Hantaviruses cause 2 zoonotic diseases, hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome. Infection is usually initiated after inhalation of virus-contaminated rodent excreta. In addition to the zoonotic infection route, growing evidence suggests person-to-person transmission of Andes virus. For this reason, we studied whether saliva from HFRS patients contai...

This review examines the diagnostic application of saliva for systemic diseases. As a diagnostic fluid, saliva offers distinctive advantages over serum because it can be collected non-invasively by individuals with modest training. Furthermore, saliva may provide a cost-effective approach for the screening of large populations. Gland-specific saliva can be used for diagnosis of pathology specif...

Cigarette smoke is injurious to both oral cavity and internal body environment. Saliva is the first body fluid to encounter the dangerous smoke. The aim of our present study was, therefore, to evaluate the influence of smoking on the antioxidant activity of saliva of healthy smokers. Antioxidant capacity of saliva was determined using different methods in the centrifuged saliva from 25 male smo...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxic effects of Cigarette Smoke on the human peripheral blood lymphocytes in the presence of stimulated or non-stimulated saliva in an in vitro model. METHODS AND MATERIALS Ten healthy volunteers in the age range of 21 to 29 were selected and samples of peripheral blood lymphocytes and saliva (whole and stimulated saliva) collected . P...

BACKGROUND Researchers investigating lung diseases, such as asthma, have questioned whether certain compounds previously reported in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) originate from saliva contamination. Moreover, despite its increasing use in 'omics profiling studies, the constituents of EBC remain largely uncharacterized. The present study aims to define the usefulness of EBC in investigating l...

objectives: osteoblasts are the most important cells in the osseointegration process. despite years of study on dental implants, limited studies have discussed the effect of saliva on the adhesion process of osteoblasts to implant surfaces. the aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effect of saliva on morphology and differentiation of osteoblasts attached to implant surfaces. materials...

conclusion it was concluded that elisa-based anti h. pylori igg test in saliva could be used as an alternative diagnostic test in the absence of other invasive procedures. background helicobacter pylori is known as an agent which may involve in the occurrence of peptic ulcer, gastric cancer and also other known and unknown diseases. treatment of the infection with antibiotics eradicates the dis...

statement of the problem melatonin has powerful antioxidant effects, has an immunomodulatory role, stimulates the synthesis of type i collagen fibers, and promotes bone formation. melatonin is also secreted in the saliva, although its role in the mouth is not known well purpose the aim of this study was to examine the correlation between salivary melatonin level and periodontal diseases materia...

background: the clinical symptoms of diabetes mellitus in oral cavity are xerostomia, pathological changes in periodontal tis­sues and caries. it has been suggested that the determination of salvia`s components in diabetic patients may be useful in de­scribing and further understanding the oral findings in this condition. the aim of this study was to detect differences be­tween the salivary alb...

background: early childhood caries (ecc) is a severe type of dental caries affecting infants and pre-school children. because of the infectious nature of the disease, the immunologic response by the host plays an essential role in its development. objective: this study investigated the association between the presence of salivary scd14 and ecc. methods: this study was carried out on 40 healthy ...