[Endocrine function of the salivary glands].

The concept of the incretory activity of the parotid and submandibular salivary glands stems from numerous clinical and experimental data indicating a close association between them, sex and pancreatic glands and the pituitary. The paper presents the data on the mechanism of action of the salivary glands hormone, parotine. The participation of the salivary glands, especially at early stages of body formation, in the processes of mineralization of bones and teeth, and in proliferation of the elastic carcass of mesenchimal tissues, has been proved. The compensatory role of the salivary glands has been established in damages of the insular apparatus of the pancreas with formation of an insulin-like substance. By the example of Sjögren syndrome, the possibility of the development of the salivary glands diseases associated with disorders in the neuroendocrine and immune systems has been demonstrated.