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ReviewBiology2026

Salivary Aldehyde Dehydrogenases in Oral Toxicology: Biological Functions, Disease Associations, and Translational Perspective.

Masood Alam Khan, Hina Younus

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Masood Alam KhanDepartment of Basic Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Buraydah 51412, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-4031-4189
Hina YounusInterdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India.ORCID 0000-0003-3066-1312

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Abstract

Salivary aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs), particularly ALDH3A1, are increasingly recognized as potential contributors to oral defense against aldehyde-associated stress at the oral-environment interface. Unlike freely secreted salivary enzymes, measurable salivary ALDH activity primarily reflects intracellular and vesicle-associated enzymes derived from salivary gland epithelial cells, oral mucosal cells, immune cells, and exfoliated cellular components. Within the oral exposome, ALDHs expressed in oral epithelial and salivary gland tissues participate in the detoxification of reactive aldehydes, while salivary ALDH activity may serve as an indicator of local aldehyde-detoxification capacity and tissue redox status. Beyond aldehyde metabolism, emerging evidence suggests that ALDH-associated pathways are linked to redox regulation, epithelial stress adaptation, inflammatory signaling, and tissue repair through NAD(P)

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natural compoundsoral healthoxidative stresssalivary ALDH

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