Change in salivary physiological stress markers by spa bathing

We assessed the stress relief effect of spa bathing by measuring sensitive salivary stress markers, cortisol and chromogranin A (CgA). From 12 healthy males, saliva samples were collected immediately before and after spa bathing, and 30 min after that. Salivary cortisol and CgA levels were determine...

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Published in:Biomedical Research 2006, Vol.27(1), pp.11-14
Main Authors: TODA, Masahiro, MORIMOTO, Kanehisa, NAGASAWA, Shingo, KITAMURA, Kazuyuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anxiety - psychology
Baths - psychology
Biomarkers - analysis
Chromogranin A
Chromogranins - analysis
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Humans
Hydrocortisone - analysis
Male
Saliva - chemistry
Saliva - metabolism
Stress, Physiological
Stress, Psychological - metabolism
Time Factors
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Summary:We assessed the stress relief effect of spa bathing by measuring sensitive salivary stress markers, cortisol and chromogranin A (CgA). From 12 healthy males, saliva samples were collected immediately before and after spa bathing, and 30 min after that. Salivary cortisol and CgA levels were determined by ELISA. Salivary cortisol levels decreased after spa bathing. This tendency was more pronounced in individuals with higher levels of stress. The high-stress group showed lower salivary CgA levels after spa bathing, while the low-stress group higher salivary CgA levels in the same condition. These findings suggest that the spa bathing has a moderate affect on the stress relief.
ISSN:0388-6107
1880-313X
DOI:10.2220/biomedres.27.11