title: High-resolution electrophoretic analysis of rat parotid salivary proteins.
abstract: Silver staining and high-resolution electrophoretic methods have been used to compare the protein composition of rat parotid saliva evoked in response to (i) parasympathetic stimulation (including the nonadrenergic, noncholinergic, atropine-associated secretion), (ii) sympathetic stimulation, or (iii) the infusion of neuropeptides with secretagogue activity (substance P, calcitonin gene-related peptide, neuropeptide Y, or vasoactive intestinal peptide). The different stimuli influenced the protein concentration and flow rate of the evoked secretion but had little effect upon the protein composition of the saliva. In contrast to earlier studies using sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and Coomassie blue staining, the combination of silver staining and two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) revealed many newly detected proteins. The results indicate that the protein composition of rat parotid saliva is more complex than previously reported but is unaffected by the mode of stimulation.
authors.affiliation: Analytical Biochemistry Research Group, School of Health Sciences, The University of Sunderland, Great Britain.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ekström
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Marshall
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel / Q000379:methods*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008297:Male; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000378:metabolism*; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012394:Rosaniline Dyes / Q000032:analysis; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine / Q000494:pharmacology; D016622:Silver Staining
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D012394:Rosaniline Dyes; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine; C004692:coomassie Brilliant Blue