Salivary proteolytic activities in periodontitis, gingivitis and diabetes mellitus |
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| Authors: | Praveen Kumar Shetty T N Pattabiraman |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Biochemistry, S. D. M. College of Dental Sciences, Sattur, 580 009 Dharwad |
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| Abstract: | Elastase activity was found to be significantly increased in periodontitis (0.872±0.4270 absorbance units/mg protein, mean±S.
D., 1.05±0.61 units/ml saliva), gingivitis (0.772±0.416 units/mg protein, 1.515±0.952 units/ml) and diabetes (0.549±0.286
units/mg protein, 1.20±0.769 units/ml) compared to normals (0.255±0.089) units/mg protein, 0.264±0.079 units/ml). Chymotryptic
activity was not found to be increased in these disease conditions over the normal level (0.284±0.096 units/mg protein). Aminopeptidase
activity was elevated only in periodontitis (0.670+0.140 units/mg protein) compared to normals (0.349±0.100 units/mg protein).
Trypsin-like activity was also found to be significantly raised in periodontitis compared to normals when Pro-Phe-Arg-p-nitroanilide
(0.666±0.204 units/mg protein), Ile-Pro-Arg-p-nitroanilide (1.59±0.260 units/mg protein) and Pyroglu-Pro-Arg-p-nitroanilide
(1.82±0.380 units/mg protein) were used as substrates. The normal values with these three substrates were respectively, 0.454±0.110,
1.04±0.231 and 1.15±0.312 units/mg protein. Total protein level in saliva was found to be significantly elevated in gingivitis
(209±66.8 mg/dl) and diabetes (204±68.0) compared to normal values (107±20.7). Increase in periodontitis was marginal (127±28.3
mg/dl). Expression of proteolytic activities normalized to protein level was useful in differential diagnosis. Increase in
elastase level in saliva is not a specific marker for periodontal diseases. |
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| Keywords: | Elastase Proteases Saliva Periodontitis Gingivitis Diabetes mellitus |
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