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Hypogalactosylation of Salivary and Gingival Fluid Immunoglobulin G in Patients With Advanced Periodontitis
Author(s) -
Stefanović Gordana,
Marković Dragana,
Ilić Vesna,
Brajović Gavrilo,
Petrović Sonja,
MiloševićJovčić Nadežda
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.2006.060049
Subject(s) - saliva , periodontitis , antibody , immunoglobulin g , aggressive periodontitis , chemistry , immunology , gingivitis , microbiology and biotechnology , western blot , subclass , medicine , biology , dentistry , biochemistry , gene
Background: Altered glycosylation of immunoglobulin G (IgG) has been found to affect certain immunological activities of IgG and to correlate with increased inflammation in various disease states. This work deals with the changes in distribution and galactosylation of IgG subclasses present in saliva and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) of patients with initial and advanced periodontitis and of normal controls. Methods: IgG subclasses were quantified by dot‐blot assay, and the degrees of expression of galactose in the total IgG and its individual subclasses were estimated by lectin immunoblot assay after sodium dodecyl sulfate‐polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS‐PAGE) separation of IgG and by capture enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), using biotinylated Ricinus communis (RCA‐I) and Bandeiraea simplicifolia (BS‐II) lectins. Results: The distribution of IgG subclasses in both fluids was found to differ in periodontal patients compared to normal controls. In the periodontitis saliva and GCF, the IgG2 subclass dominated quantitatively, regardless of periodontal status. However, galactose was found to be expressed in IgG heavy chains in normal controls and patients with initial periodontitis but not, or at barely detectable levels, in advanced periodontitis. Conclusion: The results suggest that the shift toward hypogalactosylated glycoforms may occur during the process of inflammation of the gingiva.