Cell culture models of oral mucosal barriers: A review with a focus on applications, culture conditions and barrier properties

L Bierbaumer, UY Schwarze, R Gruber… - Tissue …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding the function of oral mucosal epithelial barriers is essential for a plethora of
research fields such as tumor biology, inflammation and infection diseases, microbiomics …

[HTML][HTML] Melanoma of the oral cavity: pathogenesis, dermoscopy, clinical features, staging and management

O Warszawik-Hendzel, M Słowińska… - Journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Primary mucosal melanoma of the oral cavity is an exceedingly rare neoplasm which is
estimated to comprise 1-2% of all oral malignancies. In contrast to cutaneous melanomas …

Experimental Models for Rare Melanoma Research—The Niche That Needs to Be Addressed

I Ionita, D Malita, C Dehelean, E Olteanu, I Marcovici… - Bioengineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
Melanoma, the tumor arising from the malignant transformation of pigment-producing cells—
the melanocytes—represents one of the most severe cancer types. Despite their rarity …

Novel cellular systems unveil mucosal melanoma initiating cells and a role for PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway in mucosal melanoma fitness

M Monti, L Benerini Gatta, M Bugatti, I Pezzali… - Journal of Translational …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Mucosal Melanomas (MM) are highly aggressive neoplasms arising
from mucosal melanocytes. Current treatments offer a limited survival benefit for patients …

Oral mucosal melanoma: some pathobiological considerations and an illustrative report of a case

MM Tlholoe, RAG Khammissa, M Bouckaert… - Head and neck …, 2015 - Springer
Oral mucosal melanoma is a relatively rare malignancy with an aggressive clinico-
pathological behaviour. The mean 5-year survival rate is about 15%. It arises primarily from …

Identification of mutations in canine oral mucosal melanomas by exome sequencing and comparison with human melanomas

MLZ Dagli, MK Nagamine, TL Ikeda, IIM da Fonseca… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Oral mucosal melanomas (OMMs) are aggressive neoplasms commonly found in dogs but
rare in humans. Utilizing whole exome sequencing (WES), which focuses on protein-coding …

[HTML][HTML] Rare and extensive malignant melanoma of the oral cavity: report of two cases

P Deyhimi, SM Razavi, S Shahnaseri, S Khalesi… - Journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Primary oral melanomas are uncommon malignant neoplasm of melanocytes origin. The
most common site of oral melanoma is maxillary gingiva and hard palate. Oral mucosal …

[HTML][HTML] Cisplatin fails to induce puma mediated apoptosis in mucosal melanomas

MK Fritsche, V Metzler, K Becker, C Plettenberg… - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives Mucosal melanomas (MM) are aggressive subtypes of common melanomas. It
remains unclear whether limitations in their resectability or their distinctive molecular …

[HTML][HTML] Specific oncogene activation of the cell of origin in mucosal melanoma

S Babu, J Chen, E Robitschek, CS Baron, A McConnell… - bioRxiv, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Mucosal melanoma (MM) is a deadly cancer derived from mucosal melanocytes. To test the
consequences of MM genetics, we developed a zebrafish model in which all melanocytes …

Characterization of Primary Cultures of Normal and Neoplastic Canine Melanocytes

M Sforna, E Chiaradia, I Porcellato, S Silvestri… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Melanoma is one of the most aggressive cancers in humans, with high
rates of metastasis and a poor prognosis. Because of its environmental, biological and …