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Yang X, Wang J, Liao R, Cai Y. A simplified protocol for deep quantitative proteomic analysis of gingival crevicular fluid for skeletal maturity indicators. Anal Chim Acta 2024; 1296:342342. [PMID: 38401943 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2024.342342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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Assessment of craniofacial skeletal maturity is of great importance in orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning. Traditional radiographic methods suffer from clinician subjectivity and low reproducibility. Recent biochemical methods, such as the use of gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) protein biomarkers involved in bone metabolism, have provided new opportunities to assess skeletal maturity. However, mass spectrometry (MS)-based GCF proteomic analysis still faces significant challenges, including the interference of high abundance proteins, laborious sample prefractionation and relatively limited coverage of GCF proteome. To improve GCF sample processing and further discover novel biomarkers, we herein developed a single-pot, solid-phase-enhanced sample-preparation (SP3)-based high-field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS)-MS protocol for deep quantitative analysis of the GCF proteome for skeletal maturity indicators. SP3 combined with FAIMS could minimize sample loss and eliminate tedious and time-consuming offline fractionation, thereby simplifying GCF sample preparation and improving analytical coverage and reproducibility of the GCF proteome. A total of 5407 proteins were identified in GCF samples from prepubertal and circumpubertal groups, representing the largest dataset of human GCF proteome to date. Compared to the prepubertal group, 61 proteins were differentially expressed (31 up-regulated, 30 down-regulated) in the circumpubertal group. The six-protein marker panel, including ATP5D, CLTA, CLTB, DNM2, HSPA8 and NCK1, showed great potential to predict the circumpubertal stage (ROC-AUC 0.937), which provided new insights into skeletal maturity assessment.
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- Xue Yang
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200433, PR China
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200433, PR China
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- Shanghai Institute of Precision Medicine, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200125, PR China.
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- Shanghai Institute of Precision Medicine, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200125, PR China.
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Gv V, Tripathi T, Rai P, Mahajan B, Kanase A. Association, diagnostic accuracy and optimal threshold of salivary IGF-1 and vitamin DBP levels for estimation of pubertal growth spurt: A cross sectional study. Int Orthod 2023; 21:100786. [PMID: 37354889 DOI: 10.1016/j.ortho.2023.100786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
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AIM To determine the association of salivary IGF-1 and vitamin D Binding Protein with cervical vertebral maturation index (CVMI) across the pubertal stages and to determine the diagnostic accuracy and optimal threshold of these biomarkers for estimation of pubertal growth. DESIGN Cross-sectional observational study. SETTING Material and methods. All patients in the age group of 8-23 years from the Outpatient Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial orthopaedics, between the period of July 2020 to December 2020 meeting the eligibility criteria were included. Lateral cephalograms obtained from the patients were divided into pre pubertal, pubertal & post pubertal groups based on CVMI by Baccetti et al. Unstimulated whole saliva was collected by a swab-based method & analyzed with ELISA. RESULTS Ninety-four participants were divided in three stages: prebubertal (30), pubertal (33), post pubertal (31). A significant difference was observed in the salivary IGF-1 & DBP across the three stages. Post-hoc test revealed significantly higher mean salivary IGF-1 & DBP in pubertal group than in pre & post-pubertal group. Receiver operator characteristic curve revealed excellent diagnostic accuracy for salivary IGF-1with areas under the curve (AUC) of 0.962, satisfactory for vitamin DBP with AUC of 0.831 and poor diagnostic accuracy for age with AUC of 0.536. Youden index revealed the optimal threshold to be 3.96ng/ml and 124.13pg/ml for salivary IGF-1 and vitamin DBP respectively. CONCLUSION The levels of Salivary IGF-1 and Vitamin DBP increased during C3 and C4 stages. Compared to vitamin DBP diagnostic accuracy of salivary IGF-1 was excellent and an optimal threshold of 3.96ng/ml can be utilized to distinguish pubertal & non-pubertal participants.
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- Veena Gv
- Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110002, India
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- Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110002, India.
