Salivary glands produce and secrete saliva, which is essential for maintaining oral health
and overall health. Understanding both the unique structure and physiological function of …

Salivary glands sustain collateral damage following radiotherapy (RT) to treat cancers of the
head and neck, leading to complications, including mucositis, xerostomia and …

Radiotherapy remains a mainstay of cancer treatment, being used in roughly 50% of
patients. The precision with which the radiation dose can be delivered is rapidly improving …

Background The most manifest long-term consequences of radiation therapy in the head
and neck cancer patient are salivary gland hypofunction and a sensation of oral dryness …

Huntington's disease (HD) is a complex and severe disorder characterized by the gradual
and the progressive loss of neurons, predominantly in the striatum, which leads to the typical …

Frequently, low doses of toxins and other stressors not only are harmless but also activate
an adaptive stress response that raise the resistance of the organism against high doses of …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) mainly occurs in elderly people over the age of sixty. IPF
pathogenesis is associated with alveolar epithelial cells (AECs) senescence. Activation of …

Purpose: Terrorist attacks, with their intent to maximize psychological and economic damage
as well as inflicting sickness and death on given targeted populations, are an ever-growing …

A novel insulin-like growth factor (igf3), which is exclusively expressed in the gonads, has
been widely identified in fish species. Recent studies have indicated that Igf3 regulates …

Purpose This review addressed the structural changes observed in salivary glands and
pathogenic mechanisms resulting from oxidative stress caused by radiotherapy. The …