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Table III

Summary of salivary biomarker measurements in BMS patients.

  Studies N= BMS
Neurotransmitters    
Glutamatergic system    
Glucose 1 = [13]
Serotonergic system    
Tryptase 1 ↑ [19]
Neuropeptides    
Endogenous opioids    
Opiorphin 2 UWS ↑ [21], SWS = [21], = [22]
Tachykines    
Substance P 2 ↓ [19], = [12]
Neurokinin A 1 = [12]
Other neuropeptides    
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) 2 = [12], = [23]
Neurotrophins    
Brain-derives neurotrophic factor 1 = [24]
Nerve growth factor (NGF) 2 = [24], ↑ [19]
Enzymes    
Alpha-amylase 5 ↑ [6], ↑ [9], ↑ [10], ↑ [16], ↑ [7]
Alpha-enolase 1 ↑ [25]
Cathepsin G 1 = [25]
Lysozyme 1 ↑ [16]
Myeloperoxydase 1 = [19]
Cytokines    
Tumor necrosis factor alpha 2 ↓ [24], = [20]
EGF 1 = [11]
VEGF 1 = [11]
Interleukin 2 2 ↑ [26], = [18]
Interleukin 6 4 ↑ [24], = [20], ↑ [26], = [18]
Interleukin 8 3 ↑ UWS [27], = [20], = [11]
Interleukin 10 1 = [24]
Interleukin 1β 1 = [20]
Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-4 (MIP4) 1 ↑ [7]
Interleukin 18 1 ↑ [25]
Steroid hormones    
17β-Estradiol 2 = UWS, ↑ SWS [10], ↓ [28]
Cortisol 6 = [9], ↑ [15], = [24], ↑ UWS SWS [10], ↑ [14], ↑ [29]
DHEAs 3 = [10], ↓ morning = night [30], = [28]
Progesteron 2 = [10], = [28]
Metallic ions    
Aluminium 1 = [8]
Boron 1 = [8]
Calcium 4 = [8], = [13], = [17], = [31]
Chlorine 1 ↑ [13]
Copper 3 = [8], = [18], = [17]
Iron 2 = [8], = [13]
Magnesium 5 = [8], = [13], ↓ [18], = [17], = [31]
Manganese 1 = [8]
Phosphorus 3 = [8], ↑ [13], ↑ [31]
Potassium 4 = [8], ↑ [13], = [16], ↑ [31]
Sulfur 1 = [8]
Zinc 3 = [8], = [18], = [17]
Sodium 3 = [8], ↑ [16], = [31]
Cadmium 1 = [8]
Chromium 1 = [8]
Arsenic 1 = [8]
Beryllium 1 = [8]
Bismuth 1 = [8]
Cobalt 1 = [8]
Lithium 1 = [8]
Molybdenum 1 = [8]
Antimony 1 = [8]
Selenium 1 = [8]
Strontium 1 = [8]
Titanium 1 = [8]
Thallium 1 = [8]
Vanadium 1 = [8]
Nickel 1 = [8]
Lead 1 = [8]
Others    
Uric acid 3 ↓ [7], = [13], = [16]
Albumin 1 ↑ [16]
Calprotectin 1 = [19]
Chondroitin Sulfate 1 ↓ [32]
Chromogranin A 1 ↑ [29]
Immunoglobulin A 4 ↑ [7], = [6], = [11], ↑ [16]
Immunoglobulin G 1 ↑ [16]
Immunoglobulin M 1 ↑ [16]
Kallikrein 2 ↑ [25], ↑ [32]
Nitric products (NO) 1 = [33]
Thiocyanate 1 = [13]
Total protein 7 = [13], = [20], = [11], = [19], ↑ [16], ↓ SWS woman and = man [34], ↑ [31]
ROS 1 ↓ [33]
Nitrite 1 = [33]
Nitrate 1 = [33]
IFN-γ 1 ↑ UWS [27]
Neutrophil myeloperoxidase MPO 1 = [19]
Sialic acid 1 = SWS [34]

Biochemical compounds found in the literature in BMS patients compared to control patients. ↑ means significantly increased concentration, ↓ means significantly decreased concentration, = means similar concentrations, UWS stands for unstimulated saliva, SWS stands for stimulated saliva. 1Article number (see bibliography).

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