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- Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110002, India
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- Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Department of Biochemistry, New Delhi 110002, India
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- Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110002, India
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Gv V, Tripathi T. Non-invasive methods for the assessment of biomarkers and their correlation with radiographic maturity indicators - a scoping review. Prog Orthod 2021; 22:26. [PMID: 34486079 PMCID: PMC8419155 DOI: 10.1186/s40510-021-00372-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Detection of skeletal maturity is vital in orthodontic treatment timing and planning. Traditional methods include hand-wrist radiography and cervical vertebral maturation index (CVMI). Though the radiographic methods are well established and routinely used to assess skeletal maturation, they carry the drawback of subjective perception and low reproducibility. With evolving concepts, skeletal maturation has been assessed quantitatively through biomarkers obtained from saliva, gingival crevicular fluid (GCF), and urine. The scoping review aims to explore the various biomarkers assessed through non-invasive methods and their correlation with radiographic skeletal maturity. METHODOLOGY The literature search was carried out on MEDLINE via Pubmed, Cochrane Library (Cochrane database of systematic reviews), Cochrane central register of controlled trials (CENTRAL), Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, ScienceDirect, and Opengrey.eu for articles up to and including November 2020. Pertinent articles were selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. The results were tabulated based on the type of sample collected, the biomarker assessed, method of sample collection, and the radiographic method used. RESULTS The literature search resulted in 12 relevant articles. Among all the studies, 10 studies showed that the concentration of biomarkers increases during the pubertal growth peak. On the contrary, 2 articles showed no significant difference between the levels of biomarkers and pubertal growth peak. CONCLUSION It can be concluded that the level of biomarkers increases during the pubertal growth spurt and can provide a quantitative way of assessing skeletal maturity.
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- Veena Gv
- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi, 110002, India
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi, 110002, India.
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Does puberty affect oxidative stress levels and antioxidant activity of saliva in patients with fixed orthodontic appliances? J Orofac Orthop 2021; 84:56-64. [PMID: 34463789 DOI: 10.1007/s00056-021-00346-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate and compare patients' oxidative stress parameters and antioxidant status with fixed orthodontic appliances during the pubertal and postpubertal growth periods. METHODS Saliva samples of 20 pubertal (mean age: 12.94 ± 0.34 years) and 20 postpubertal (mean age: 16.34 ± 0.45 years) patients were collected just before the application of fixed orthodontic appliances (T0), 4-5 h (T1), and 7 days (T2) after the initial orthodontic activation. Myeloperoxidase (MPO), nitric oxide (NO), 8‑hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) levels, and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in the saliva were examined. Repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA), least significant difference (LSD) pairwise comparison, and independent sample t‑tests were used to analyze the differences between the time points and growth periods, respectively. RESULTS MPO levels in the saliva of patients in the pubertal period showed a significantly higher increase within the first days of treatment (T2-T1) than in patients in the postpubertal period (p < 0.05). The SOD antioxidant enzyme activity decreased in the samples from T0 to T1 in the patients in the pubertal and postpubertal groups and returned to baseline values (T0) at T2 (p < 0.01). No significant differences in the other biochemical parameters between groups were observed. CONCLUSIONS Comparing the pubertal and postpubertal groups, orthodontic force application with fixed orthodontic appliances did not change the final levels (on day 7) of antioxidant status or oxidative stress markers, except for MPO in saliva.
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Preliminary validation of serotransferrin and vitamin D binding protein in the gingival crevicular fluid as candidate biomarkers for pubertal growth peak in subjects with Class I and Class II malocclusion. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2021; 159:415-425.e1. [PMID: 33549368 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2020.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Revised: 12/01/2019] [Accepted: 01/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Identification of pubertal growth peak is of great importance for the orthopedic treatment of Class II malocclusion. Our previous work demonstrated that vitamin D binding protein (DBP) and serotransferrin (TF) in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) could be candidate biomarkers of pubertal growth peak. This research aimed to preliminarily validate TF and DBP in subjects with Class I and Class II malocclusion, to compare their diagnostic accuracy, and to construct a statistic model to help the diagnosis of skeletal pubertal peak. METHODS Sixty-six circumpubertal subjects were recruited, including 32 subjects with Class I malocclusion and 34 subjects with Class II malocclusion. All subjects were divided into prepubertal, pubertal, and postpubertal groups according to their cervical vertebral maturation stages. GCF samples were collected, and the concentration of DBP and TF were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS Percentage of TF in GCF was significantly higher in pubertal than in prepubertal and postpubertal groups, in subjects with Class I and Class II malocclusion, whereas the difference observed in DBP was less significant. The diagnostic accuracy of TF was better than DBP and chronological age. The most optimal thresholds of maxillary and mandibular TF in distinguishing pubertal from nonpubertal subjects were 4.20% and 4.09%, respectively. The combination of TF and age exhibited the best diagnostic accuracy. CONCLUSIONS TF in GCF could be considered as a potential biomarker of pubertal peak and can assist the diagnosis of skeletal pubertal peak.
