The analysis of inflammatory cytokines in samples of saliva is easier in patients with ASD due to its ease of collection, and it also could act as a proxy of the systemic burden of peripheral inflammation in ASD, as reported in other populations. The identification of a salivary biomarker, i...
The immune system is especially sensitive to changes in the level of zinc; in fact, it appears that each response is related in some way directly or indirectly to zinc [76], and these changes may act as a stimulus and interfere with both specific and non-specific immunity [77]. Another ...