Effect of Exam Stress on Salivary Interleukin-6 level in Healthy Students | ||
| Medical Journal of Babylon | ||
| Article 1, Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2016, Pages 0-0 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ban Jaber Edan; Seenaa Badr Mohammed; Ali Jasim Mhaimeed Al-Sultani; Maan Abdulameer Kitab; Manal Kahtan | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Cytokines are important small protein molecules one of them is Interleukin-6 (IL-6) .Many tissues secretes IL6 like activated leukocytes .In immune system , IL6 plays main role in production of acute-phase proteins like C- reactive protein . Human labial salivary glands, contain Messenger RNA for IL-6 . Aim of study was to demonstrate the effect of exam stress onsalivary concentrations of interleukin- 6 (IL-6) in healthy secondary school students . Salivary specimens were collected from thirteen male students before and after final academic exam. Cytokine levels were measured by commercial enzyme linked immunoassay. Salivary IL-6 was insignificantly higher after final exam when compared with its level before exam. (P >0.05). students after exam have increased level of inflammatory cytokine (IL-6) in their saliva. TheIL6 level may be used for monitoring the stress. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| saliva; Interleukin; stress | ||
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