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Mohd Nasri FA, Zainal Ariffin SH, Karsani SA, Megat Abdul Wahab R. Label-free quantitative proteomic analysis of gingival crevicular fluid to identify potential early markers for root resorption. BMC Oral Health 2020; 20:256. [PMID: 32917196 PMCID: PMC7488717 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-020-01246-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background Orthodontically-induced root resorption is an iatrogenic effect and it cannot be examined regularly due to the harmful effects of sequential doses of radiation with more frequent radiography. This study aims to compare protein abundance (PA) of pre-treatment and during orthodontic treatment for root resorption and to determine potential early markers for root resorption. Methods Ten subjects (n = 10) who had upper and lower fixed appliances (MBT, 3 M Unitek, 0.022″ × 0.028″) were recruited for this study. Human gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) was obtained using periopaper strips at pre-treatment (T0), 1 month (T1), 3 months (T3), and 6 months (T6) of orthodontic treatment. Periapical radiographs of the upper permanent central incisors were taken at T0 and T6 to measure the amount of root resorption. Identification of changes in PA was performed using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Student’s t-test was then performed to determine the significance of the differences in protein abundance before and after orthodontic treatment. Results Our findings showed that all ten subjects had mild root resorption, with an average resorption length of 0.56 ± 0.30 mm. A total of 186 proteins were found to be commonly present at T0, T1, T3, and T6. There were significant changes in the abundance of 16 proteins (student’s t-test, p ≤ 0.05). The increased PA of S100A9, immunoglobulin J chain, heat shock protein 1A, immunoglobulin heavy variable 4–34 and vitronectin at T1 suggested a response to stress that involved inflammation during the early phase of orthodontic treatment. On the other hand, the increased PA of thymidine phosphorylase at T3 suggested growth promotion and, angiogenic and chemotactic activities. Conclusions The identified proteins can be potential early markers for root resorption based on the increase in their respective PA and predicted roles during the early phase of orthodontic treatment. Non-invasive detection of root resorption using protein markers as early as possible is extremely important as it can aid orthodontists in successful orthodontic treatment.
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- Farah Amirah Mohd Nasri
- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.,Malaysia Genome Institute (MGI), National Institute of Biotechnology Malaysia (NIBM), Jalan Bangi, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Family Oral Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Khurshid Z, Warsi I, Moin SF, Slowey PD, Latif M, Zohaib S, Zafar MS. Biochemical analysis of oral fluids for disease detection. Adv Clin Chem 2020; 100:205-253. [PMID: 33453866 DOI: 10.1016/bs.acc.2020.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The field of diagnostics using invasive blood testing represents the majority of diagnostic tests used as part of routine health monitoring. The relatively recent introduction of salivary diagnostics has lead to a major paradigm shift in diagnostic analyses. Additionally, in this era of big data, oral fluid testing has shown promising outcomes in a number of fields, particularly the areas of genomics, microbiomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and transcriptomics. Despite the analytical challenges involved in the interpretation of large datasets generated from biochemical studies involving bodily fluids, including saliva, many studies have identified novel oral biomarkers for diagnosing oral and systemic diseases. In this regard, oral biofluids, including saliva, gingival crevicular fluid (GCF), peri-implant crevicular fluid (PICF), dentinal tubular fluid (DTF), are now attracting increasing attention due to their important attributes, such as noninvasive sampling, easy handling, low cost, and more accurate diagnosis of oral diseases. Recently, the utilization of salivary diagnostics to evaluate systemic diseases and monitor general health has increased in popularity among clinicians. Saliva contains a wide range of protein, DNA and RNA biomarkers, which assist in the diagnosis of multiple diseases and conditions, including cancer, cardiovascular diseases (CVD), auto-immune and degenerative diseases, respiratory infections, oral diseases, and microbial (viral, bacterial and fungal) diseases. Moreover, due to its noninvasive nature and ease-of-adoption by children, it is now being used in mass screening programs, oral health-related studies and clinical trials in support of the development of therapeutic agents. The recent advent of highly sensitive technologies, such as next-generation sequencing, mass spectrometry, highly sensitives ELISAs, and homogeneous immunoassays, suggests that even small quantities of salivary biomarkers are able to be assayed accurately, providing opportunities for the development of many future diagnostic applications (including emerging technologies, such as point-of-care and rapid molecular technologies). The present article explores the omics and biochemical compositions of various oral biofluids with important value in diagnostics and monitoring.
