PMID- 32992922 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20231112 IS - 2077-0383 (Print) IS - 2077-0383 (Electronic) IS - 2077-0383 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 10 DP - 2020 Sep 25 TI - Salivary Cytokine Profile as a Possible Predictor of Autism Spectrum Disorder. LID - 10.3390/jcm9103101 [doi] LID - 3101 AB - Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by neurodevelopmental disorders and alterations in immune function and cytokine levels. The aim of this study is to determine the salivary levels of interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), Regulated on Activation, Normal T-cell Expressed and Secreted (RANTES), and Eotaxin in children with ASD and in healthy controlsto assess their predictive potential. We explored correlations between the cytokine levels and the neurodevelopmental disorders related to ASD. The study comprised 19 children with ASD and 19 typically developing (TD) ones. We analyzed salivary levels of IL-1beta, IL-6, IL-8, TNFalpha, MCP-1, RANTES, and eotaxin on Luminex with custom-designed 7-plex kits. The level of RANTES in ASD children was significantly lower than those of TD. In TDs, the salivary levels of IL-1beta, MCP-1, and TNFalpha correlated positively with age. In ASD, the cytokine levels did not correlate with age. There were statistically significant differences between the RANTES level and aggression and gait disturbances, between IL-8 level and fixations/stimulations, and between IL-1beta level and no active speech. The levels of the cytokine detected can manifest both systemic and local changes related to ASD. The cytokine pattern cannot be used as a sole ASD predictor, but the salivary levels may be helpful in categorizing the ASD subtype. FAU - Samborska-Mazur, Joanna AU - Samborska-Mazur J AD - Department of Oral Surgery and Periodontology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Bukowska 70 Street, 60812 Poznan, Poland. FAU - Kostiukow, Anna AU - Kostiukow A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9782-0619 AD - Department of Rheumatology, Rehabilitation and Internal Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 28 Czerwca 1956 135 Street, 61545 Poznan, Poland. FAU - Miechowicz, Izabela AU - Miechowicz I AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0751-4867 AD - Department of Computer Science and Statistics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 7 Street, 60806 Poznan, Poland. FAU - Sikorska, Dorota AU - Sikorska D AD - Department of Rheumatology, Rehabilitation and Internal Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 28 Czerwca 1956 135 Street, 61545 Poznan, Poland. FAU - Rutkowski, Rafal AU - Rutkowski R AD - Department of Pathophysiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 8 Street, 60806 Poznan, Poland. FAU - Wyganowska-Swiatkowska, Marzena AU - Wyganowska-Swiatkowska M AD - Department of Oral Surgery and Periodontology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Bukowska 70 Street, 60812 Poznan, Poland. FAU - Blochowiak, Katarzyna AU - Blochowiak K AD - Department of Oral Surgery and Periodontology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Bukowska 70 Street, 60812 Poznan, Poland. LA - eng GR - 502-14-22123310-11263/Poznan University of Medical Sciences/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200925 PL - Switzerland TA - J Clin Med JT - Journal of clinical medicine JID - 101606588 PMC - PMC7601503 OTO - NOTNLM OT - RANTES OT - autism OT - autism spectrum disorder OT - eotaxin OT - neurodevelopmental disorders OT - saliva OT - salivary cytokines COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2020/10/01 06:00 MHDA- 2020/10/01 06:01 PMCR- 2020/09/25 CRDT- 2020/09/30 01:02 PHST- 2020/07/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/09/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/09/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/09/30 01:02 [entrez] PHST- 2020/10/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/10/01 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/09/25 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jcm9103101 [pii] AID - jcm-09-03101 [pii] AID - 10.3390/jcm9103101 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Clin Med. 2020 Sep 25;9(10):3101. doi: 10.3390/jcm9103101.