title: A comparison of the pro-inflammatory, NF-kappaB-dependent cytokines: TNF-alpha, IL-1-alpha, IL-6, and IL-8 in different oral fluids from oral lichen planus patients.
abstract: To explore the feasibility of detection of the level of NF-kappaB-dependent cytokines in oral fluids from patient with oral lichen planus (OLP) for clinical application, 13 OLP subjects were enrolled in the study as were 13 age-sex-matched controls. In each subject, the whole unstimulated saliva (WUS), mixture of saliva and isotonic saline oral rinse (Saliva-NaCl), and lesion tissue transudates (TT) were collected by standard techniques. The level of cytokines, TNF-alpha, IL-1-alpha, IL-6, and IL-8 in three types of oral fluids was determined by ELISA. In the three types of oral fluids, a significantly higher level of these cytokines was detected in OLP patients than in normal controls. These results indicate that NF-kappaB-dependent inflammatory cytokines may be detected at increased levels in certain oral fluids which may have diagnostic and prognostic potential for monitoring disease activity and making therapeutic decisions in patients with OLP.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral Medicine, Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Department of Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, 7-536 Moos Tower, 515 Delaware Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. rhodu001@umn.edu
authors.forename: Nelson L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Rhodus
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bowles
authors.forename: Vu
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ondrey
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000378:metabolism; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000032:analysis; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000032:analysis; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000032:analysis; D017676:Lichen Planus, Oral / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism*; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D016207:Cytokines; D007375:Interleukin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; D016209:Interleukin-8; D016328:NF-kappa B; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha