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Salivary Bpifa1 (splunc1) And Bpifa2 (splunc2 A) Are Modified By Head And Neck Cancer Radiotherapy.
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Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology And Oral Radiology. v. 119, n. 1, p. 48-58, 2015-Jan.
2212-4411
10.1016/j.oooo.2014.09.026
25482547
Autor
González-Arriagada, Wilfredo Alejandro
Ramos, Lara Maria Alencar
Silva, Andreia Aparecida
Vargas, Pablo Agustin
Coletta, Ricardo Della
Bingle, Lynne
Lopes, Marcio Ajudarte
Institución
Resumen
To determine the effects of radiotherapy on salivary BPIFA expression and to investigate the role of BPIFA in the development of known radiotherapy side effects. Unstimulated whole-mouth saliva was collected from 45 cancer patients (1 week before treatment, during the treatment, and 1 week after completion of radiotherapy) and from 20 controls. BPIFA1 and BPIFA2 expression was detected by western blotting and analyzed along with clinicopathologic data and side effects from the radiotherapy. A facial radiation field was associated with lower salivary flow during and after radiotherapy and correlated with side effects, mainly mucositis. Salivary BPIFA1 expression levels were similar between the control group and the patient group before treatment. On the other hand, BPIFA2 levels were higher in the patient group before treatment compared with the control group. BPIFA concentration was modified by radiotherapy as BPIFA1 levels increased (P = .0081) and BPIFA2 decreased (P < .0001). Higher levels of BPIFA1 were associated with the presence of mucositis (P = .0363) and its severity (P = .0500). The present study found that levels of BPIFA1 and glycosylated forms of BPIFA2 are affected by radiotherapy, suggesting that these proteins may play a role in the oral microenvironment in irradiated patients with head and neck cancer. 119 48-58