The application of salivary inflammatory markers to an assessment of stress

需要对压力进行客观评估，以管理压力并预防与压力有关的疾病的发展。在本研究中，考虑到通过唾液炎症标志物（白细胞介素-6（IL-6）和c反应蛋白（CRP））来评估压力，我们研究了暴露于急性压力（言语和心算任务）和长期压力（为期两周的教学实践）的学生唾液IL-6和CRP的分泌情况。IL-6水平在急性应激和长时间应激下均升高，而CRP水平在急性应激任务下急剧升高，但在长时间应激下不升高。这些结果表明，唾液IL-6对应激的评估是有用的。

An objective assessment of stress is needed to manage stress and prevent the development of stress-related diseases. In this study, considering the assessment of stress by using salivary inflammatory markers(Interlukine-6(IL-6) and C-reactive protein(CRP)), we investigated salivary IL-6 and CRP secretion in students exposed to acute stress(speech and mental arithmetic tasks) and prolonged stress(two-week teaching practice). IL-6 levels increased in response to both acute stress and prolonged stress while CRP levels acutely increased in response to acute stress tasks but not to prolonged stress. These results indicated that salivary IL-6 was useful for the assessment of stress.