title: Sarcoidosis with salivary gland involvement: biochemical studies on parotid saliva.
abstract: Parotid saliva from a patient suffering from sarcoidosis with salivary gland involvement has been shown to have a decreased level of alpha-amylase but increased levels of albumin and lysozyme. These observations suggest that in addition to impaired gland function, gland damage as a result of inflammation had occurred which permitted increased passage of constituents from serum into the gland secretion.
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000418:Albumins / Q000378:metabolism; D000681:Amylases / Q000378:metabolism; D009113:Muramidase / Q000378:metabolism; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000378:metabolism*; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012260:Ribonucleases / Q000378:metabolism; D012463:Saliva / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000418:Albumins; D011506:Proteins; D012260:Ribonucleases; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D000681:Amylases; D009113:Muramidase; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases