Pilot Study to Probe the Utility of Salivary Lactoferrin as a Stress Biomarker Relevant to Alzheimer’s Disease
Valentina R. Garbarino, Hanzhou Wang, Chih‐Ko Yeh · 2025
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Valentina Garbarino, Hanzhou Wang, and Chih-Ko Yeh pilot a spit test protein as a stress marker tied to Alzheimer's disease, in work from 2025. Millions of Americans live with the disease, and millions more give unpaid care to family members. Over sixty percent of those caregivers report high stress, which itself raises disease risk.
The protein, lactoferrin, helps immune defense in saliva and other fluids. Its levels fall under stress in animals and are lower in Alzheimer's patients than in healthy peers. The pilot probes how well the marker tracks stress in people. A simple spit measure could one day flag caregivers who need help early.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Valentina R. Garbarino, Hanzhou Wang, Chih‐Ko Yeh |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |