Assessing the determination of salivary electrolytes and anti-Roand anti-La antibodies for the diagnosis of Sjögren’s Syndrome (SS)

The aim of this study was to assess changes in salivary electrolyte flow and composition and the presence ofanti-Ro/SSA and anti-La/SSB serum and saliva antibodies and their implications for the non-invasive diagnosisof SS.Study design: 73 patients were studied, divided into the following experimental groups: primary Sjögren syndrome(SSp) (n=15), secondary SS (SSs) (n=17), dry mouth, dry eye without Sjögren’s syndrome (BO) (n=20)and healthy controls (C) (n=21). We conducted a baseline assessment of salivary flow and saliva sampling for themeasurement of sodium, chlorine, potassium, calcium and phosphate electrolytes, and the determination of anti-Ro/SSA and La/SSB antibodies; a serum sampling was made to assess antibody positivity.Results: Salivary flow in SSp, SSs and BO was significantly lower (p<0.001) relative to C. The salivary compositionof SS showed an increase of inorganic components. Anti-Ro/SSA and anti-La/SSB antibodies occurred morefrequently in serum and saliva in SS patients compared with BO and C, with higher frequency of positivity inserum compared with saliva.Conclusion: Our results suggest new tools that could aid the non-traumatic diagnosis of the origin of hyposalivation (AU)

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Assessing the determination of salivary electrolytes and anti-Ro and anti-La antibodies for the diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome (SS).

UNLABELLED: The aim of this study was to assess changes in salivary electrolyte flow and composition and the presence of anti-Ro/SSA and anti-La/SSB serum and saliva antibodies and their implications for the non-invasive diagnosis of SS. STUDY DESIGN: 73 patients were studied, divided into the following experimental groups: primary Sjögren syndrome (SSp) (n=15), secondary SS (SSs) (n=17), dry mouth, dry eye without Sjögren's syndrome (BO) (n=20) and healthy controls (C) (n=21). We conducted a baseline assessment of salivary flow and saliva sampling for the measurement of sodium, chlorine, potassium, calcium and phosphate electrolytes, and the determination of anti-Ro/SSA and La/SSB antibodies; a serum sampling was made to assess antibody positivity. RESULTS: Salivary flow in SSp, SSs and BO was significantly lower (p<0.001) relative to C. The salivary composition of SS showed an increase of inorganic components. Anti-Ro/SSA and anti-La/SSB antibodies occurred more frequently in serum and saliva in SS patients compared with BO and C, with higher frequency of positivity in serum compared with saliva. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest new tools that could aid the non-traumatic diagnosis of the origin of hyposalivation.