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

Donato Rigante, Rosanna Inzitari, Maurizio Carone, Chiara Fanali, Achille Stabile, Tiziana Cabras, Ettore Capoluongo, Stefania Gaspari, Giuseppe Barone, Massimo Castagnola

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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. © 2008 Springer-Verlag.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)801-806
Number of pages6
JournalRheumatology International
Volume28
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008

Keywords

  • Child
  • Salivary peptide complex
  • Primary Sjögren syndrome

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