Oral lichen planus identification by mid-infrared spectroscopy of oral biofluids: A case-control study

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2022

Authors

Lapa T (Author) FMDUP; Pascoa, RNMJ (Author) Other; Filipe Coimbra (Author) FMDUP; Gomes PS (Author) FMDUP

Journal

Title: Clinica Chimica Acta

Vol. 530

Pages: 126-133

ISSN: 0009-8981

Publisher: Elsevier

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Authenticus ID: P-00W-FVA

DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2022.04.001

Abstract (EN): Background and Aims: This study aims to access the effectiveness of mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy on the identification of the reticular form of OLP, following the assessment of gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) and oral mucosa transudate (OMT).Material and Methods: The trial follows a case-control design. Samples were characterized through MIR spectroscopy and chemometric tools were applied to distinguish between case and control participants, further identifying the spectral regions with the highest contribution to the developed models.Results: MIR spectroscopy was capable to discriminate between OLP patients and controls with 95.1% and 85.4% of correct predictions, regarding GCF and OMT samples, respectively. Additionally, the spectral regions mostly contributing to the successful prediction were identified, and possibly related with the distinctive presence of amino acids/proteins and oxidative stress mediators in oral biofluids, supporting the role of the immune inflammatory activation on OLP etiology and disease course.Conclusion: MIR spectroscopy analysis of GCF and OMT may be regarded as an innovative, non-invasive, low cost and sensitive technique, contributing to the identification of the reticular from of OLP.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 8