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World J Clin Cases. Nov 16, 2016; 4(11): 356-363
Published online Nov 16, 2016. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v4.i11.356
Low expression of angiotensinogen and dipeptidyl peptidase 1 in saliva of patients with proliferative verrucous leukoplakia
Isadora Luana Flores, Alan Roger Santos-Silva, Ricardo Della Coletta, Adriana Franco Paes Leme, Marcio Ajudarte Lopes
Isadora Luana Flores, Alan Roger Santos-Silva, Ricardo Della Coletta, Marcio Ajudarte Lopes, Oral Diagnosis Department, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba, São Paulo 13414-903, Brazil
Adriana Franco Paes Leme, Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio), Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil
Author contributions: All of the authors contributed to the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study followed the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki and Tokyo for research in humans, and have been approved by the local ethics board of the University of Campinas (protocol number: 105/2013).
Informed consent statement: All patients received verbal explanations concerning the study before signing a written informed consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None.
Data sharing statement: None.
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Correspondence to: Marcio Ajudarte Lopes, DDS, PhD, Oral Diagnosis Department, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Av. Limeira, 901, Bairro Areão, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo 13414-903, Brazil. malopes@fop.unicamp.br
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Received: March 9, 2016
Peer-review started: March 10, 2016
First decision: May 19, 2016
Revised: August 24, 2016
Accepted: September 13, 2016
Article in press: September 18, 2016
Published online: November 16, 2016
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 DPP1 may be involved in developmental mechanisms of PVL.

Keywords: Saliva, Angiotensinogen, Dipeptidyl peptidase 1, Biomarkers, Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia, LC-MS/MS

Core tip: Saliva is a useful source for analysis of proteins that can be associated in many diseases, including proliferative verrucous leukoplakia (PVL). This study showed that angiotensinogen and dipeptidyl peptidase 1 may be important in PVL development.