title: The relationship between salivary growth factors, electrolytes and abnormal sodium transport in human hypertension.
abstract: We have previously shown cheek cell Na+/H+ antiporter activity to be reduced in human hypertensives. We have now examined the relationship between abnormal antiporter activity and a variety of salivary factors. Total protein concentration and amylase activity were higher in hypertensives, but salivary flow rate and epidermal growth factor, transforming growth factor-alpha, calcium, and magnesium concentrations were not significantly different between hypertensives and normotensives. The lowered cheek cell Na+/H+ antiporter activity in those hypertensives with diastolic BP greater than 95 mmHg was accompanied by lowered salivary Na+/H+ ratios. In borderline hypertensives (diastolic BP between 90 and 95 mmHg), the Na+/H+ ratio was reduced to a similar extent to that seen in those hypertensives with a diastolic BP above 95 mmHg, however the cheek cell antiporter activity was not reduced, suggesting that these two differences are not related in a simple fashion in all hypertensives. It is concluded that it is unlikely that differences in salivary growth factors explain the lowered cheek cell Na+/H+ antiporter activity observed in human hypertension. Our findings indicate that salivary electrolyte composition may be related to cheek cell Na+/H+ antiporter activity and these parameters may be altered in hypertension.
authors.affiliation: CSIRO Division of Human Nutrition, Adelaide, Australia.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bexis
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: McMurchie
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Burnard
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Patten
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Head
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001692:Biological Transport; D002610:Cheek; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D012016:Reference Values; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism*; D017923:Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004573:Electrolytes; D006133:Growth Substances; D017923:Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers; D012964:Sodium