[Human salivary mucins--their role and meaning].
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this work is to present the current views concerning the role and the meaning of human salivary mucins.


METHODS
A review of works dealing with basic information regarding mucins, their role and use in the diagnosis of some of the systematic diseases.


RESULTS
Human salivary mucins are glycoproteins secreted through epithelial cells of the salivary glands of the oral cavity. Those molecules should not only be linked with the forming of dental plaque or their function of lining the oral cavity with a protective layer. The so far carried out investigations show that apart from lactoferrin, amylases or peroxidases those salivary proteins can be used in the diagnosis of many disease entities.
Pol
Justyna
J
Studium Doktoranckie Pomorskiej Akademii Medycznej w Szczecinie, Szczecin.
Buczkowska-Radlińska
Jadwiga
J
Bińczak-Kuleta
Agnieszka
A
Trusewicz
Matylda
M
D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000378:metabolism*; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D015870:Gene Expression; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D055257:Mucin-5B; D009077:Mucins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism*; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides / Q000378:metabolism; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis
C524578:MUC5B protein, human; C083238:MUC7 protein, human; D055257:Mucin-5B; D009077:Mucins; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides