Correspondence between clinical improvement and proteomic changes of the salivary peptide complex in a child with primary Sjögren syndrome

Rheumatol Int. 2008 Jun;28(8):801-6. doi: 10.1007/s00296-008-0524-9. Epub 2008 Jan 12.

Abstract

The aberrant induction of salivary/lacrimal proteins is considered to be crucial in the pathogenesis of sicca-symptoms related to primary Sjögren syndrome (SS). We report the case of an 11-year-old boy who was admitted to hospital due to recurrent bilateral parotid gland enlargement and keratoconjunctivitis, which were diagnosed as primary SS upon a combination of laboratory and instrumental tests. The proteomic analysis of the salivary peptide complex in the patient's salivary fluid near diagnosis and after 6 months of pharmacological therapy revealed quantitative and mostly qualitative differences. This observation reveals that clinical and functional changes of the salivary glands driven by non-steroidal antinflammatory drugs might be reflected in different proteomic patterns of the salivary fluid.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Case-Control Studies
  • Child
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Humans
  • Peptides / analysis*
  • Peptides / chemistry
  • Proteomics*
  • Salivary Proteins and Peptides / analysis*
  • Salivary Proteins and Peptides / chemistry
  • Sjogren's Syndrome / metabolism*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization

Substances

  • Peptides
  • Salivary Proteins and Peptides