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ArticleBiomolecules2022

Salivary Proteomics Markers for Preclinical Sjögren's Syndrome: A Pilot Study.

Nicoletta Di Giorgi, Antonella Cecchettini, Elena Michelucci, Giovanni Signore, Elisa Ceccherini, Francesco Ferro, Elena Elefante, Chiara Tani, Chiara Baldini, Silvia Rocchiccioli

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Article in Biomolecules, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nicoletta Di GiorgiClinical Physiology Institute-CNR, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Antonella CecchettiniClinical Physiology Institute-CNR, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Elena MichelucciClinical Physiology Institute-CNR, 56124 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1619-401X
Giovanni SignoreBiochemistry Unit, Department of Biology, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0067-2240
Elisa CeccheriniClinical Physiology Institute-CNR, 56124 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3912-2753
Francesco FerroRheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Elena ElefanteRheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Chiara TaniRheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Chiara BaldiniRheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Silvia RocchiccioliClinical Physiology Institute-CNR, 56124 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3831-4200
University of Pisa · ITIstituto di Fisiologia Clinica · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a complex autoimmune disorder that particularly affects the salivary and lachrymal glands, generally causing a typical dryness of the eyes and of the mouth. The disease encompasses diverse clinical representations and is characterized by B-cell polyclonal activation and autoantibodies production, including anti-Ro/SSA. Recently, it has been suggested that autoantibody profiling may enable researchers to identify susceptible asymptomatic individuals in a pre-disease state. In this pilot study, we used mass spectrometry to analyze and compare the salivary proteomics of patients with established pSS and patients with pre-clinical SS, identifying a common protein signature in their salivary fluid. We found that several inflammatory, immunity-related, and typical acinar proteins (such as MUC5B, PIP, CST4, and lipocalin 1) were differently expressed in pSS and in pre-clinical SSA+ carriers, compared to healthy controls. This suggests that saliva may closely reflect exocrine gland inflammation from the early phases of the disease. This study confirms the value of salivary proteomics for the identification of reliable biomarkers for SS that could be identified, even in a preclinical phase of the disease.

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Sjogren's SyndromeBiomarkersHumansPilot ProjectsProteomicsSalivaBiomarkersautoimmunitymass spectrometrypreclinical Sjögren’s syndromeprimary Sjögren’s syndromesalivary proteomics

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PMID35740863
PMCPMC9221050
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