TABLE 3.
Types of methodology used to collect saliva samples in the included articles.
| Study | Salivary markers | Stimulated Yes / No | Mouth rinse Yes / No | Dietary restriction time | Collection type | Time of the collection | Manufacturer of reagents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long-term effect of basketball training periods on salivary marker levels | |||||||
| Andre et al. 2018 [26] | Cortisol Testosterone |
No | Yes | 60 min | Swabbing | 1:00–3:00pm | Salimetrics |
| Arruda et al. 2013 [23] | Cortisol | No | No | Overnight fasting | n/a | 7:30am | DSL |
| Atalag et al. 2019 [32] | Cortisol | No | No | 60 min | Passive drooling | 10:00am–12:00pm | Salimetrics |
| Gonzalez-Bono et al. 2002 [51] | Cortisol Testosterone |
No | No | Overnight fasting | Passive drooling | 8:30–9:00am | OD (C) ICN (T) |
| He et al. 2010 [25] | Cortisol Immunoglobulin A Total protein Lactoferrin |
No | Yes | n/a | Spitting | 5:30–6:30pm | DRG (C) Sigma (IgA) Calbiochem (LF) |
| Moreira et al.2011 [40] | Cortisol Immunoglobulin A |
No | No | 60–90 min | Passive drooling | n/a (in the afternoon, same time of the day) | ALPCO |
| Nunes et al. 2011(a) [15] | Cortisol Testosterone Immunoglobulin A |
No | No | n/a | Passive drooling | 7:30am; 9:30am; 11:00am; 5:30pm | Salimetrics (T; IgA) DSL (C) |
| Nunes et al. 2014 [18] | Cortisol Testosterone Immunoglobulin A |
No | Yes | 90 min | Passive drooling | 7:30am; 9:30am; 12:00pm; 6:00pm | Salimetrics |
| Miloski et al. 2015 [36] | Testosterone | No | No | 120 min | Passive drooling | 3:00pm | Salimetrics |
| Azarbayjani et al. 2011 [21] | Immunoglobulin A Total protein |
No | Yes | n/a | n/a | n/a (pre-, post- and 1h post- completion of exercise) | Bradford |
| Moraes et al. 2017 [22] | Immunoglobulin A | No | No | 120 min | Passive drooling | 3:00pm | Salimetrics |
| Moreira et al. 2008 [42] | Immunoglobulin A Total protein |
No | Yes | 120 min | Passive drooling | 3:30pm | ALPCO (IgA) Pierce (TP) |
| Short-term effect of basketball training periods on salivary marker levels | |||||||
| Moreira et al. 2018 [19] | Cortisol Testosterone Alpha-amylase |
No | No | n/a | n/a | n/a (pre- control and experimental conditions; post- both conditions; post- SSGs) | Salimetrics |
| Nunes et al. 2011(b) [41] | Cortisol Testosterone Immunoglobulin A |
No | No | n/a | n/a | 7:30am; 9:30am; 11:00am; 5:30pm | Salimetrics |
| Sansone et al. 2018 [16] | Cortisol Testosterone |
No | No | n/a | n/a | n/a (pre- warm-up, and 15min post- SSGs. Experimental sessions started at 5:00pm) | LDN |
Note: n/a – not available, not provided in article; SSGs – small-sided games; Salimetrics – Salimetrics LLC, Carlsbad, CA, USA; DSL – Diagnostic Systems Laboratories, INC, Webster, TX, USA; ICN – ICN Biomedicals, Costa Mesa, CA, USA; OD – Orion Diagnostica, Espoo, Finland; DRG – DRG Diagnostics, Marburg, Germany; Sigma – Sigma-Aldrich, Poole, UK; Calbiochem – Calbiochem, Darmstadt, Germany; ALPCO – ALPCO diagnostics, Salem, MA, USA; Bradford – Bradford Solution for Protein Determination; Pierce – Pierce Biotechnology, Rockford, IL, USA; LDN – Labor Diagnostika Nord, Germany; C – cortisol; T – testosterone; IgA – immunoglobulin A; AA – alpha-amylase; TP – total protein; LF – lactoferrin.