Salivary attenuated total reflectance-fourier transform infrared spectroscopy combined with chemometric analysis: A potential point-of-care approach for chronic kidney disease screening

Background: The increasing prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its terminal stage, end-stage renal disease (ESRD), raises the importance of an accurate, early, and point-of-care method to diagnose and monitor patients. Saliva is a potential point-of-care diagnostic biofluid for its simple...

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Main Authors: Kamonchanok Tangwanichgapong, Poramaporn Klanrit, Patutong Chatchawal, Molin Wongwattanakul, Cholatip Pongskul, Rajda Chaichit, Doosadee Hormdee
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Poramaporn Klanrit
Patutong Chatchawal
Molin Wongwattanakul
Cholatip Pongskul
Rajda Chaichit
Doosadee Hormdee
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Poramaporn Klanrit
Patutong Chatchawal
Molin Wongwattanakul
Cholatip Pongskul
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Doosadee Hormdee
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description Background: The increasing prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its terminal stage, end-stage renal disease (ESRD), raises the importance of an accurate, early, and point-of-care method to diagnose and monitor patients. Saliva is a potential point-of-care diagnostic biofluid for its simple collection and ability to reflect systemic health status. This study investigated salivary spectral signatures in ESRD patients and their diagnostic potential compared to healthy controls. Methods: Saliva samples were collected from 24 ESRD patients undergoing hemodialysis and 24 age/sex-matched healthy controls. The dried saliva samples were analyzed using Attenuated Total Reflectance-Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy in the 4000–400 cm⁻¹ range. Chemometric analyses, including Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA), were applied to preprocessed spectra to identify discriminatory spectral features and establish classification models. Results: Second derivative spectroscopic analysis of ATR-FTIR spectra revealed distinctive spectral patterns in dried ESRD saliva samples, including characteristic peak shifts observed in both the amide I secondary structures (from 1636 cm-1 in controls to 1629 cm-1 in ESRD) and carbohydrate (from 1037 cm-1 in controls to 1042 cm-1 in ESRD) regions. PCA demonstrated clear clustering patterns across key biological spectral regions, including the lipid CH stretching region (3000–2800 cm−1), the fingerprint region (1800–900 cm−1), and their combination (3000–2800 cm−1 + 1800–900 cm−1). PLS models based on the fingerprint region achieved optimal diagnostic performance (87.5–100 % accuracy, 75–100 % sensitivity, and 100 % specificity). Biochemical markers associated with ESRD revealed variations in lipids, protein, sugar moieties, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids, reflecting the underlying pathological changes in CKD, with the most prominent band at ∼1405 cm-1. Conclusion: ATR-FTIR analysis of dried saliva demonstrated potential as a non-invasive diagnostic tool for ESRD. This approach could complement existing diagnostic methods, particularly in resource-limited settings or for frequent monitoring requirements.
