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ArticleProteomics2018

The Saliva Proteome of Dogs: Variations Within and Between Breeds and Between Species.

Sabah Pasha, Taichi Inui, Iain Chapple, Stephen Harris, Lucy Holcombe, Melissa M Grant

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Article in Proteomics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Metabolome of canine and human saliva: a non-targeted metabolomics study.Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Sabah PashaPeriodontal Research Group, School of Dentistry, Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham and Birmingham Community Healthcare Foundation Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK.
Taichi InuiThe WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, Waltham-on-the-Wolds, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK.
Iain ChapplePeriodontal Research Group, School of Dentistry, Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham and Birmingham Community Healthcare Foundation Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK.
Stephen HarrisThe WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, Waltham-on-the-Wolds, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK.
Lucy HolcombeThe WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, Waltham-on-the-Wolds, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK.
Melissa M GrantPeriodontal Research Group, School of Dentistry, Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham and Birmingham Community Healthcare Foundation Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK.
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust · GBWaltham Centre for Pet NutritionProduction Engineering Research Association · GBUniversity of Birmingham · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Saliva is a complex multifunctional fluid that bathes the oral cavity to assist in soft and hard tissue maintenance, lubrication, buffering, defense against microbes, and initiating digestion of foods. It has been extensively characterized in humans but its protein composition in dogs remains poorly characterized, yet saliva composition could explain (patho) physiological differences between individuals, breeds and with humans. This pilot discovery study aimed to characterize canine saliva from two breeds, Labrador retrievers and Beagles, and to compare this with human saliva using quantitative mass spectrometry. The analysis demonstrated considerable inter-individual variation and difference between breeds; however these were small in comparison to the differences between species. Functional mapping suggested roles of detected proteins similar to those found in human saliva with the exception of the initiation of digestion as salivary amylase was lacking or at very low abundance in canine saliva samples. Many potential anti-microbial proteins were detected agreeing with the notion that the oral cavity is under continuous microbial challenge.

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AdultAnimalsBiomarkersBreedingDogsFemaleHumansMaleMass SpectrometryProteomeSalivaSalivary Proteins and PeptidesSpecies SpecificityYoung AdultBiomarkersProteomeSalivary Proteins and Peptidesbreedcaninedogproteinsaliva

Identifiers

PMID29327448
PMCPMC5969230
OpenAlexW2784146024

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