The mechanism of submandibular gland dysfunction after menopause may be associated with the ferroptosis
Hyun‐Keun Kwon, Ji Min Kim, Sung‐Chan Shin, Eui‐Suk Sung, Hyung‐Sik Kim, Gi Cheol Park, Yong-Il Cheon, Jin‐Choon Lee, Byung‐Joo Lee
Abstract
study in which salivary gland dysfunction is associated with the ferroptosis in postmenopausal animal model. Increased lipid and iron deposition in normal submandibular gland tissues of postmenopausal women can suggest that the salivary gland dysfunction after menopause may be associated with the ferroptosis.
Topics & Concepts
Mechanism (biology)MenopauseSubmandibular glandMedicineInternal medicineEndocrinologyPhysiologyPhysicsQuantum mechanicsCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchFerroptosis and cancer prognosisMicroRNA in disease regulation