Evaluation of Salivary Vitamin C and Catalase in HIV Positive and Healthy HIV Negative Control Group

Title:Evaluation of Salivary Vitamin C and Catalase in HIV Positive and Healthy HIV Negative Control Group

Volume: 17 Issue: 2

Author(s): Fatemeh Ahmadi-Motamayel*, Samaneh Vaziri-Amjad, Mohammad Taghi Goodarzi and Jalal Poorolajal

Affiliation:

• Dental Research Center and Research Center for Molecular Medicine, Department of Oral Medicine, Dental School, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan,Iran

Keywords: Saliva, vitamin C, catalase, HIV positive, antioxidant, Spectrophotometric, saliva.

Abstract: Background: Saliva is a complex oral biologic fluid secreted by major and minor salivary glands. Saliva has immunological, enzymatic and antioxidant defense mechanisms. Infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a life-threatening disease.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate salivary vitamin C and catalase levels in HIV-positive patients in comparison to a healthy control group.

Method: Forty-nine HIV-infected individuals and 49 healthy subjects were selected. Five mL of unstimulated saliva was collected in 5 minutes using a sterilized Falcon tube with Navazesh method. Catalase and vitamin C levels were assessed by spectrophotometric assay. Data were analyzed with STATA 12.

Results: Salivary catalase levels were 7.99±2.40 and 8.37±1.81 in the case and control groups, respectively. Catalase level was lower in the case group but the difference was not statistically significant (P=0.380). Salivary vitamin C levels in the case and control groups were 3.76±1.92 and 4.87±2.20, respectively (P=0.009).

Conclusion: HIV can alter salivary antioxidant capacity as well as vitamin C and catalase levels. Saliva may reflect serum antioxidative changes in these patients. Therefore, further research is necessary on salivary and serum oxidants and the antioxidant changes.

Cite this article as:

Ahmadi-Motamayel Fatemeh*, Vaziri-Amjad Samaneh, Goodarzi Taghi Mohammad and Poorolajal Jalal, Evaluation of Salivary Vitamin C and Catalase in HIV Positive and Healthy HIV Negative Control Group, Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets 2017; 17 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871526517666170116142547

DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871526517666170116142547	Print ISSN 1871-5265
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher	Online ISSN 2212-3989