Int J Oral Biol.  2018 Dec;43(4):185-191. 10.11620/IJOB.2018.43.4.185.

Study on the Changes in Distributions and Expressions of Aquaporin5 (AQP5) in Salivary Glands of Mice After Alcohol Ingestion

• Lim YS
• Yoo KY

• KMID: 2437335
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11620/IJOB.2018.43.4.185

Abstract

Alcohol intake is known to affect various organs in the human body, causing reduction of salivation in the oral cavity. Hypo-salivation effect of alcohol is a common feature, but the mechanism in salivary glands is still poorly studied. Therefore, in this study, the changes in salivary secretion and water channel protein (aquaporin5, AQP5) in salivary glands of mice were investigated after ethanol administration. Animals were divided in to 4 groups with the control, 4 g/kg ethanol, 8 g/kg ethanol and 16 g/kg ethanol administration groups. One hour after ethanol administration, saliva was collected from the oral cavity, and the animals were killed and parotid and submandibular glands were extracted to analyze the histopathology, AQP5 immunihistochemistry and AQP5 protein level. According to the results, the salivation rate decreased irrespective of the ethanol dose in mice, and viscosities increased with increase in ethanol dose. However, there were no pathological changes in parotid and submandibular glands due to ethanol administration. Expression of AQP5 in parotid and submandibular glands decreased with increase ethanol administration These results indicate that the reduction of salivary secretion due to acute alcohol intake is closely related to decrease of the water channel protein such as AQP5 in parotid glands and submandibular glands, rather than the damage of salivary glands.

Keyword

Ethanol; Salivary gland; Hypo-salivation; AQP5

MeSH Terms

Animals
Aquaporin 5
Eating*
Ethanol
Human Body
Mice*
Mouth
Parotid Gland
Saliva
Salivary Glands*
Salivation
Submandibular Gland
Viscosity
Water
Aquaporin 5
Ethanol
Water