January 2023
Authors:
Natalia Musiał, Aleksandra Bogucka, Dmitry Tretiakow, Andrzej Skorek, Jacek Ryl Gdańsk, Paulina Czaplewska
Abstract:
“Salivary stones, also known as sialoliths, are formed in a pathological situation in the salivary glands. So far, neither the mechanism of their formation nor the factors predisposing to their formation are known despite several hypotheses. While they do not directly threaten human life, they signicantly deteriorate the patient’s quality of life. Although this is not a typical research material, attempts are made to apply various analytical tools to characterise sialoliths and search for the biomarkers in their proteomes. In this work, we used mass spectrometry and SWATH-MS qualitative and quantitative analysis to investigate the composition and select proteins that may contribute to solid deposits in the salivary glands. Twenty sialoliths, previously characterized spectroscopically and divided into the following groups: calcied (CAL), lipid (LIP) and mixed (MIX), were used for the study. Proteins unique for each of the groups were found, including: for the CAL group among them, e.g. proteins from the S100 group (S100 A8/A12 and P), mucin 7 (MUC7), keratins (KRT1/2/4/5/13), elastase (ELANE) or stomatin (STOM); proteins for the LIP group – transthyretin (TTR), lactotransferrin (LTF), matrix Gla protein (MPG), submandibular gland androgen-regulated protein 3 (SMR3A); mixed stones had the fewest unique proteins. Bacterial proteins present in sialoliths have also been identied. The analysis of the results indicates the possible role of bacterial infections, disturbances in calcium metabolism and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in the formation of sialoliths”
Sage Science Products:
The SageELF (3% SDS-Agarase gels) was used for protein separation (10-300 kDa), upstream of Mass Spectrometry.
Author Affiliations:
University of Gdańsk, Poland
Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland
Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, Poland
Research Square preprint (under review, BMC Clinical Proemics
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2471601/v1