Kininogen and kallikrein in saliva of periodontally-diseased subjects.
The kininogen level in saliva was measured by radioimmunoassay, and the kallikrein activity was determined by an enzymatic method with D-Val-Leu-Arg-p-nitroanilide. The kininogen level in the Periodontally-diseased Group was remarkably high compared with that of the Periodontally-healthy Group, but the kallikrein activity was approximately the same in the two groups.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007610:Kallikreins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007704:Kininogens / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010519:Periodontium / Q000378:metabolism; D012463:Saliva / Q000032:analysis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides / Q000032:analysis
D007704:Kininogens; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides; D007610:Kallikreins