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W Müller-Glauser

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PubMed1983

The effect of cholera toxin and epidermal growth factor on the in-vitro growth of human oral epithelial cells.

Human epithelial cells isolated from adult gingival and infant palatal biopsies were cultured using 3T3 feeder cells. The colony-forming efficiency was about 0.8 per cent with cholera toxin and epidermal growth factor (EGF). The cell yield of cultures from infant palates depended on the concentration of cholera toxin and the presence of EGF in the culture medium; the culture lifetime and the number of cell generations were higher for oral epithelial cells originating from infants than from adults; the mean thickness of well-developed areas was 15 micron in control cultures and slightly smaller with cholera toxin and EGF. It is concluded that cultivation of epithelial cells from the human oral mucosa is easier with culture media containing cholera toxin and EGF. The same is true for cells originating from infants rather than from adults.

Adult↗
PubMed1983

Stereologic analysis of leukocyte infiltration in oral ulcers of developing Mikulicz aphthae.

Biopsy specimens of 1- to 7-day-old oral ulcers from patients with minor (Mikulicz), herpetiform, and Behcet's aphthae and of nonulcerated oral mucosa of aphthous patients were subjected to a quantitative, stereologic, electron microscopic analysis of the connective tissue infiltrate residing both at the center of and lateral to the ulcers. The data representing volume fractions and the numerical density of cellular and other infiltrate components demonstrated that (1) the infiltrate under the epithelium lateral to the ulcer is different from that at the ulcer's center, (2) at both sites, composition of the gross infiltrate does not change with age of the ulcer, (3) a large population of leukocytes (about 18% in the lateral and 23% in the central region) belong to the monocyte/macrophage series, (4) blast-forming T-lymphocytes are consistently present, blast-forming B-lymphocytes and plasma cells are very rare, and (5) mast cells are several times more numerous than in normal mucosa. In a comparison of the infiltrates of Mikulicz aphthae with those of herpetiform and Behcet's ulcers, it appears that the pathogenesis of the various oral ulcerations may well be diverse.

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PubMed1983

Exfoliative cytology and ultrastructure of superficial epithelial cells from the normal human oral mucosa.

Superficial, mature epithelial cells were collected from clinically normal hard palate, cheek and lip of 5 volunteers. These cells were stained using 3 different exfoliative cytology methods and prepared for electron microscopy. In total, 209 individual cells were examined both by the light and electron microscopes and classified as orange, red or blue cells exhibiting an oral keratin or a filament pattern. The combination of data sets revealed that type and degree of terminal differentiation are not related to the staining characteristics. Independent of the staining methods, cells displaying an oral keratin pattern stained either orange, red or blue, and cells displaying a filament pattern stained either red or blue. It is concluded that the staining characteristics of superficial oral epithelial cells do not reflect their status of terminal differentiation as seen ultrastructurally.

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PubMed1982

The pocket epithelium: a light- and electronmicroscopic study.

The POCKET epithelium is important for the pathogenesis of gingivitis and periodontitis. However, this epithelial variant has never been adequately described. The bioptic material with supraalveolar pockets originated from previous studies in which cotton floss ligatures were placed around the crowns of premolars in eight dogs. After periods of 4 to 21 days or up to 5 months, block biopsies comprising dental and gingival tissues were taken on the buccal side. The tissues were processed for light- and electron microscopic examination. The observations revealed that the pocket epithelium (1) does not attach to the tooth, (2) forms irregular ridges and, over connective tissue papillae, thin coverings which occasionally ulcerate, (3) consists of cells only some of which show a tendency to differentiate, (4) presents a basal lamina complex with discontinuities and multiplications, and (5) is infiltrated mainly by lymphocytes, T- and B-blasts and plasma cells, and is transmigrated by neutrophilic granulocytes. It is concluded that the mosaic-like structure of the pocket epithelium reflects the heterogeneity of the adjacent plaque, that this structure together with the absence of membrane coating granules is the basis for an extremely high permeability, and that epithelial ridges may conduct and collect foreign substances which thereby become more easily recognizable for leukocytes.

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PubMed1981

Absolute volume of differentiating cells in the epithelium of the human hard palate.

In previous studies the differentiation of the epithelium in the human hard palate has been described stereologically using parameters expressed per unit tissue volume. Since single epithelial cells represent the true biological units of this tissue, it became necessary to estimate the absolute size of such cells in order to transform density data into absolute data. Therefore, in the present study, a stereological method (originally developed for myocyte volume determination) was tested in terms of its applicability to stratified epithelia; the absolute size of differentiating epithelial cells was determined in the epithelium of the human hard palate. The results suggest that (1) rather precise determination of epithelial cell size is possible by using the modified myocyte volume determination, and (2) the average cell volumes are 926 +/- 148, 4,111 +/- 1,619, 4,394 +/- 551 microns3 for the stratum basale, the upper stratum spinosum and the stratum granulosum, respectively. The results are discussed with respect to methodology and to differentiation phenomena in the epithelium of the human hard palate.

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Late neutrophil infiltration of canine endothelial cell seeded Dacron grafts.

Neutrophil infiltration is known to affect the endothelial monolayer of seeded vascular grafts. The aim of this study was to develop an in vitro system allowing the monitoring of neutrophil (PMN) adherence after graft implantation. Dacron prostheses were seeded with autologous canine microvascular cells from omental adipose tissue and implanted for 35 days. In vitro, mature monolayers of canine homologous venous endothelial cells (CHVENC) were exposed to heparinized whole blood samples taken at days one and four postoperatively, followed by weekly tests. PMNs adherent to the CHVENC were counted per culture area. Results showed the feasibility of PMN monitoring, and demonstrated a late PMN adhesion, reaching its maximum about 20 days after implantation and decreasing to normal values after five weeks. It is concluded that in vitro tests can be used for noninvasive studies of host plasma factors and leukocyte activation.

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A compliant small-diameter vascular prosthesis lined with functional venous endothelial cells.

The long-term patency of small-diameter vascular grafts is still unsatisfactory. In contrast to native arteries, they are inelastic and lack active antithrombogenicity. To improve long-term patency, a new 4 mm internal diameter prosthesis was developed which is compliant and lined with functional endothelial cells (ENC). The wall of this prosthesis consists of a microporous polyurethane-siloxane copolymer reinforced with a polyester network. It displays compliance (13.2 x 10(-4) mmHg-1) comparable to native arteries, is nonkinkable (minimum radius of curvature = 5 mm), burst resistant, and easily suturable. Using a lining procedure, coverage of prostheses by ENC was in excess of 95%. The ENC populations were found to be highly pure (by factor VIII-related antigen, DilAcLDL uptake) and to produce about 0.3 ng prostacyclin per cm2. In vitro tests of shear stress resistance demonstrated that ENC monolayers on the new elastic prosthesis remain intact for 3 hr in physiologically pulsating culture medium (Vmax = 50 cm/sec). Lined prostheses implanted for 24 hours in mongrel dogs as an arteriovenous shunt demonstrated the antithrombogenicity of the cultured ENC. The results suggest that small-diameter vascular prostheses which are compliant, porous, and actively antithrombogenic are feasible.

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