Salivary proteins include numerous functional proteins which play important roles not only for the food-intake but also for the protective and defensive mechanisms. In the present study the compositions of salivary proteins were analyzed by different methods, including electrophoresis and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). In hydrophobic protein HPLC analysis the parotid saliva gradually produced macromolecular complexes when agitated in refrigerator until 30 minutes. These salivary protein complexes were digested by neuraminidase, and then migrated more rapidly in native tris glycine gel than the control. Therefore, it was assumed that the glycosylated proteins of parotid saliva became gradually aggregated to form salivary protein complexes similar to those of whole saliva. The salivary protein complexes were easily degenerated in different experimental buffers, i.e., SDS buffer, tris glycine buffer, methanol, etc., and resulted non-specific patterns in electrophoresis and HPLC. Therefore, it was presumed that the salivary protein complexes was made by the hydrophobic interaction as well as electrostatic attraction between salivary proteins. These data indicated that to know the real pattern of salivary protein complexes in vivo the whole saliva should be analyzed by HPLC using non-adhering column with isoelectric buffer. Consequently, the whole saliva was analyzed by HPLC using reverse phase SuperoseTM column with 20 mM potassium phosphate buffer, and two prominent peaks of salivary protein complexes were consistently found in every people. These salivary protein complex peaks were relatively stable up to 6 hours after saliva collection when the whole saliva was kept in refrigerator during experiment. Therefore, it is suggested that the salivary protein complex patterns are characteristic macromolecular structures of whole saliva, which are also applicable as a diagnostic point in different saliva-associated diseases

As the human mixed saliva plays important roles for the protection, regeneration, immunity, and molecular transfer/ signaling in the oral and gastro-intestinal mucosa, the salivary contents have great implications for the general health of human body. Nevertheless, the analysis method of human saliva has not been well developed up to date, because the proteins of mixed saliva are rapidly interacted with each other and easily degraded by proteolytic enzymes and microorganisms. This study aims to develop an immunoprecipitation-based high performance liquid chromatography (IP-HPLC) for the analysis of human mixed saliva. The representative IP-HPLC analyses were performed to compare among different subjects in variable general conditions. Compared to the normal control the subjects suffered from bacterial infections of gastro-intestinal enteritis, chronic periodontitis, and acute necrotizing gingivo-stomatitis showed dramatic increase of LL-37 level depending on the severity of diseases, while the subject suffered from Herpes stomatitis, a viral infection showed great increase of β-defensin 2. These data indicate that LL-37 in human mixed saliva is more responsible to the bacterial infections of gastro-intestinal enteritis, chronic periodontitis, and acute necrotizing gingivo-stomatitis, while β-defensin 2 is more responsible to the viral infection of Herpes stomatitis. This study also suggeststhat the IP-HPLC be easily applicable to the wide range of biological samples for the quantitative analysis of an objective protein.

Human saliva contains a large number of proteins and peptides whose composition may alter as a consequence 。f disease. To date. however‘ the proteins and peptides that routinely populate thi s ora l fluid a re largely unknown To provide a catalogue of saliva proteins, we have surveyed the unstimulated human whole saliva by us ing shotgun proteornics. For the shotgun approach, whole saliva proteins were digested into peptides with ChemDigestD ‘ and the resul ting peptide fragments were separated by RP-HPLC, followed by each fraction was t ryptic digestion. ChemDigestD-Trypsin digested peptides were analyzed by tandem mass spectrometry(MS/MS) us ing a nano-LC eq 버 pped quadrupole-time of f1ight mass spectrometer, and the obtained spectra were searched against human protein seq uence data base using MASCOT. Shotgun proteomics allowed a total of 291 human pr。 teins to be confidently assigned . The largest group(17 .2%) of the identified proteins sorted into functional catego ries was included in t he signal t ransduction funct ion except for the hypothetical 0 1' unknown function. This work provides a valuable s ta rting point for the analysis of human salivary proteins and their biological functions and candidates from human whole sali va that may prove to be of diagnostic and therapeutic significance

Human saliva conta ins a la rge number of proteins and peptides whose composition may alter as a conseq uence of disease. '1'0 date‘ however. the proteins and peptides that routinely populate t his oral fluid are largely unknown, '1'0 provid e a ca ta logue 이， sali va protei ns. we have surveyed the unstimulated human whole saliva by using shotgun proteomics. F'or the shotgun a pproach‘ whole sali va proteins were digested into peptides with ChemDigestD and the res ulting pe ptide fragments were sepa rated by RP- HPLC, followed by each fraction was tryptic di gestion ChemDiges tD- Trypsin diges ted pe pt ides were analyzed by tandem mass spectrometry (MS!MS) using a nano-LC equi pped quadru po le-time of fli ght rnass spect rometer, and the obtained spectra were searched against human protein sequence da tabase us ing MASCOT Shotgun proteomics a llowed a total of 291 human proteins to be confidently assigned. The largest gro u p (17 , 2%) of the identifi ed proteins sorted into functional categories was included in the s ignal transducti on function except for the hypothet ical or unknown functio n, This work provides a valuable starting point for the ana lys is of human sa l i va ry protei ns a nd theil‘ biological functions and candidates from human whole saliva that may prove to be of diagn ost ic and t herapeutic s ignif‘ Ica nce

Oral cavity offers a good environment for the bacterial growth. 까le species diversity of oral bacteria has been studied for many years based on the classification of liable bacteria. In order to acquire more comprehensive insight into the baα.erial community of human oral cavity, we used molecular ecological methods to clone 16S rDNAs from human saliva. DNA was direαly extracted from saliva collection of human according to age. By 27F, 1492R primer for 16s rDNA’s amplification were enforced. Cloning was achieved from the amplified DNA using pGEM-T Easy Veαor and competent cellJM 109. 159 different base sequences were obtained from saliva samples of four different persons, chosen according to the age group. In all samples, Streptococcus sp. were the most abundant rnicrobes, followed by Prevotella sp., except in the saliva of an old person where Rothia sp. presented the second dominant group 까lis saliva sample showed another and more irnportant characteristics that there were increased species diversity, from pathogenic bacteria like Haemophilus sp. and lautropia sp. to the higher pr'φ。rtion of unculturable bacteria. The same tendency, but less clearly, was found for the saliva of adult smoker in the forties. These results suggest that environmental factors in the oral caviψ of smoker and older person makes favourable condition for the infectious bacteria.

남성 및 여성의 타액내 testosterone의 농도를 측정하기 위하여 초감도 효소면역측정법 (ultrasensitive enzymeim-munoassay; EIA)을 정립하고, 이 EIA를 이용하여 한국인 정상 여성 및 남성의 타액에서 testosterone의 정상농도를 얻고자 하였다. 정상 월경주기를 가진 여성 18명에서 아침 6～9시 사이에 타액을 채취하였고, 남성의 타액도 오전 (9～10시)중에 채취하였다. EIA의 표지물질로는 horseradi