The present disclosure provides methods of increasing proliferation of adult salivary stem cells. The methods include contacting adult salivary stem cells in vivo, in vitro, or ex vivo with an aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) agonist. Increasing proliferation of adult salivary stem cells can be carried out to provide for an increase in the number of adult salivary stem cells in an individual undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer.
本公开提供了增加成体唾液干细胞增殖的方法。这些方法包括在体内、体外或体外使成人唾液干细胞与
醛脱氢酶(ALDH)激动剂接触。增加成体唾液干细胞的增殖可用于增加接受头颈癌放疗的人的成体唾液干细胞数量。