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Saliva as a Diagnostic Fluid

Saliva as a Diagnostic Fluid. Dennis E. Lopatin, Ph.D. University of Michigan. Overview of Lecture. Applications of Sialochemistry Collection of Saliva Examples of Clinical Conditions Gingival Crevicular Fluid (GCF). Historical Background: Diagnostic Testing.

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Saliva as a Diagnostic Fluid

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  1. Saliva as a Diagnostic Fluid Dennis E. Lopatin, Ph.D. University of Michigan

  2. Overview of Lecture • Applications of Sialochemistry • Collection of Saliva • Examples of Clinical Conditions • Gingival Crevicular Fluid (GCF)

  3. Historical Background: Diagnostic Testing • Rice Test (anxiety=dry mouth=guilt)

  4. Saliva as a Mirror of the Body • Tissue fluid levels of natural substances, as well as molecules introduced for therapeutic, dependency or recreational purposes • Emotional status • Hormonal status • Immunological status • Neurological status • Nutritional and metabolic influences

  5. Applications of Sialochemistry • Diseases of the salivary glands • Systemic diseases where salivary glands are involved • Clinical situations in which salivary flow and chemistry are helpful in diagnosis or monitoring patient progress

  6. Local Diseases • Obstructive- neoplastic, mucus plugs, stones • Inflammatory- acute viral or bacterial, chronic recurrent bacterial, allergic • Irradiation • Functional hyper- or hypoactivity

  7. Systemic Diseases • Sjögren’s syndrome- lymphoepithelial lesions • Cystic fibrosis • Hormonal dysfunction- diabetes, pancreatitis, adrenal-cortex disease, thyroid disease, acromegaly, menopause • Hypertension • Obesity and hyperlipidemia • Alcoholic cirrhosis • Malnutrition • Neurologic diseases- Parkinson’s disease, Bell’s and cerebral • Psychogenic diseases

  8. Access to Saliva from Blood

  9. Clinical Situations Affecting Salivary Secretions • Digitalis toxicity • Drug monitoring • Environmental pollutants • Ovulation • Immunodeficiency • Pharmacological agents • “Dry mouth” side effects, drugs with parasympathetic, sympathetic and ganglionic blocking effects • Direct effects- hypersensitivity or idiosyncratic reaction

  10. Methods of Collection of Saliva • Whole Saliva • Catheterization • Parotid Saliva • Submandibular (Submaxillary) Saliva

  11. Limitations in Use of Whole Saliva • An admixture of parotid, submandibular and minor gland secretions mixed with food debris, bacteria, shed cells, leukocytes and other particulate matter. • Compositional studies are affected by proportions of secretions from different glands, as well as chemistry of non-salivary elements • In studies examining non-salivary components, must take care to exclude GCF, especially where inflammation is present.

  12. Standardization of Collection • Resting secretions • need an accommodation period of at least 5 minutes. (Influence of collection procedure as stimulus) • Stimulated saliva • Consistent gustatory stimulant throughout the study • Flow rate • Timed, focus on specific gland • Time of day • Circadian rhythm, time of collection is important

  13. Salivary Studies in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) • CF gene cloned in 1991 • The gene product is a cyclic AMP-regulated chloride ion channel named CFTR • Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator • Most investigators felt that chloride and water secretion was the unifying key to explain the abnormalities and consequences of CF. • A disease of all exocrine glands.

  14. Sialochemistry Studies of CF • Marked increase in calcium, proteins and phosphate, most evident in submandibular glands • Turbidity of the submandibular saliva probably due to precipitation of calcium-binding proteins • Too much overlap in calcium levels between CF and asthmatics to serve as screening test • Flow rate of saliva from labial salivary glands virtually absent in 90% of CF children, probably due to turbidity and blockage of duct

  15. Diagnostic Aids in Clinical Situations • Digitalis toxicity (calcium and potassium) • Affective disorders (prostaglandin) • Immunodeficiency (sIgA) • Stomatitis in chemotherapy (albumin) • Cigarette usage (cotinine) • Gastric cancer (nitrates and nitrites) • Forensic medicine (blood group substance) • Coeliac disease (anti-IgA gliadin) • Liver function (caffeine clearance)

  16. Malignancy • P53 Tumor suppressor antigen • inactivation in certain cancers leads to accumulation. Oral squamous cell carcinoma leads to anti-p53 antibodies in saliva • Salivary Defensin-1 levels elevated in oral SCC (made by PMN’s). • C-erbB-2 (erb) Tumor marker associated with breast carcinoma. • CA 125 (ovarian cancer marker) associated with elevated salivary levels

  17. Drug and Hormone Monitoring • Psychiatrists studying methadone: advantages using saliva • humanitarian- less discomfort • clinical- patient acceptance of repeated testing • children and patients with limiting coping abilities • economic (do it yourself tests) • HIV therapy • Epilepsy

  18. Drugs

  19. Salivary Antibodies and Antigens • Advantages in large scale studies • Viral Screening • Antigen Detection • H. pylori (PCR of saliva) • Antibody Screening • rubella • hepatitis A and B • Shigella

  20. Gingival Crevicular Fluid (GCF) (E) Cervical enamel (OSE) Oral sulcular epithelium (JE) Junctional epithelium (OE) Keratinized oral epithelium

  21. Collection of GCF • Static fluid • Timed crevicular fluid flow

  22. GCF Flow and Inflammation

  23. GCF Flow and Probing Depth

  24. GCF Flow and Menstrual Cycle • GCF flow highest at ovulation

  25. GCF and Tetracycline Levels Maximum GCF Minimum GCF Blood by finger puncture

  26. Conclusions • Sialochemistry provides important information in a variety of clinical and disease states • Greater acceptance by patients • Non-invasive in most cases

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