title: The effects of duration and intensity of stimulation on total protein and mucin concentrations in resting and stimulated whole saliva.
abstract: The present investigation has characterized the influence of the duration and intensity of stimulation on the secretion pattern of total protein and salivary mucins MG1 and MG2 in whole saliva. Resting and stimulated whole saliva was collected from six healthy subjects on 2 consecutive days. Whole saliva was collected for 2 five-minute intervals under resting conditions followed by collection under masticatory stimulation induced by the chewing of parafilm (1 g) at 10 or 60 strokes/min for 15 min. Flow rates were different under the 2 levels of stimulation. The concentration of total protein was different in resting and stimulated whole saliva but was not affected by the duration or intensity of stimulation. Analysis of mucin concentrations determined by capture ELISAs revealed that the pattern of MG1 secretion was similar to that of total protein. The pattern of MG2 secretion was unique in that no differences were observed in the concentration of this mucin under resting and stimulated conditions. This study shows that the pattern of protein secretion in whole saliva does not reflect the combined pattern observed for protein secretion in parotid and submandibular/sublingual glands, and that the secretion patterns of MG1 and MG2 in whole saliva are quite different from one another.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, MA 02118, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Rayment
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Offner
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Oppenheim
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Troxler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008409:Mastication; D055257:Mucin-5B; D009077:Mucins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000378:metabolism; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism*; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides / Q000378:metabolism*; D012472:Salivation / Q000502:physiology; D012636:Secretory Rate; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: C524578:MUC5B protein, human; C083238:MUC7 protein, human; D055257:Mucin-5B; D009077:Mucins; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides