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Can Saliva Proteins Be Used to Predict the Onset of Acute Myocardial Infarction among High-Risk Patients?

Mohd Aizat Abdul Rahim^1,5, Zubaidah Haji Abdul Rahim¹, Wan Azman Wan Ahmad², Onn Haji Hashim^3,4,

1. Department of Oral Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2. Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3. Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4. University of Malaya Centre for Proteomics Research (UMCPR), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
5. Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

✉ Corresponding author: Professor Onn H. Hashim, Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Telephone: +603-7967 4906; Fax: +603-7967 4957; Email: onnhashimedu.my

Abstract

Human saliva plays a pivotal role in digesting food and maintaining oral hygiene. The presence of electrolytes, mucus, glycoproteins, enzymes, antibacterial compounds, and gingival crevicular fluid in saliva ensures the optimum condition of oral cavity and general health condition. Saliva collection has been proven non-invasive, convenient, and inexpensive compared to conventional venipuncture procedure. These distinctive advantages provide a promising potential of saliva as a diagnostic fluid. Through comprehensive analysis, an array of salivary proteins and peptides may be beneficial as biomarkers in oral and systemic diseases. In this review, we discuss the utility of human salivary proteomes and tabulate the recent salivary biomarkers found in subjects with acute myocardial infarction as well as respective methods employed. In a clinical setting, since acute myocardial infarction contributes to large cases of mortality worldwide, an early intervention using these biomarkers will provide an effective solution to reduce global heart attack incidence particularly among its high-risk group of type-2 diabetes mellitus patients. The utility of salivary biomarkers will make the prediction of this cardiac event possible due to its reliability hence improve the quality of life of the patients. Current challenges in saliva collection are also addressed to improve the quality of saliva samples and produce robust biomarkers for future use in clinical applications.

Keywords: saliva, biomarker, acute myocardial infarction, proteomics, type-2 diabetes mellitus

Introduction

Human saliva is a biological fluid with myriad of biological functions important for the maintenance of oral and general health. It is a plasma ultra-filtrate containing proteins either synthesized in situ from blood or in the salivary glands [1]. Major salivary glands consisting of submandibular glands, sublingual glands, and parotid glands lie at the vicinity of the oral cavity whereas other minor exocrine glands lie beneath the oral mucosa [2]. Several roles of saliva in the oral cavity include lubrication and binding, solubilisation of dry food, oral hygiene, and initiation of starch digestion [3]. Apart from water as its major constituent, whole saliva also contains bacterial and exfoliated cells, electrolytes, glycoproteins, enzymes, and antibacterial compounds. Likewise, minute amounts of gingival crevicular fluid coexist with saliva in the gingival crevice surrounding the teeth [4].

Changes in saliva quality and quantity are indicative of the wellness of the patient [5]. Human saliva, as a mirror of oral and systemic health, provides valuable information because it contains biomarkers specific for the unique physiologic aspects of periodontal and systemic diseases. Proteomic markers from immunoglobulins to bone remodelling proteins were previously discovered in existing periodontal diseases [6]. In one study, salivary epidermal growth factor was found to be significantly raised in women with active and nonactive breast cancer compared to healthy women [7]. Compared to blood, saliva has been clinically shown to produce more accurate, inexpensive, and convenient results. The diagnostic potential of this fluid has been studied in many laboratories in order to find its advantages over other biological fluids and potential biomarkers in numerous diseases. Unlike plasma, saliva can be readily used for tests since it will not clot. Its noninvasive approach renders this biological fluid an effective alternative to blood and urine testing in monitoring patient's health condition [8].

Whole saliva can be easily collected by drooling, spitting, or swabbing into a designated tube as opposed to invasive blood collection procedure. These methods of obtaining saliva pose minimal risk of contracting deadly pathogens to the healthcare professionals. Plus, sufficient quantities of saliva can be easily obtained for analysis by a practitioner even with modest training. For diagnostic and research purposes, saliva collection kits have been commercially marketed worldwide including Oragene.DISCOVER from DNA Genotek Inc., UltraSal-2^™ from Oasis Diagnostics, OraSure^® Oral Specimen Collection Device from OraSure Technologies, Inc., Certus^® Collection Device from Alere^™, and Saliva Collection System from Greiner Bio-One. In one study, budget estimates for both blood and saliva collections were developed by a group of scientists incorporating personnel expenses and corresponding collection methods into the calculation. When comparing both budget estimates, saliva collection was proven to be 48% less costly than blood collection [9]. These advantages have attracted many researchers to study and identify potential salivary biomarkers with unparalleled opportunities for clinical applications.

As illustrated in Figure 1, human salivary proteomes exhibit promising potential as biomarkers to predict the onset of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), or heart attack. On a global scale, the disease remains the primary cause of morbidity and mortality. This pathologic event occurs as a result of acute myocardial ischemia when there is evidence of myocardial necrosis [10]. According to World Health Organization [11], this disease is one of the major forms of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in which its prevalence constitutes approximately 48% of all deaths in 2008, affecting more than 17 million patients around the globe. Other AMI complications may include severe cardiac disability upon survival of the onset [12].

Since AMI is the leading cause of death worldwide, this disease has been selected among other systemic diseases in this review. Recent salivary findings and progress pertaining to this condition will be discussed to elucidate the promising use of saliva as a diagnostic fluid in acute cardiac care among a very high-risk group of type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), as well as relevant methods employed. Current challenges in saliva collection will be highlighted for further improvement on the quality of salivary biomarkers discovered in future.

Human salivary proteomes as biomarkers

Biomarkers can be indicative of a specific physiological or pathological state of a biological fluid including blood and saliva [13]. Many researchers worldwide have been studying the use of biomarkers due to its ability to monitor susceptibility, progression, and resolution of diseases, health condition, and treatment outcome. Despite the variability of the term “biomarker” used in diverse aspects of its applications, the most comprehensible definition of biomarker is “cellular, biochemical, molecular, or genetic alterations by which a normal, abnormal, or simple biological process can be recognized or monitored” [14]. Any molecular species which demonstrates significant variation in concentration, as compared to those of control subjects, is a potential biomarker. Therefore, if expression of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist is significantly enhanced compared to the normal group, the protein can be potentially targeted as an early biomarker to indicate risks of tobacco-related diseases [15].

 Figure 1 

Summary of the advantages and disadvantages of saliva as a diagnostic fluid in relation to AMI.

Saliva contains biomarkers derived from serum, gingival crevicular fluid, and mucosal transudate which are useful in multiplexed assays that are being developed as point-of-care devices, rapid tests, or in more standardized formats for centralized clinical laboratory operations [16]. The prospect of salivary diagnosis appeals to many scientists around the world for disease prognosis and diagnosis. Current discoveries on potential salivary biomarkers encompass various systemic diseases such as autoimmune diseases, bone turnover markers, cardiovascular markers, dental caries and periodontal diseases, diseases of the adrenal cortex, drug level monitoring, forensic evidence, genetic disorders, infections, malignancy, occupational and environmental medicine, psychological research, and renal diseases [17]. In oral squamous cell carcinoma, Ni et al. [18] acquired several potential salivary biomarkers corresponding to early detection and evaluation of aggressiveness and occurrence of the cancer based on recent researches. As such, further salivary investigation can yield more comprehensive information about this fluid especially in the field of health medicine.

Apart from genomics and metabolomics, salivary proteomics [19] has demonstrated a great potential and has been widely utilised as a means to identify candidate biomarkers and possible immunochemistry markers for various illnesses predominantly infectious and neoplastic diseases [20]. In peptide identification, Mass Spectrometry (MS)-based proteomic techniques have been commonly applied including two-dimensional gel electrophoresis-mass spectrometry (2-DE/MS), liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-ToF/MS), and surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (SELDI-ToF/MS) [21]. By employing one of MS-based proteomic techniques, Chan et al. [22] detected significant altered abundance of polymeric immunoglobulin receptor, plastin-2, actin related protein 3, leukocyte elastase inhibitor, carbonic anhydrases 6, immunoglobulin J, and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist among T2DM patients with periodontitis compared to their control T2DM cohorts. Additionally, Jessie et al. [23, 24] detected increased abundance and structural microheterogeneity of haptoglobin beta chains in the saliva of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma which were also subsequently observed in the saliva of habitual betel quid chewers. Many other salivary biomarkers with diagnostic potential were already characterised in oncology, head and neck carcinoma, breast and gastric cancers, salivary gland function and disease, Sjögren syndrome, systemic sclerosis, dental and gingival pathology, systemic, psychiatric, and neurological diseases using MS-based proteomics [25]. It is possible that efficiency and accuracy of these proteomic technologies will turn salivary diagnostics into a clinical reality.

Salivary proteomes in relation to AMI

The prospect of utilizing saliva samples in the diagnosis of AMI is appealing to a large group of scientists due to its noninvasive and economical nature. Extensive biomarker research on CVD has elucidated various proteins associated with this disease. Since approximately 27% of the whole saliva proteins resemble those found in plasma [26], similar proteins present in both saliva and plasma will be very useful to facilitate monitoring of both disease progression and therapeutic treatments among these patients. In association with AMI, some studies on plasma proteins revealed significant biomarkers involved in myocardial injury, myocardial stress, inflammation, neuroendocrine activation, atherosclerotic process, platelet activation, plaque instability, endothelial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and myocardial stretch. Out of all these proteins, natriuretic peptides, C-reactive protein (CRP), creatine kinase (CK), and cardiac troponin were included as commonly used cardiac biomarkers in acute cardiac care [27]. In a clinical setting, a kit for measuring human salivary CRP, a common biomarker related to cardiovascular inflammation, has been developed by Salimetrics^®. Another recent cutting-edge technology is Oral Fluid NanoSensor Test (OFNASET) which provides portable, cheap, accurate, definitive, and quantitative results. Besides its intended use in oral cancer, this particular alternative can possibly benefit the point-of-care multiplex detection of salivary biomarkers among AMI patients [28]. Given the above-mentioned clinical benefits of saliva collection, a patient's salivary proteome should be very useful in determining heart condition of the patient in order to predict AMI. Several studies have demonstrated salivary biomarkers associated with AMI, as shown in Table 1. By comparing these salivary biomarkers with those in plasma, as elaborated by Kossaify et al. [27], CRP, CK, CD40 ligand, cardiac troponin I, cardiac troponin T, some families of interleukin (IL), tumour necrosis factor alpha, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP), and myeloperoxidase share similarities with plasma biomarkers which also play significant roles in inflammation and plaque instability (Figure 2). Although these discoveries may enlighten the diagnostic utility of salivary proteomes as biomarkers in relation to CVD, none of the salivary biomarkers listed above have been verified to predict the onset of AMI. All of these studies, as tabulated in table 1, were conducted retrospectively after the incidence. On the other hand, prospective studies should be able to alternatively facilitate the researchers to find predictive AMI biomarkers. In future, these newly detected salivary biomarkers will conceivably provide an early molecular diagnosis and eventually increase the survival rate of cardiovascular patients as opposed to that of plasma. However, more validation needs to be carried out in order to find robust and discriminatory biomarkers for this disease.

Susceptibility of AMI among patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus

T2DM is an inflammatory illness with a clear-cut relationship with CVD. This is validated when heart disease and stroke constitute no less than 70 percent of mortality among people with this metabolic disorder [39], rendering the T2DM patients to fall into a high-risk group to be later inflicted by AMI. In fact, prevalence of T2DM cases is becoming a worldwide threat. The incidence of this disease has alarmingly doubled over the last three decades [40]. T2DM is initially preceded by insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia, both of which are related with cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity, hypertension, lipid abnormalities, and endothelial dysfunction [41]. Consequently, when the heart loses the ability to pump blood effectively, congestive heart failure occurs which is often contributory to the later onset of AMI. Haffner et al. [42] discovered that the risk of adults with T2DM to suffer from CVD is two to four times higher than that of adults without the disorder.

