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Salivary Alpha-Amylase Activity and Mild Cognitive Impairment among Japanese Older Adults: The Toon Health Study
BackgroundThere is growing interest in examining objective markers for early identification and behavioral intervention to prevent dementia and mild...
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Assessment of salivary alpha-amylase and cortisol as a pain related stress biomarker in dogs pre-and post-operation
BackgroundThe use of salivary biomarkers has garnered attention because the composition of saliva reflects the body’s physiological state. Saliva...
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Characteristics of salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase as psychobiological study outcomes in palliative care research
BackgroundPsychosocial interventions are rapidly emerging in palliative care. However, randomized trials often fail to provide evidence for their...
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The independent association between salivary alpha-amylase activity and arterial stiffness in Japanese men and women: the Toon Health Study
Psychological stress is considered to be a potential contributor in the development of arterial stiffness. However, an independent association...
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Starch treatment improves the salivary proteome for subject identification purposes
Identification of subjects, including perpetrators, is one of the most crucial goals of forensic science. Saliva is among the most common biological...
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Genetic factors and the role of pancreatic amylase in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes
This review article gives an insight into the genetic factors and the role of pancreatic amylase in type 2 diabetes (T2D). Diabetes is a...
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Salivary microbiomes: a potent evidence in forensic investigations
Saliva components combine with oral cavity microorganisms, blood cells, and airway secretions after entering the oral cavity via salivary ducts;...
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Serum and salivary tissue transglutaminase IGA (tTG-IGA) level in celiac patients
BackgroundCeliac disease (CD) is a genetically determined autoimmune disease triggered by gluten consumption. Patients with these conditions have...
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Salivary Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Antimicrobial Therapy: Feasible or Futile?
Personalised drug dosing through therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is important to maximise efficacy and to minimise toxicity. Hurdles preventing...
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The supportive use of photobiomodulation on salivary glands: a narrative review and meta-analysis
PurposeRadiotherapy is one of the main strategies used in the treatment of cancer patients and it can cause early or late xerostomia and/or...
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Salivary gland pathologies: evolution in classification and association with unique genetic alterations
PurposeThe correct classification of salivary gland pathologies is crucial for choosing a treatment method and determining the prognosis. Better...
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COVID-19 and Serum Amylase and Lipase Levels
Blood levels of amylase and lipase are the result of a balance between production and clearance of these enzymes. Normal blood level of amylase and...
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Development and application of a multiplex PCR system for forensic salivary identification
In forensics, accurate identification of the origin of body fluids is essential for reconstructing a crime scene or presenting strong evidence in...
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Changes in salivary analytes in cows due to the in vitro presence of feed
BackgroundThe effect in a sialochemistry profile of the presence of usually available feed in dairy cows was evaluated by an in vitro experiment. For...
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Starch intake, amylase gene copy number variation, plasma proteins, and risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality
BackgroundSalivary amylase, encoded by the AMY1 gene, initiate the digestion of starch. Whether starch intake or AMY1 copy number is related to...
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Examining surgeon stress in robotic and laparoscopic surgery
Robotic surgery may decrease surgeon stress compared to laparoscopic. To evaluate intraoperative surgeon stress, we measured salivary alpha-amylase...
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Integrating the salivary microbiome in the forensic toolkit by 16S rRNA gene: potential application in body fluid identification and biogeographic inference
Saliva is a common body fluid with significant forensic value used to investigate criminal cases such as murder and assault. In the past, saliva...
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Changes in salivary biomarkers of stress, inflammation, redox status, and muscle damage due to Streptococcus suis infection in pigs
BackgroundStreptococcus suis ( S. suis ) is a Gram-positive bacteria that infects pigs causing meningitis, arthritis, pneumonia, or endocarditis. This...
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Salivary proteomic profile of young adults before and after the practice of interval exercise: preliminary results
The practice of exercise can change biological markers. Thus, the use of saliva to define possible biomarkers has increased with the advances in...
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Influence of the circadian cycle, sex and production stage on the reference values of parameters related to stress and pathology in porcine saliva
BackgroundThe concentration of biomarkers in saliva could be influenced by several factors not related to the specific condition under analyses,...
