title: Increased levels of interleukin-10 in saliva of Sjögren's syndrome patients. Correlation with disease activity.
abstract: The aim of the study was to determine the levels of interleukin (IL)-10, IL-2, IL-4, and interferon-gamma in the saliva of patients with Sjögren's syndrome and to correlate them with laboratory and clinical parameters of disease activity. The levels of IL-2, IL-4, IL-10, and interferon-gamma were measured in salivary samples, obtained directly from the Stenone duct of 14 Sjögren's syndrome patients and 26 healthy controls by ELISA. A significant elevation of IL-10 was found in salivary fluids of Sjögren's syndrome patients compared with healthy controls (P=0.007). Elevated interferon-gamma levels were found in some patients. IL-2 and IL-4 were undetectable in all saliva samples. In patients, IL-10 levels significantly correlated with the degree of xerophthalmia and xerostomia (P=0.02 and P=0.01, respectively) and with the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (P=0.006). Our data suggest that elevated IL-10 levels are detectable in the saliva of Sjögren's syndrome patients and correlate with the severity of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Viale Benedetto XV n. 6, I-16132 Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bertorello
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Cordone
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Contini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Indiveri
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Puppo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cordone
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000032:analysis; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000032:analysis; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry*; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2; D016753:Interleukin-10; D015847:Interleukin-4; D007371:Interferon-gamma