Candidate salivary biomarkers associated with alveolar bone loss: cross-sectional andin vitrostudies
Open Access
- 1 March 2007
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology
- Vol. 49 (2), 252-260
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-695x.2006.00187.x
Abstract
This cross-sectional study evaluated the association between radiographic evidence of alveolar bone loss and the concentration of host-derived bone resorptive factors (interleukin-1 beta, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-6, prostaglandin-E2), and markers of bone turnover [pyridinoline cross-linked carboxyterminal telopeptide of type I collagen (ICTP), osteocalcin, osteonectin] in stimulated human whole saliva collected from 110 untreated dental patients. Alveolar bone loss scores for each patient were derived from radiographic examination. Variables positively associated with increased bone loss score were: age, current smoking, use of bisphosphonate drugs, and salivary interleukin-1beta levels above the median. Salivary osteonectin levels above the median were associated with a decreased bone loss score. Additional in vitro studies were carried out to determine the fate of interleukin-1beta, interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha added to whole and parotid saliva. All cytokines added to saliva were detected in significantly lower concentrations than when added to buffer alone. Protease inhibitors added to saliva did not prevent the reduction in detection of biomarkers. Variation in time of incubation, repeated cycles of freezing and thawing, or exposure to dimethylsulfoxide did not appreciably affect the measurement of cytokines in saliva. These results suggest that detection of biomarkers by conventional immunoassays may underestimate the actual quantity of molecules in saliva.Keywords
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