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- Zohaib Khurshid
- Department of Prosthodontics and Dental Implantology, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
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- Masters in Medical Science and Clinical Investigation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- National Center for Proteomics, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Oasis Diagnostics® Corporation, Vancouver, WA, United States
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- Centre for Genetics and Inherited Diseases (CGID), Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Restorative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia; Department of Dental Materials, Islamic International Dental College, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Integrated analysis of quantitative proteome and transcriptional profiles reveals abnormal gene expression and signal pathway in bladder cancer. Genes Genomics 2019; 41:1493-1503. [PMID: 31576517 DOI: 10.1007/s13258-019-00868-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bladder cancer (BCa) is a tumor associated with high morbidity and mortality and its incidence is increasing worldwide. However, the pathogenesis of bladder cancer is not well understood. OBJECTIVE To further illustrate the molecular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of BCa and identify potential therapeutic targets, we combined the transcriptomic analysis with RNA sequencing and tandem mass tags (TMT)-based proteomic methods to quantitatively screen the differentially expressed genes and proteins between bladder cancer tissues (BC) and adjacent normal tissues (AN). RESULTS Transcriptome and proteome studies indicated 7094 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and 596 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) between BC and AN, respectively. GO enrichment analyses revealed that cell adhesion, calcium ion transport, and regulation of ATPase activity were highly enriched in BCa. Moreover, several key signaling pathway were identified as of relevance to BCa, in particular the ECM-receptor interaction, cell adhesion molecules (CAMs), and PPAR signaling pathway. Interestingly, 367 genes were shared by DEGs and DEPs, and a significant positive correlation between mRNA and translation profiles was found. CONCLUSION In summary, this joint analysis of transcript and protein profiles provides a comprehensive reference map of gene activity regarding the disease status of BCa.
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Monteiro LJ, Varas-Godoy M, Monckeberg M, Realini O, Hernández M, Rice G, Romero R, Saavedra JF, Illanes SE, Chaparro A. Oral extracellular vesicles in early pregnancy can identify patients at risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0218616. [PMID: 31242249 PMCID: PMC6594608 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Aim To isolate and characterize oral extracellular vesicles from gingival crevicular fluid at 11–14 weeks and evaluate their capacity to identify patients at risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus. Methods A case-control study was conducted, including patients who developed gestational diabetes mellitus (n = 11) and healthy pregnant controls (n = 23). Obstetric and periodontal histories were recorded at 11–14 weeks of gestation, and samples of gingival crevicular fluid obtained. Extracellular vesicles were isolated from gingival crevicular fluid by ExoQuick. Nanoparticle tracking analysis, ELISA and transmission electron microscopy were used to characterize extracellular vesicles. Results Total extracellular vesicles isolated from gingival crevicular fluid were significantly higher in patients who developed gestational diabetes mellitus later in pregnancy compared to normoglycemic pregnant women (6.3x109 vs 1.7 x1010, p value = 0.0026), and the concentration of the extracellular vesicles delivered an area under the ROC curve of 0.81. The distribution size of extracellular vesicles obtained using ExoQuick was around 148 ± 57 nm. There were no significant differences in the periodontal status between cases and controls. The exosome transmembrane protein CD63 was also detected in the extracellular vesicles of gingival crevicular fluid. Conclusion We were able to isolate extracellular vesicles from gingival crevicular fluid using a method that is suitable to be applied in a clinical setting. Our results provide an insight into the potential capacity of first trimester oral extracellular vesicles as early biomarkers for the prediction of gestational diabetes mellitus in pre-symptomatic women.
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- Lara J. Monteiro
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre for Biomedical Research, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre for Biomedical Research, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre for Biomedical Research, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Periodontology, Centre for Biomedical Research, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Dentistry Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre for Biomedical Research, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile
- Centre for Clinical Research, University of Queensland, Herston, Qld, Australia
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- Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland and Detroit, United States of America
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre for Biomedical Research, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile
- * E-mail: (AC); (SEI)
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- Department of Periodontology, Centre for Biomedical Research, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile
- * E-mail: (AC); (SEI)
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