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Effect of mobile phone use on salivary concentrations of protein, amylase, lipase, immunoglobulin A, lysozyme, lactoferrin, peroxidase and C-reactive protein of the parotid gland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2014

M S Hashemipour ,
M Yarbakht ,
A Gholamhosseinian  and
H Famori
M S Hashemipour*
Affiliation:
Oral and Dental Diseases Research Center, Kerman, Iran Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
M Yarbakht
Affiliation:
Oral and Dental Diseases Research Center, Kerman, Iran Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Mashhad Dental School, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
A Gholamhosseinian
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry, Kerman Medical School, Kerman Physiology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
H Famori
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran
*
Address for correspondence: Dr M S Hashemipour, Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Fax: 0098 341 2118073 E-mail: m_s_hashemipour@yahoo.com
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Abstract

Background:

The possibility of side effects associated with the electromagnetic waves emitted from mobile phones is a controversial issue. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of mobile phone use on parotid gland salivary concentrations of protein, amylase, lipase, immunoglobulin A, lysozyme, lactoferrin, peroxidase and C-reactive protein.

Methods:

Stimulated salivary samples were collected simultaneously from both parotid glands of 86 healthy volunteers. Salivary flow rate and salivary concentrations of proteins, amylase, lipase, lysozyme, lactoferrin, peroxidase, C-reactive protein and immunoglobulin A, were measured. Data were analysed using t-tests and one-way analyses of variance.

Results:

Salivary flow rate and parotid gland salivary concentrations of protein were significantly higher on the right side compared to the left in those that predominantly held mobile phones on the right side. In addition, there was a decrease in concentrations of amylase, lipase, lysozyme, lactoferrin and peroxidase.

Conclusion:

The side of dominant mobile phone use was associated with differences in salivary flow rate and parotid gland salivary concentrations, in right-dominant users. Although mobile phone use influenced salivary composition, the relationship was not significant.

Keywords

C-Reactive ProteinSalivaParotid GlandIgALipaseAmylaseCellular Phone

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 128 , Issue 5 , May 2014 , pp. 454 - 462
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2014 

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