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Salivary metabolomics for the diagnosis of periodontal diseases: a systematic review with methodological quality assessment

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METABOLOMICS
Volume 17, Issue 1, Pages -

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SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11306-020-01754-3

Keywords

Periodontitis; Metabolomics; Metabolites; Diagnosis; Biomarkers

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This systematic review examines potential salivary metabolic biomarkers and pathways associated with periodontitis, finding a specific metabolic signature in saliva for periodontitis. The review suggests that salivary untargeted metabolomics can accurately diagnose periodontal diseases by identifying dysregulated metabolic pathways related to inflammation, oxidative stress, immune activation and bacterial energetic metabolism.
Introduction Early diagnosis of periodontitis by means of a rapid, accurate and non-invasive method is highly desirable to reduce the individual and epidemiological burden of this largely prevalent disease. Objectives The aims of the present systematic review were to examine potential salivary metabolic biomarkers and pathways associated to periodontitis, and to assess the accuracy of salivary untargeted metabolomics for the diagnosis of periodontal diseases. Methods Relevant studies identified from MEDLINE (PubMed), Embase and Scopus databases were systematically examined for analytical protocols, metabolic biomarkers and results from the multivariate analysis (MVA). Pathway analysis was performed using the MetaboAnalyst online software and quality assessment by means of a modified version of the QUADOMICS tool. Results Twelve studies met the inclusion criteria, with sample sizes ranging from 19 to 130 subjects. Compared to periodontally healthy individuals, valine, phenylalanine, isoleucine, tyrosine and butyrate were found upregulated in periodontitis patients in most studies; while lactate, pyruvate and N-acetyl groups were the most significantly expressed in healthy individuals. Metabolic pathways that resulted dysregulated are mainly implicated in inflammation, oxidative stress, immune activation and bacterial energetic metabolism. The findings from MVA revealed that periodontitis is characterized by a specific metabolic signature in saliva, with coefficients of determination ranging from 0.52 to 0.99. Conclusions This systematic review summarizes candidate metabolic biomarkers and pathways related to periodontitis, which may provide opportunities for the validation of diagnostic or predictive models and the discovery of novel targets for monitoring and treating such a disease (PROSPERO CRD42020188482).

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