Novel detection of specific bacterial quorum sensing molecules in saliva: Potential non-invasive biomarkers for pulmonary pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis
Webb, Karmel Zain, Nur Masirah M. Knox, Alan Smyth, Alan R. Fogarty, Andrew Barr, Helen L.
Webb, Karmel
Zain, Nur Masirah M.
Knox, Alan
Smyth, Alan R.
Fogarty, Andrew
Barr, Helen L.
Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces specific signalling molecules, 2-alkyl-4-quinolones (AQs) that are detectable in the sputum of adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) and who have pulmonary infection with this opportunistic pathogen. This study aimed to determine whether AQs could be detected in saliva of patients with CF and known infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Saliva and sputum samples were obtained from 89 adults with CF and analyzed using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. AQs were detected in 39/89 (43.8%) saliva samples and 70/77(90.9%) sputum samples. Salivary AQs had a sensitivity of 50% (95%CI; 37.8; 62.2), specificity of 100% (95%CI; 47.8; 100), when compared to a molecular microbiological measure of P. aeruginosa in sputum as measured using polymerase chain reaction. Specific AQs produced by P. aeruginosa can be detected in the saliva and warrant investigation as potential non-invasive biomarkers of pulmonary P. aeruginosa. Copyright © 2021 European Cystic Fibrosis Society. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Webb, K., Camara, M., Zain, N.M.M., Halliday, N., Bruce, K.D., Nash, E.F., Whitehouse, J.L., Knox, A., Forrester, D., Smyth, A.R., Williams, P., Fogarty, A. and Barr, H.L. (2022) 'Novel detection of specific bacterial quorum sensing molecules in saliva: Potential non-invasive biomarkers for pulmonary pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis', Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 21(4), pp. 626-629. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2021.08.030 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcf.2021.08.030.