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. 2016 Mar 24;241(8):783–799. doi: 10.1177/1535370216638770

Table 1.

Detection of inflammatory biomarkers in saliva of patients with various chronic diseases

Biomarkers References
Cancer
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
TNF-α, IL-1α, IL-6, IL-8 (25)
IL-1β, Osteopontin (26)
ET-1 (27)
HNP-1 (28)
Albumin (29)
CA-125 (30)
Glutathione (31)
Ig heavy constant, Cofilin-1, Region gamma (32)
Transferrin, Transthyretin, Calgranulin B (32)
M2BP, MRP-14, Profillin, Catalase (33)
p53 antibodies (34)
Haptoglobin, Complement C3 (35)
PGE2 (36)
CCR6, CCR7, c-Src (37)
Sialyl lewis-x (38)
Total antioxidant (39)
IL-10 (40)
HPA, sAA, K-10, GA-HSA (41)
Choline, Betaine, Pipecolinic acid, l-carnitine (42)
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
miR-9, miR-134, miR-191 (43)
Breast Cancer
EGF (44)
EGF Receptor, HER2 (18)
CA15-3, EGFR (45)
Solid Tumors
Kallikrein (46)
Parotid Tumors
Leptin (47)
Lung Cancer
Lactoferrin (48)
Ovarian Cancer
CA 125, Glycoprotein complex (45)
Oral Diseases
Periodontal Disease
MIP-1α (49, 50)
MCP-1 (51)
MMP-8 (52)
NO (53)
Lysophosphatidic acid (54)
sTREM-1 (55)
β-Glucuronidase (56)
IL-1β, -6, -8, MMP-8, IFN-α (57)
Lactoferrin (58)
8-Hydroxydeoxyguanosine (59)
Azurocidin (60)
Collagenase, Profilin-1, Calreticulin, Peptidoglycan (61)
Lactotransferrin, Fibrinogen Alpha Chain, Plastin-2 (61)
Alpha-2- Macroglobulin, Alpha-2-HS-Glycoprotein (61)
Complement C-3, MMP-9, Gelsolin, Defensin (61)
SOD, TAS, IL-1β (62)
TOS, TAOC (63)
Oral Lichen Planus
IL-6, -8, -18, TNF-α (64)
IL-1α, -6, -8 (25)
IFN-γ, IL-4 (65)
TLR-2, TLR-4 (66)
IFN-γ, IL-4 (67)
Dental Caries
TNF-α, IL-6, -8 (68)
sTLR-2 (69)
SOD, Copper, Zinc levels (70)
MUC1, MUC5B (71)
Burning Mouth Syndrome
CGRP (72)
Autoimmune Diseases
Sjorgen’s Syndrome
CXCL10 (73)
CXCL13 (74)
sICAM-1 (75)
IL-17, -22, -23 (76)
IL-4, IL-5, Clusterin (77)
Crohn’s Disease
IL-1β, -6, TNF-α (78)
Atherosclerosis
TNF-α, IL-6, -10 (79)
Parkinson's Disease
α-synuclein (80)
Chronic Kidney Disease
IL-1β, -6, -8, TNF-α, γ-INF, MCP-1, sICAM-1 (81)
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
SOD, Uric acid, Antioxidant, Albumin, LDH (82)
Ulcerative Colitis
TGF-β1, NO, RP-1 (83)
Diabetes
β-Glucuronidase (56)
G-3PD, Serum amyloid A (84)
1,5-anhydroglucitol (85)
N-acetyl-β-D-hexosaminidase (86)
8-OHdG, Protein carbonyls (87)
MDA, Uric acid (88)
Chromogranin A (89)
Antioxidant enzymes (90)
Advanced glycation endproducts (91)
Obesity
Endocannabinoids, N-acylethanolamines (92)
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
TNF-α, IL-6 (93)
Graft vs. Host Disease
IFN-γ (94)
IL-1, Cystatin B (95)
Sub-acute Thyroiditis
CRP (96)
Down's Syndrome
SOD, Malondialdehyde (97)
Stress
pH (98)
Chromogranin A (99)
Cortisol (100)
Secretory IgA (101)
Cardiovascular Diseases
Myocardial Infarction
Irisin (102)
Fractalkine, IL-17, IL-6, IL-9, (103)
MIP-1 β, CRP, VEGF, IL-5 (103)
Oxidative stress (104)
Ischemia-modified albumin (105)
Creatine kinase MB, Creatine phosphokinase (106)
Free sialic acid (107)
Heart Failure
CRP, Troponin I (108)

EGF, Epidermal Growth Factor; CRP, C Reactive Protein; TNF, Tumor Necrosis Factor α: Alpha; IL, Interleukin; ET, Endothelin; HNP, Human alpha-Defensin; CA, Cancer Antigen; Ig: Immunoglobulin; M2BP, Mac-2 Binding Protein; MRP, Myeloid-Related Protein; PGE2, Prostaglandin E2; CCR, Chemokine Receptor; IFN, Interferon; TLR, Toll-Like Receptor; TGF, Transforming Growth Factor; NO, Nitric Oxide; MIP, Macrophage Inflammatory Protein; MCP, Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein; MMP, Matrix Metalloproteinases; s-TREM, soluble-Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells; CXCL: Chemokine Ligand; sICAM, soluble Intercellular Adhesion Molecule; SOD, Superoxide Dismutase; LDH, Lactate Dehydrogenase; RP-1, Recognition Protein-1; G-3PD, Glyceraldehyde-3 P Dehydrogenase; CGRP, Calcitonin gene-related peptide.