Low expression of angiotensinogen and dipeptidyl peptidase 1 in saliva of patients with proliferative verrucous leukoplakia.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To elucidate the profile of the salivary proteome.

Methods

Unstimulated whole mouth saliva was collected from 30 volunteers [15 proliferative verrucous leukoplakia (PVL) patients and 15 controls] and proteins were submitted for mass spectrometry-based proteomics using the discovery approach, followed by analyses of variance and logistic regression tests.

Results

A total of two hundred and eighty-three proteins were confidently identified in saliva. By combining two low abundance proteins from the PVL group, angiotensinogen (AGT) and dipeptidyl peptidase 1 (DPP1), a model for group differentiation was built with a concordance index of 94.2%, identifying both proteins as potential etiologic biomarkers for PVL.

Conclusion

This study suggests that both AGT and

SUBMITTER: Flores IL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5112355 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature