Exercise upregulates salivary amylase in humans (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Eri Koibuchi
    • Yoshio Suzuki
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  • Published online on: January 23, 2014     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.1497
  • Pages: 773-777
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Abstract

The secretion of salivary α‑amylase is influenced by adrenergic regulation of the sympathetic nervous system and the hypothalamic‑pituitary‑adrenal axis; thus, exercise affects the levels of salivary α-amylase. Granger et al published a review in 2007 that focused attention on salivary α-amylase. In addition, a portable system for monitoring salivary α-amylase activity was launched in Japan at the end of 2005. The correlation between exercise and salivary α-amylase has since been extensively investigated. The present review summarizes relevant studies published in the English and Japanese literature after 2006. A search of the PubMed and CiNii databases identified 54 articles, from which 15 original articles were selected. The findings described in these publications indicate that exercise consistently increases mean salivary α-amylase activities and concentrations, particularly at an intensity of >70% VO2max in healthy young individuals. Thus, these studies have confirmed that salivary α-amylase levels markedly increase in response to physical stress. Salivary α-amylase levels may therefore serve as an effective indicator in the non-invasive assessment of physical stress.
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Koibuchi E and Koibuchi E: Exercise upregulates salivary amylase in humans (Review). Exp Ther Med 7: 773-777, 2014
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Koibuchi, E., & Koibuchi, E. (2014). Exercise upregulates salivary amylase in humans (Review). Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 7, 773-777. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.1497
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Koibuchi, E., Suzuki, Y."Exercise upregulates salivary amylase in humans (Review)". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 7.4 (2014): 773-777.
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Koibuchi, E., Suzuki, Y."Exercise upregulates salivary amylase in humans (Review)". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 7, no. 4 (2014): 773-777. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.1497