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Hormones in saliva: mode of entry and consequent implications for clinical interpretation
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Assay of hormones in saliva would be more convenient than assay in blood, but there is no information on the route by which hormones enter saliva, information that would provide insight into the clinical value of such assays. We have examined the mode of entry of various hormones into saliva. The results suggest that unconjugated steroids enter saliva by diffusing through the cells of the salivary glands and that their concentration in saliva does not depend on the rate of saliva production. Conjugated steroids enter saliva via "ultrafiltration" through the tight junctions between the acinar cells, and their concentration in saliva is highly flow-rate dependent. Thyroxin and choriogonadotropin enter saliva via the ultrafiltration route or by contamination of the saliva by plasma or gingival fluid. We conclude that the salivary concentration of unconjugated steroids may usefully reflect the concentration of free (nonprotein-bound) steroids in plasma. Conversely, the concentration of conjugated steroids, thyroxin, and protein hormones such as choriogonadotropin in saliva probably does not reflect their concentration in plasma in any clinically useful way.
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“Unconjugated steroids passively diffuse over the membranes of the acinar cells in the salivary glands independent of salivary flow rate [209].”
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“Steroid measurements in saliva can be superior to that of serum as they rely on a non-invasive, cheap collection technique and are representative of the bioavailable, non-protein bound, levels of the steroid that can passively diffuse from circulation into saliva in the salivary glands (Vining et al., 1983).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Vining, R. F., McGinley, R. A., & Symons, R. G.
- Venue
- Clinical Chemistry
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1983-10-01
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 1752-1756
- ISSN
- 0009-9147 (ISSN-L)
- 1530-8561
- OpenAlex
- W1906758352
- Cited by
- 341
- References
- 10
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 4.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model (vor)
- Locations
- Clinical Chemistry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Medical Laboratory Technology › Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
- Keywords
- salivary hormones, tight junctions, steroid conjugates, thyroxine, choriogonadotropin, salivary flow rate, plasma hormone levels
- MeSH terms
- Dehydroepiandrosterone, Estriol, Female, Chorionic Gonadotropin, Hormones, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Parotid Gland, Pregnancy, Radioimmunoassay, Saliva, Thyroid Hormones
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