title: Sample collection and handling considerations for peptidomic studies in whole saliva; implications for biomarker discovery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Proteomic studies in saliva have demonstrated its potential as a diagnostic biofluid, however the salivary peptidome is less studied. Here we study the effects of several sample collection and handling factors on salivary peptide abundance levels.
  
  
  METHODS
  Salivary peptides were isolated using an ultrafiltration device and analyzed by tandem mass spectrometry. A panel of 41 peptides common after various treatments were quantified and normalized. We evaluated the effects of freezing rate of the samples, nutritional status of the donors (fed vs. fasted), and room-temperature sample degradation on peptide abundance levels. Repeatability of our sample processing method and our instrumental analysis method were investigated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Increased sample freezing rate produced higher levels of peptides. Donor nutritional status had no influence on the levels of measured peptides. No significant difference was detected in donors' saliva following 5, 10 and 15 min of room-temperature degradation. Sample processing and instrumental variability were relatively small, with median CVs of 9.6 and 6.6.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Peptide abundance levels in saliva are rather forgiving towards variations in sample handling and donor nutritional status. Differences in freezing methods may affect peptide abundance, so consistency in freezing samples is preferred. Our results are valuable for standardizing sample collection and handling methods for peptidomic-based biomarker studies in saliva.
authors: Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, 321 Church St. SE, 6-155 Jackson Hall, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
authors: Ebbing P
authors: EP
authors: de Jong
authors: Susan K
authors: SK
authors: van Riper
authors: Joseph S
authors: JS
authors: Koopmeiners
authors: John V
authors: JV
authors: Carlis
authors: Timothy J
authors: TJ
authors: Griffin
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis*; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid; D006801:Humans; D010455:Peptides / Q000032:analysis*; D040901:Proteomics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013048:Specimen Handling; D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry; D014462:Ultrafiltration
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D010455:Peptides; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides