Salivary α‐Amylase in Biobehavioral Research: Recent Developments and Applications
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Abstract: In the history of science, technical advances often precede periods of rapid accumulation of knowledge. Within the past three decades, discoveries that enabled the noninvasive measurement of the psychobiology of stress (in saliva) have added new dimensions to the study of health and human development. This widespread enthusiasm has led to somewhat of a renaissance in behavioral science. At the cutting edge, the focus is on testing innovative theoretical models of individual differences in behavior as a function of multilevel biosocial processes in the context of everyday life. Several new studies have generated renewed interest in salivary α‐amylase (sAA) as a surrogate marker of the autonomic/sympathetic nervous system component of the psychobiology of stress. This article reviews sAA's properties and functions; presents illustrative findings relating sAA to stress and the physiology of stress, behavior, cognitive function, and health; and provides practical information regarding specimen collection and assay. The overarching intent is to accelerate the learning curve such that investigators avoid potential pitfalls associated with integrating this unique salivary analyte into the next generation of biobehavioral research.
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sAA is a convenient marker, easily collected and measured in saliva, and is recognized as both a soothing/relaxation index and a stress response marker.
“sAA is a convenient marker and is easily collected and measured in saliva [36, 42–44]; it is recognized as both a soothing/relaxation index [45] and a stress response marker [36].”
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- Authors
- GRANGER, D. A., KIVLIGHAN, K. T., El‐SHEIKH, M., GORDIS, E. B., & STROUD, L. R.
- Affiliations
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Auburn University (US)
- University at Albany, State University of New York (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Corresponding author
- GRANGER, DOUGLAS A.
- Venue
- Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2007-03
- Volume
- 1098
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 122-144
- ISSN
- 0077-8923 (ISSN-L)
- 1749-6632
- OpenAlex
- W2118909914
- Cited by
- 572
- References
- 50
- Citations by year
- 2026: 17 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 30 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 28 · 2019: 35 · 2018: 34 · 2017: 43 · 2016: 50 · 2015: 35 · 2014: 45 · 2013: 30 · 2012: 36
- FWCI
- 9.26
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Pennsylvania State University
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (K23HD041428, P01 HD 39667-01A1, P01HD039667)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions
- Keywords
- salivary amylase, stress physiology, autonomic nervous system, sympathetic nervous system, non-invasive biomarkers, individual differences in behavior, cognitive function, sample collection
- MeSH terms
- alpha-Amylases, Behavior, Humans, Saliva, Salivary Proteins and Peptides, Biomarkers
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