Measurement of α-dicarbonyl compounds in human saliva by pre-column derivatization HPLC.
Background α-Dicarbonyl compounds (α-DCs) have been detected in body fluids including plasma and urine and elevation of this sort of compounds in vivo has been associated with the development of many kinds of chronic diseases. However whether α-DCs are present in human saliva, and if their presence/absence can be related with various chronic diseases is yet to be determined. Methods In this study, a pre-column derivatization HPLC-UV method was developed to measure 3-deoxyglucosone (3-DG), glyoxal (GO), methylglyoxal (MGO), diacetyl (DA), and pentane-2,3-dione (PD) in human saliva employing 4-(2,3-dimethyl-6-quinoxalinyl)-1,2-benzenediamine (DQB) as a derivatizing reagent. The derivatization of the α-DCs is fast and the conditions are facile. The method was evaluated and the results show that it is suitable for the quantification of α-DCs in human saliva. Results In the measurements of these α-DCs in the saliva of 15 healthy subjects and 23 type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients, we found that the concentrations of GO and MGO in the saliva of the diabetic patients were significantly higher than those in healthy subjects. As far as we know, this is the first time that salivary α-DC concentrations have been determined and associated with T2DM. Conclusions The developed method would be useful for the measurement of the salivary α-DC levels and the data acquired could be informative in the early screening for diabetes.
['Wang|Xin-Jie|XJ|', 'Zhang|Hong-Xia|HX|', 'Li|Heng|H|', 'Zhu|Ai-Hua|AH|', 'Gao|Wen-Yun|WY|']
D000328:Adult D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid D003847:Deoxyglucose D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 D005260:Female D006037:Glyoxal D006801:Humans D008297:Male D008875:Middle Aged D011765:Pyruvaldehyde D012463:Saliva
α-dicarbonyl compounds saliva diabetes HPLC determination