The use of liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry to detect proteins in saliva from horses with and without systemic inflammation

Stine Jacobsen, Ditte Marie Top Adler, Louise Bundgaard, Mette Aamand Sørensen, Pia Haubro Andersen, Emøke Bendixen

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    Abstract

    The objective of the study was to assess global expression of proteins in equine saliva using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Saliva was obtained from seven horses with and six horses without evidence of systemic inflammatory disease. Tryptic peptides from saliva were analysed by LC-MS/MS.Of 195 unique proteins identified, 57 were detected only in saliva samples from horses with systemic inflammation (in two to six of the seven horses). Among the differentially expressed proteins were several acute phase proteins (APPs) such as serum amyloid A, fibrinogen, haptoglobin, and alpha1-acid glycoprotein.The study is the first to describe detection of inflammatory proteins in horse saliva. The proteins detected were similar to those described in saliva from cattle, small ruminants and pigs. Detection of APPs in horses with systemic inflammation suggests that saliva may be used for non-invasive disease monitoring in horses as in humans, pigs and dogs.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalVeterinary Journal
    Volume202
    Issue number3
    Pages (from-to)483-488
    Number of pages6
    ISSN1090-0233
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2014

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