Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Promote the Development and Growth of Human Salivary Stones

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Promote the Development and Growth of Human Salivary Stones

Salivary gland stones, or sialoliths, are the most common cause of the obstruction of salivary glands. The mechanism behind the formation of sialoliths has been elusive. Symptomatic sialolithiasis has a prevalence of 0.45% in the general population, is characterized by recurrent painful periprandial...

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Main Authors: Mirco Schapher, Michael Koch, Daniela Weidner, Michael Scholz, Stefan Wirtz, Aparna Mahajan, Irmgard Herrmann, Jeeshan Singh, Jasmin Knopf, Moritz Leppkes, Christine Schauer, Anika Grüneboom, Christoph Alexiou, Georg Schett, Heinrich Iro, Luis E. Muñoz, Martin Herrmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Cells
Subjects:
sialolithiasis
salivary stones
lithogenesis
stone development
stone growth
sialadenitis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/9/2139

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