Salivary concentrations of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor and matrix metallopeptidase-9 following a single bout of exercise are associated with intensity and hydration status.
Karen KnippingShirley W KartaramMarc TeunisNicolaas P A ZuithoffNicole BuurmanLaura M'RabetKlaske van NorrenRenger WitkampRaymond PietersJohan GarssenPublished in: PloS one (2023)
Salivary concentrations of SLPI and MMP-9 seem associated with exercise intensity and hydration status and may offer non-invasive biomarkers to study (local) inflammatory responses to different exercise intensities in human studies.