对于患有口干症、斯约格伦综合征或头颈部癌症放疗副作用的患者来说,基于细胞的唾液腺生成疗法是一种前景广阔的未来疗法。在《细胞报告》(Cell Reports)中,研究人员利用条件性囊胚补体(CBC)技术,从小鼠的多能干细胞中生成了全功能唾液腺。鉴于CBC的基础是在一个空位上创造一个新器官,研究人员首先必须开发一种缺乏唾液腺的小鼠模型。在证明了Foxa2血统有助于小鼠唾液腺的发育以及Fgfr2对唾液腺原基的形成至关重要之后,研究人员创建了Foxa2驱动的Fgfr2基因敲除小鼠,这些小鼠显示出唾液腺缺失的表型。将小鼠供体多能干细胞注入小鼠胚泡可挽救这种表型,结果小鼠存活到成年,唾液腺大小正常,与对照小鼠相当。这些发现可为未来开发基于细胞的先进唾液腺再生疗法提供指导:Tanaka, J. et al. Cell Rep. 43, 114340 (2024)
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