 Figure 2 

Comparison of plasma and salivary biomarkers in relation to AMI. NP: natriuretic peptide; h-FABP: heart-type fatty-acid binding protein; MR-proADM: midregional-proadrenomedullin; CgA: chromogranin A; sLOX-1: soluble lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1; Lp-PLA2: lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2; GGT: gamma-glutamyl transferase; ANP: atrial natriuretic peptide; TNF-α: tumour necrosis factor- alpha; cTn: cardiac troponin; MMP: matrix metalloproteinase; MPO: myeloperoxidase; SAA: salivary alpha-amylase; GRO-α: growth related oncogene-alpha; sICAM-1: soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1

Between 2010 and 2030, the number of T2DM cases is projected to increase by 69% in developing countries and by 20% in developed countries [43]. An upsurge projection of the number of T2DM adults in developing countries is strongly associated with adoption of Western lifestyle due to overconsumption of inexpensive, high-calorie food, and sedentary routine. The resulting potent obesity rapidly escalates the percentages of diabetic incidence in these developing nations which are already stricken under the burden of communicable diseases such as lower respiratory tract infections, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), diarrheal diseases, and others [44]. To date, practitioners in the U.S. have recommended diverse cardiac tests to diagnose coronary heart disease despite the limitation that no individual test is sufficiently reliable [45]. The tests may incorporate electrocardiogram, stress testing, echocardiography, chest x-ray, blood tests, electron-beam computed tomography, coronary angiography, and cardiac catherization. Thus far, none of these tests are adequately relevant to the prediction of infarction in the majority of individuals tested, even if their biochemical results are also supplemented to foresee the cardiac event. Likewise, in developing countries, the lofty costs of highly-trained practicioners, hospitalizations, and these tests are inherently unfeasible [46]. For this reason, prospective patients from these regions are more likely to forgo the testing process and leave themselves undetected until reaching the chronic stage. Due to the reliability and inexpensive nature of saliva collection, salivary diagnosis can be easily aimed at these high-risk patients residing in developing regions. Consequently, this method is expected to revamp the current health system and increase the availability of accurate diagnostics in remote and impoverished areas.

In a proteomic research of salivary biomarkers, Rao et al. [47] identified 487 unique proteins correlated with T2DM of which 33% of these had not been previously reported in human saliva. Sixty-five proteins were markedly expressed between control and T2DM samples predominantly involved in regulating metabolism and immune response pathways. Even though extensive studies have been conducted by scientists around the globe pertaining to respective diseases of T2DM and AMI, it is still paramount for the practitioners to be able to predict the onset of AMI among T2DM patients due to its strong propensity. A review conducted by Syed Ikmal et al. suggested YKL-40, alpha-hydroxybutyrate, soluble CD36, leptin, resistin, interleukin-18, retinol binding protein-4, and chemerin, some of which may be present in saliva, could act as predictors of cardiovascular events in diabetic patients. [48]. Practically, a T2DM patient diagnosed with an enhanced level of any clotting proteins or inflammatory markers in saliva should be regularly monitored for an early intervention prior to the onset of AMI. In future, the generated database of these biomarkers will provide an instructive reference to assess the susceptibility of T2DM patients to heart condition, hence reducing morbidity and mortality associated with AMI and improving the quality of life of the patients predominantly from developing nations.

Current challenges

Saliva diagnostic tests can be potentially used within a wide range of clinical applications including population-based screening programs, confirmatory diagnosis, risk stratification, prognosis determination, and therapy response monitoring. Nevertheless, decreasing the number of false-negative and false-positive test result outcomes should be invariably taken into consideration in order to maintain the quality of patient diagnosis and therapy [49].

In certain cases, some salivary proteomes may be spuriously discovered as biomarkers within a large pool of samples. One reason is certain peptides may have been subjected to modifications resulting to polymorphic isoforms and post translational modifications [50]. Numerous salivary proteins were revealed to exist in polymorphic forms. For instance, genetic polymorphisms in CA6 gene influence the expression and catalytic activity of human salivary carbonic anhydrase VI [51]. Protein degradation in whole saliva also plays a role in the variety of peptides observed. Takehara and her co-workers [52] proposed that the N-terminal region of mucin 7 was particularly prone to proteolytic degradation due to varying biological states of the human body. Another study conducted by Sun et al. [53] proved that many salivary glycoproteins were associated with age, gender, and immunity. It is also noteworthy that even though passive drooling, paraffin gum, and Salivette^® collection methods cover whole saliva proteome, specific proteins observed are dependent on the collection approach [54].

