Salivary Uric Acid May be an Important Biomarker Indexing Health and Disease Risk
The validity, stability, and utility of measuring uric acid in saliva. Author: Riis JL, et al. (2018), Biomarkers in Medicine SUMMARY: Uric acid (UA) is associated with cardiovascular and metabolic disorders, as well as a wide range of other health conditions and behaviors. A noninvasive measure of UA would be particularly useful in biobehavioral health […]
Association of salivary adiponectin with serum and inflammatory markers
Adiponectin: Serum-Saliva Associations and Relations with Oral and Systemic Markers of Inflammation Author: Riis JN, et al. (2017), Peptides This study addresses gaps in our understanding about the validity and utility of using salivary adiponectin to index serum adiponectin levels. Matched blood and saliva samples were collected on a single occasion from healthy adults (n=99; […]