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ANNALS OF OTOLOGY RHINOLOGY AND LARYNGOLOGY
卷 120, 期 11, 页码 713-721出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/000348941112001104
关键词
chorda tympani nerve; fungiform papilla; immunohistochemical staining; regeneration; taste bud; transmission electron microscopy
资金
- Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Japan [18591861]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [18591861] Funding Source: KAKEN
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the mean number of regenerated fungiform taste buds per papilla and perform light and electron microscopic observation of taste buds in patients with recovered taste function after severing the chorda tympani nerve during middle ear surgery. Methods: We performed a biopsy on the fungiform papillae (FP) in the midlateral region of the dorsal surface of the tongue from 5 control volunteers (33 total FP) and from 7 and 5 patients with and without taste recovery (34 and 29 FP, respectively) 3 years 6 months to 18 years after surgery. The specimens were observed by light and transmission electron microscopy. The taste function was evaluated by electrogustometry. Results:: The mean number of taste buds in the FP of patients with completely recovered taste function was significantly smaller (1.9 +/- 1.4 per papilla; p < 0.01) than that of the control subjects (3.8 +/- 2.2 per papilla). By transmission electron microscopy, 4 distinct types of cell (type 1, II, 111, and basal cells) were. identified in the regenerated taste buds. Nerve fibers and nerve terminals were also found in the taste buds. Conclusions: It was clarified that taste buds containing taste cells and nerve endings do regenerate in the FP of patients with recovered taste function.
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