Secretion of iron-storing enzymes in the digestive system in various conditions

The content of pepsinogen in saliva in pregnant women, in our opinion, increases as a result of increased secretory activity of the gastric glands and the reproductive capacity of the salivary glands, since the main source of pepsinogen is the main cells of the gastric glands. The study of the enzyme spectrum of saliva can be used in sialodiagnostics of the functional state of all glands of the gastrointestinal tract, since the composition of saliva contains enzymes that are actually secreted (amylase) and secreted from the blood (amylase, lipase and pepsinogen). By changing the composition of saliva, one can judge the state of the main enzyme producers. Thus, in pregnant women, the volume of salivation of total protein remains unchanged. During pregnancy, the activity and flow rate of pepsinogen in saliva increases by 2-4 times, the activity and flow rate of amylase and lipase by 1.5-2 times, which is an indicator of increased incretion of these enzymes into the blood by their main producers and increased secretion of them by the salivary glands.