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spelling doaj-art-9ca8feda4abd496ab1ec1e2ae688025e2025-08-20T03:10:54ZengElsevierPhotodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy1572-10002025-04-015210450210.1016/j.pdpdt.2025.104502Salivary attenuated total reflectance-fourier transform infrared spectroscopy combined with chemometric analysis: A potential point-of-care approach for chronic kidney disease screeningKamonchanok Tangwanichgapong0Poramaporn Klanrit1Patutong Chatchawal2Molin Wongwattanakul3Cholatip Pongskul4Rajda Chaichit5Doosadee Hormdee6Division of Periodontology, Department of Oral Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; Research Group of Chronic Inflammatory Oral Diseases and Systemic Diseases Associated with Oral Health, Department of Oral Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, ThailandDivision of Oral Diagnosis, Department of Oral Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; Research Group of Chronic Inflammatory Oral Diseases and Systemic Diseases Associated with Oral Health, Department of Oral Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, ThailandCenter for Innovation and Standard for Medical Technology and Physical Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, ThailandCenter for Innovation and Standard for Medical Technology and Physical Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, ThailandSubdivision of Nephrology, Division of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kean university, Khon Kaen 40002, ThailandDivision of Dental Public Health, Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Khon Kean university, Khon Kaen 40002, ThailandDivision of Periodontology, Department of Oral Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; Research Group of Chronic Inflammatory Oral Diseases and Systemic Diseases Associated with Oral Health, Department of Oral Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; Corresponding author.Background: The increasing prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its terminal stage, end-stage renal disease (ESRD), raises the importance of an accurate, early, and point-of-care method to diagnose and monitor patients. Saliva is a potential point-of-care diagnostic biofluid for its simple collection and ability to reflect systemic health status. This study investigated salivary spectral signatures in ESRD patients and their diagnostic potential compared to healthy controls. Methods: Saliva samples were collected from 24 ESRD patients undergoing hemodialysis and 24 age/sex-matched healthy controls. The dried saliva samples were analyzed using Attenuated Total Reflectance-Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy in the 4000–400 cm⁻¹ range. Chemometric analyses, including Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA), were applied to preprocessed spectra to identify discriminatory spectral features and establish classification models. Results: Second derivative spectroscopic analysis of ATR-FTIR spectra revealed distinctive spectral patterns in dried ESRD saliva samples, including characteristic peak shifts observed in both the amide I secondary structures (from 1636 cm-1 in controls to 1629 cm-1 in ESRD) and carbohydrate (from 1037 cm-1 in controls to 1042 cm-1 in ESRD) regions. PCA demonstrated clear clustering patterns across key biological spectral regions, including the lipid CH stretching region (3000–2800 cm−1), the fingerprint region (1800–900 cm−1), and their combination (3000–2800 cm−1 + 1800–900 cm−1). PLS models based on the fingerprint region achieved optimal diagnostic performance (87.5–100 % accuracy, 75–100 % sensitivity, and 100 % specificity). Biochemical markers associated with ESRD revealed variations in lipids, protein, sugar moieties, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids, reflecting the underlying pathological changes in CKD, with the most prominent band at ∼1405 cm-1. Conclusion: ATR-FTIR analysis of dried saliva demonstrated potential as a non-invasive diagnostic tool for ESRD. This approach could complement existing diagnostic methods, particularly in resource-limited settings or for frequent monitoring requirements.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1572100025000328Salivary diagnosticsAttenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopyChronic kidney diseaseEnd-stage renal diseaseChemometricsBiomarkers
spellingShingle Kamonchanok Tangwanichgapong
Poramaporn Klanrit
Patutong Chatchawal
Molin Wongwattanakul
Cholatip Pongskul
Rajda Chaichit
Doosadee Hormdee
Salivary attenuated total reflectance-fourier transform infrared spectroscopy combined with chemometric analysis: A potential point-of-care approach for chronic kidney disease screening
Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Salivary diagnostics
Attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Chronic kidney disease
End-stage renal disease
Chemometrics
Biomarkers
title Salivary attenuated total reflectance-fourier transform infrared spectroscopy combined with chemometric analysis: A potential point-of-care approach for chronic kidney disease screening
title_full Salivary attenuated total reflectance-fourier transform infrared spectroscopy combined with chemometric analysis: A potential point-of-care approach for chronic kidney disease screening
title_fullStr Salivary attenuated total reflectance-fourier transform infrared spectroscopy combined with chemometric analysis: A potential point-of-care approach for chronic kidney disease screening
title_full_unstemmed Salivary attenuated total reflectance-fourier transform infrared spectroscopy combined with chemometric analysis: A potential point-of-care approach for chronic kidney disease screening
title_short Salivary attenuated total reflectance-fourier transform infrared spectroscopy combined with chemometric analysis: A potential point-of-care approach for chronic kidney disease screening
title_sort salivary attenuated total reflectance fourier transform infrared spectroscopy combined with chemometric analysis a potential point of care approach for chronic kidney disease screening
topic Salivary diagnostics
Attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Chronic kidney disease
End-stage renal disease
Chemometrics
Biomarkers
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1572100025000328
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