in-Aid from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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