In addition, older age is often associated with a number of cases related to functional limitations, heart failure, prior coronary disease, and renal insufficiency [55]. As a result, saliva collection can pose a challenge among older T2DM patients. For example, geriatric patients are prone to xerostomia upon medications with anticholinergic properties, dehydration, diabetes, and radiotherapy for head and neck cancer [56]. Dry mouth will limit the amount of sample collected and compromise its subsequent results. Insufficient sample volume obtained will possibly resort to loss of patients during the study. Some alternative sample collection approaches have been evaluated such as passive drool, filter paper, and microsponges but each individual approach has its own advantages and disadvantages in terms of sufficient sample recovery [57]. Since there is no concrete resolution, the researcher has to be able to decide the best technique in accordance to the nature of research. It is also important to keep in mind that upon saliva collection, subsequent centrifugation for removing precipitated mucins and cellular contaminants will eliminate some proteins of interest. Despite incorporating accurate choice of collection system for easy quantification of volume with ample sample recovery, other essential standardisations of some preanalytical variables should always include precise and standardised collection schedules corresponding to individual hydration state, body posture, lighting, smoking status, circadian and circannual cycles, medications, food and visual stimulation, size of salivary glands, body weight, salivary flow index, physical exercise, alcohol intake, systemic diseases, nutrition, nausea, age, gender, and prevention of sample contamination with blood from oral mucosa and periodontal lesions [58].

Even though potential salivary biomarkers related to AMI were already discovered, other tests should be able to verify the presence of these proteins before its further applications. In clinical studies, biomarkers must be robust, distinguishable, and validated, particularly with regard to which biomarker is strongly linked to disease onset and progression. To achieve this goal, whole proteome-wide application and target biomarker discovery such as MS-based proteomics approaches will be able to provide an avenue due its higher sensitivity and accuracy in identifying and quantifying proteins than immunological assays [59].

Conclusions

There has been growing interest in diagnosis based on analysis of saliva due its simple and non-invasive collection procedure. Since saliva collection is inherently painless, practitioners will be able to diagnose and monitor the patients' wellbeing more frequently while approaching the sensitivity and specificity of a blood test. Plus, the collection is also cheap and safe for both the practitioner and patient. With that, patients especially from developing countries can be diagnosed with minimal costs but great precision.

In summary, human salivary proteomes exhibit promising potential as biomarkers to predict the onset of AMI particularly among its high-risk group of T2DM. Comprehensive analysis of human salivary proteome through various methods is indeed necessary in order to find the most reproducible markers for later utility in acute cardiac care. It is projected that salivary diagnostics will be conclusive such that fewer diagnostic biomarkers can be determined with immediate results, thus greatly improving the life quality of patients. In the long run, more available saliva collection kits developed by manufacturing companies will be able to aid and eventually provide solid biomarker findings in future.

Abbreviations

AMI: acute myocardial infarction; T2DM: type-2 diabetes mellitus CVD: cardiovascular disease; MS: mass spectrometry; CRP: C-reactive protein; CK: creatine kinase.

Acknowledgements

Preparation of this article was supported by the PG110-2014A grant from IPPP, University of Malaya and Universiti Teknologi MARA Young Lecturer's Scheme awarded to Mohd Aizat Abdul Rahim.

Authors' Contribution

M.AA.R. conceived the idea, performed literature search, and wrote the paper.

Z.H.A.R. revised the paper from dental aspect.

W.A.W.A. revised the paper from clinical aspect.

O.H.H. revised the paper from proteomic aspect.

All authors approved the final manuscript.

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interest exists.

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Corresponding author: Professor Onn H. Hashim, Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Telephone: +603-7967 4906; Fax: +603-7967 4957; Email: onnhashimedu.my

Received 2014-12-8
Accepted 2015-3-3
Published 2015-4-3

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