PMID- 28593345 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180718 LR - 20180718 IS - 1661-4917 (Electronic) IS - 0004-069X (Linking) VI - 65 IP - 6 DP - 2017 Dec TI - Exocrine Gland Morphogenesis: Insights into the Role of Amphiregulin from Development to Disease. PG - 477-499 LID - 10.1007/s00005-017-0478-2 [doi] AB - Amphiregulin (AREG) is a well-characterized member of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) family and is one of the ligands of the EGF receptor (EGFR). AREG plays a key role in mammalian development and in the control of branching morphogenesis in various organs. Furthermore, AREG participates in a wide range of physiological and pathological processes activating the major intracellular signalling cascades governing cell survival, proliferation and motility. In this article, we review current advances in exocrine glands morphogenesis, focusing on the salivary gland, and discuss the essential aspects of AREG structure, function and regulation, and its differential role within the EGFR family of ligands. Finally, we identify emerging aspects in AREG research applied to mammary gland development and the salivary gland autoimmune disease, Sjogren's syndrome. FAU - Sisto, Margherita AU - Sisto M AD - Section of Human Anatomy and Histology, Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare 1, 70124, Bari, Italy. margherita.sisto@uniba.it. FAU - Lorusso, Loredana AU - Lorusso L AD - Section of Human Anatomy and Histology, Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare 1, 70124, Bari, Italy. FAU - Ingravallo, Giuseppe AU - Ingravallo G AD - Pathology Section, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy. FAU - Lisi, Sabrina AU - Lisi S AD - Section of Human Anatomy and Histology, Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare 1, 70124, Bari, Italy. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20170607 PL - Poland TA - Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz) JT - Archivum immunologiae et therapiae experimentalis JID - 0114365 RN - 0 (Amphiregulin) RN - 62229-50-9 (Epidermal Growth Factor) SB - IM MH - Amphiregulin/genetics/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Epidermal Growth Factor/metabolism MH - Epithelial Cells/*physiology MH - Exocrine Glands/*physiology MH - Fibroblasts/*physiology MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental MH - Humans MH - Morphogenesis MH - Salivary Glands/*physiology MH - Signal Transduction MH - Sjogren's Syndrome/*genetics/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Amphiregulin OT - Epidermal growth factor OT - Exocrine glands OT - Morphogenesis OT - Salivary gland OT - Sjogren's syndrome EDAT- 2017/06/09 06:00 MHDA- 2018/07/19 06:00 CRDT- 2017/06/09 06:00 PHST- 2016/11/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/06/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/06/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/07/19 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/06/09 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s00005-017-0478-2 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00005-017-0478-2 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz). 2017 Dec;65(6):477-499. doi: 10.1007/s00005-017-0478-2. Epub 2017 Jun 7.