Salivary analytes

 

17α-Hydroxyprogesterone

  • Optimum collection volume: 125 µL

  • Sample test volume: 50 µL

  • Assay sensitivity: 3 pg/mL

  • Assay range: 5.1 pg/mL - 500pg/mL2-400 U/mL

  • Serum-saliva correlation: 0.64

 

C-Reactive Protein (CRP)

  • Optimum collection volume: 225 µL

  • Sample test volume: 150 µL of saliva, 100 µL of x2 dilution

  • Assay sensitivity: 9.72 pg/mL

  • Assay range: 25 pg/mL - 1600 pg/mL

  • Serum-saliva correlation: NA

 

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)

  • Optimum collection volume: 125 µL

  • Sample test volume: 50 µL

  • Assay sensitivity: 5 pg/mL

  • Assay range: 10.2 pg/mL - 1000 pg/mL

  • Serum-saliva correlation: 0.86

 

Estriol

  • Optimum collection volume: 175 µL

  • Sample test volume: 100 µL of X2 dilution

  • Assay sensitivity: 1 pg/mL

  • Assay range: 5 pg/mL -4860 pg/mL

  • Serum-saliva correlation: 0.87

 

​Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

  • Optimum collection volume: 135 µL

  • Sample test volume: 60 µL

  • Assay sensitivity: 0.07 pg/mL

  • Assay range: 0 – 100 pg/mL

  • Serum-saliva correlation: NA

 

Secretory Immunoglobulin A (SIgA)

  • Optimum collection volume: 50 µL

  • Sample test volume: 25 µL

  • Assay sensitivity: 2.5 µg/mL

  • Assay range: 2.5 µg/mL - 600 µg/mL

  • Serum-saliva correlation: NA

 

Uric Acid

  • Optimum collection volume: 25 µL

  • Sample test volume: 10 µL

  • Assay sensitivity: 0.07 mg/dL

  • Assay range: 0.07 mg/dL - 20 mg/dL

  • Serum-saliva correlation: NA

α-Amylase

  • Optimum collection volume: 25 µL

  • Sample test volume: 10 µL of saliva then 8 µL of X200 dilution

  • Assay sensitivity: 0.4U/mL

  • Assay range: 2-400 U/mL

  • Serum-saliva correlation: NA

 

Cortisol

  • Optimum collection volume: 75 µL

  • Sample test volume: 25 µL

  • Assay sensitivity: <0.007 µg/dL

  • Assay range: 0.012 µg/dL - 3.000 µg/dL

  • Serum-saliva correlation: 0.91

 

Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S)

  • Optimum collection volume: 225 µL

  • Sample test volume: 100 µL

  • Assay sensitivity: 43 pg/mL

  • Assay range: 188.9 pg/mL- 15,300 pg/mL

  • Serum-saliva correlation: NA

 

​Estrone

  • Optimum collection volume: 255 µL

  • Sample test volume: 100 µL

  • Assay sensitivity: 1 pg/mL

  • Assay range: 3.1 pg/mL - 300 pg/mL

  • Serum-saliva correlation: NA

 

Melatonin

  • Optimum collection volume: 225 µL

  • Sample test volume: 100 µL

  • Assay sensitivity: 1.37 pg/mL

  • Assay range: 0.78 pg/mL - 50 pg/mL

  • Serum-saliva correlation: 0.81

 

Testosterone

  • Optimum collection volume: 75 µL

  • Sample test volume: 25 µL

  • Assay sensitivity: 1 pg/mL

  • Assay range: 6.1 pg/mL - 600 pg/mL

  • Serum-saliva correlation: 0.96

Androstenedione

  • Optimum collection volume: 125 µL

  • Sample test volume: 50 µL

  • Assay sensitivity: 5 pg/mL

  • Assay range: 10 pg/mL - 2430 pg/mL

  • Serum-saliva correlation: NA

 

Cotinine

  • Optimum collection volume: 75 µL

  • Sample test volume: 20 µL

  • Assay sensitivity: 0.15 ng/mL

  • Assay range: 0.8 ng/mL - 200 ng/mL

  • Serum-saliva correlation: NA

 

​Estradiol

  • Optimum collection volume: 225 µL

  • Sample test volume: 100 µL

  • Assay sensitivity: 0.1 pg/mL

  • Assay range: 1 pg/mL - 32 pg/mL

  • Serum-saliva correlation: 0.80

 

Interleukin-1β (IL-1 beta)

  • Optimum collection volume: 50 µL

  • Sample test volume: 20 µL

  • Assay sensitivity: 0.37 pg/mL

  • Assay range: 3.13 pg/mL - 200 pg/mL

  • Serum-saliva correlation: NA

 

Progesterone

  • Optimum collection volume: 125 µL

  • Sample test volume: 50 µL

  • Assay sensitivity: 5 pg/mL

  • Assay range: 10 pg/mL - 2430 pg/mL

  • Serum-saliva correlation: NA

 

Transferrin (Blood Contamination)

  • Optimum collection volume: 75 µL

  • Sample test volume: 20 µL

  • Assay sensitivity: 0.08 mg/dL

  • Assay range: 0.08 mg/dL - 6.6 mg/dL

  • Serum-saliva correlation: NA