Introduction Measurement of immunoglobulin free light chains (FLCs) in saliva can serve as
a non-invasive biomarker in health and behavioural research. FLCs have been explored in …

Background Salivary free light chains (FLCs) are an emerging biomarker in health and
behavioural research. However, little is known regarding biological variability of salivary …

Background: Free light chains (FLCs) have a range of biological functions and may act as a
broad marker of immune suppression and activation and inflammation. Measurement of …

Highlights•Salivary cortisol and amylase have advanced the understanding of stress
biology.•Salivary inflammation appears to reliably increase following stress.•Salivary S-IgA …

The acute stress response is characterized by activation of multiple interconnected systems
in the body, resulting in the release of a flood of hormones and immune mediators into …

There is burgeoning interest in the ability to detect inflammatory markers in response to
stress within naturally occurring social contexts and/or across multiple time points per day …

Stress, anxiety and depressive disorders are often characterized by the activation of the
stress axis, which results in similar symptoms at some point in these disorders. These …

Undergraduate students routinely experience acute psychosocial stress when interviewing
for post-collegiate employment. While numerous studies have demonstrated that acute …

Background Psychological stress has repeatedly been found to be associated with pro-
inflammatory markers in blood, and neuro-inflammation may play a role in the development …

There is an increasing interest in using saliva to measure inflammatory biomarkers.
Compared to blood, saliva is non-invasive, requires a lower biosafety classification, and …