Saliva flow rate, amylase activity, and protein and electrolyte concentrations in saliva after acute alcohol consumption.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod
; 92(3): 292-8, 2001 Sep.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11552146
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of our study was to evaluate the effects of acute alcohol consumption on saliva secretion rate and selected salivary parameters in healthy nonalcoholic volunteers. STUDYDESIGN:
Twenty-four volunteers (37.7 +/- 9.6 years, mean +/- SD) consumed 0.6 g or 0.7 g alcohol/kg of body weight (for women and men, respectively) in a soft drink. Saliva samples were collected, first (S0) before any alcohol was consumed, 45 minutes after consumption (S1) and, finally, 60 minutes after S1 (S2). Flow rates of both resting whole saliva and paraffin-stimulated (SWS) whole saliva were assessed. SWS was assessed for amylase, total protein, inorganic phosphate (PO4(3-)), sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), and calcium (Ca2+) content.RESULTS:
SWS, but not resting whole saliva (in milliliters/minute), decreased significantly after consumption of alcohol. Amylase activity (P =.010) and the concentrations of Na+ (P =.000) and Ca2+ (P =.002) decreased significantly between S0 and S1. When SWS was analyzed for output, the total protein concentration (S0 to S1, P =.000; S0 to S2, P =.033) and amylase activity (S0 to S1, P =.000) decreased significantly. Further, the output of all the studied electrolytes decreased significantly as blood alcohol concentration increased.CONCLUSIONS:
We conclude that acute alcohol consumption causes a decrease in SWS flow rate. The decrease in flow rate also results in impaired output of total protein and amylase, as well as in a decrease in the output of electrolytes.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Saliva
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Salivary Proteins and Peptides
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Alcohol Drinking
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Electrolytes
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Amylases
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod
Year:
2001
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Finland