Objective: Saliva is increasingly being recognized as a convenient and informative reservoir of proteins that could serve as indicators of various diseases. As the literature remains taciturn with regard to saliva collection methods in rodents, our objective was to provide the protocol for a comprehensive quantitative proteomic assessment of stimulated rat saliva.
Design: We applied the next-generation proteomic methodology (directDIA) to compare qualitatively and quantitatively stimulated rat saliva specimens obtained from pilocarpine alone and pilocarpine in combination with isoprenaline.
Results: Collectively, we identified 581 protein groups with high confidence across all samples included in the analysis, with the dynamic range of the identifications estimated to cover 5 orders of magnitude difference between the most abundant and least abundant salivary proteins. Our data evidenced that pilocarpine-stimulated saliva collection showed a trend towards more protein groups identified; however, quantitative reproducibility was preferable after dual stimulation.
Conclusions: The main advantage of the double stimulation strategy is the quantitative stability of the salivary proteome, crucial for quantitative salivaomic experiments. We postulate that the latter in combination with the depth of proteome analysis provided by the directDIA technique constitutes a novel analytical tool in research studies designed to unravel the saliva protein composition and its changes in vivo.
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Department of Basic and Clinical Oral Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU.
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UniSA: Clinical & Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia. Electronic address:
Decreased saliva production due to salivary gland damage can result in difficulty speaking and swallowing, significantly reducing quality of life for head and neck cancer patients receiving radiotherapy. It is therefore imperative that treatment options are available to mitigate the effects of these debilitating side effects. D-limonene, a naturally occurring terpene, has shown protective effects on saliva production during radiotherapy treatment of mice, however the lipophilic nature of the molecule has necessitated a high oral dose to facilitate sufficient absorption.
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January 2025
Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan.
Detection of biomarkers associated with physiological conditions provides critical insights into healthcare and disease management. However, challenges in sampling and analysis complicate the detection and quantification of protein biomarkers within the epidermal layer of the skin and in viscous liquid biopsy samples. Here, we present the "Lab-on-the-Needles" concept, utilizing a microneedle patch-based sensing box (MNP-based SenBox) for mobile healthcare applications.
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Innovation Center in Salivary Diagnostics and Nanobiotechnology, Department of Physiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Uberlandia (UFU), Uberlandia, MG, Brazil. Electronic address:
The non-invasive detection of crack/cocaine and other bioactive compounds from its pyrolysis in saliva can provide an alternative for drug analysis in forensic toxicology. Therefore, a highly sensitive, fast, reagent-free, and sustainable approach with a non-invasive specimen is relevant in public health. In this animal model study, we evaluated the effects of exposure to smoke crack cocaine on salivary flow, salivary gland weight, and salivary composition using Attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy.
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December 2024
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 16 Grzegorzecka str, Kraków 31 531, Poland; Proteomics Laboratory, Centre for the Development of Therapies for Civilization and Age-Related Diseases, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland. Electronic address:
Objective: Saliva is increasingly being recognized as a convenient and informative reservoir of proteins that could serve as indicators of various diseases. As the literature remains taciturn with regard to saliva collection methods in rodents, our objective was to provide the protocol for a comprehensive quantitative proteomic assessment of stimulated rat saliva.
Design: We applied the next-generation proteomic methodology (directDIA) to compare qualitatively and quantitatively stimulated rat saliva specimens obtained from pilocarpine alone and pilocarpine in combination with isoprenaline.
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