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Query: EC:3.2.1.17 (lysozyme)
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The pH and lysozyme content of the salivas of 34 patients receiving radiotherapy of the upper respiratory digestive tracts for the treatment of cancer were compared to those of 22 healthy subjects matched for age and gender. After irradiation the salivas of the treated patients had a lower mean pH (p less than 0.001). During radiotherapy no statistically significant changes occurred in the pH or lysozyme rate, but at the beginning of treatment there was an inverse correlation (p less than 0.05) between the increased lysozyme content and the lowered pH. The mean salivary pH and lysozyme rate of 12 patients (35%) initially treated by chemotherapy showed no significant differences from controls. However, the saliva of 21 dentate patients had a mean pH and lysozyme content considerably higher (p less than 0.01) than that of patients without teeth. During radiotherapy there was a statistically significant inverse relationship between the pH of the salivas of the dentate and edentulous groups.
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PMID:[Salivary pH and lysozyme during oropharyngeal radiotherapy]. 225 92

Chemical analyses of serum and stimulated parotid saliva of 73 edentulous patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and of 36 edentulous healthy controls were performed. The purpose of the present work was to assess the possible correlations between the concentrations of electrolytes and immunomarkers such as lysozyme, IgA, beta 2-microglobulin (beta 2-m) and rheumatoid factor (RF) in serum and saliva. The results of the chemical analyses of the serum showed elevated values for IgA, IgM, lysozyme and beta 2-m. In addition 45 patients were positive for rheumatoid factor. In saliva, the only significant difference between the groups studied was decreased potassium concentration in the RA patients. Nine salivary specimens were RF positive. There was a highly significant correlation between serum beta 2 and salivary IgA, lysozyme, beta 2-m, urea and amylase in the RA patients. In addition, serum lysozyme and RF were related to salivary beta 2-m and urea. However, no such relations could be observed in the controls. These findings indicate that serum immunomarkers have an effect on the salivary constituents in the patients with an altered immunological state. The importance of simultaneous serum analysis is emphasized when salivary levels are to be interpreted.
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PMID:Salivary and serum levels of electrolytes and immunomarkers in edentulous healthy subjects and in those with rheumatoid arthritis. 351 81

Concentrations of salivary antimicrobial factors are well documented in children and young adults, but little information is available on such defense factors in healthy elderly persons. We determined the levels of total IgA, total IgG, lysozyme, lactoferrin, myeloperoxidase, salivary peroxidase, amylase, sialic acid, and total protein in a group of 71 subjects aged 76, 81, and 86 yr, as well as their correlations to paraffin-wax-stimulated salivary flow rate. Participants were either unmedicated (n = 67) or using medicines with no oral significance (n = 4). Statistically significant negative correlations existed between flow rate and total IgA, lysozyme, lactoferrin, sialic acid, and total protein. Concentrations of sialic acid and salivary peroxidase were highest in the oldest age group. Total IgA concentration was higher in women than in men, although men showed higher concentrations of sialic acid and higher sialic acid/total protein ratios. Subjects with poor gingival health had higher concentrations of total protein than did those with no need for periodontal treatment. Edentulous subjects with complete dentures showed significantly lower concentrations of IgG, lactoferrin, and myeloperoxidase than did dentate subjects. Our results suggest that, when compared with data from previous studies, concentrations of salivary antimicrobial agents do not decline with age in unmedicated elderly people. However, defense factors which are derived also from gingival crevicular fluid are decreased in the absence of teeth.
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PMID:Antimicrobial factors, sialic acid, and protein concentration in whole saliva of the elderly. 751 65