• Núbia Carina de Oliveira, Thayse Caroline de Oliveira, Vanessa Cavassin Klamas, Mateus Anhaia Ventura, Adryano Arana Kamei, Jhonatan Yukio Naka, João Armando Brancher, and Antonio Adilson Soares de Lima.
• Department of Stomatology, Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR, Curitiba/PR, Brazil.
• Afr Health Sci. 2020 Jun 1; 20 (2): 597-604.

BackgroundSaliva is a complex secretion produced daily by the salivary glands. Saliva consists mainly of water, enzymes, ions and amino acids and performs several important functions in oral health.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the flow rate and concentrations of amylase and total proteins in the saliva of hospitalized patients due to AIDS complications.MethodsNinety-three men and women (20-64 years of age) were divided into two groups (46 HIV-infected patients and 47 controls) and had salivary flow rate and levels of amylase enzyme and total proteins evaluated.ResultThe mean salivary flow rate was lower in individuals with HIV when compared to controls (P < 0.05). No significant difference between amylase enzyme levels and total proteins were observed in the saliva of patients with HIV infection when compared to controls.ConclusionIndividuals with HIV / AIDS infection (in hospital treatment) suffer no interference in levels of amylase and total salivary proteins, but they have significantly reduced salivary flow.© 2020 Carina de Oliveira N et al.

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