Chromogranin A detection in saliva of type 2 diabetes patients

Bosn J Basic Med Sci. 2010 Feb;10(1):2-8. doi: 10.17305/bjbms.2010.2725.

Abstract

Chromogranin A is present in secretion granules of nerve, endocrine and immune cells and is a precursor of several peptides with antibacterial and antifungal properties at micromolar concentrations.Our aim in this prospective, double blind study, was to determine the expression of chromogranin A and its peptides at protein level in saliva of type 2 diabetic patients and thereby to obtain a new non-invasive diagnostic means for the future.Saliva was taken from 30 type 2 diabetic patients and 30 healthy individuals at the same time interval in the morning without any oral stimuli. Circadianic periodics in protein productions have been avoided. The presence of chromogranin A and its derived peptides was determined in whole saliva, after centrifugation at 40C for 12 min at 14 000 rpm, by SDS-PAGE electrophoresis and Immunoblotting (Western Blot). To ensure same protein concentrations Bradford protein quantification assay has been performed before.For the first time, we have determined an overexpression of chromogranin A in saliva of diabetic patients in 100% of the individuals. Chromogranin A, a circulating biomarker for epithelial tumours, is also overexpressed in saliva of type 2 diabetic patients. To confirm our results, more studies with a large amount of patients is necessary.

Publication types

  • Controlled Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers / metabolism
  • Blotting, Western
  • Chromogranin A / metabolism*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / diagnosis*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / metabolism*
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Humans
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Saliva / metabolism*

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Chromogranin A