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The presence of systemic biomarkers associated with inflammation in nonspecific low back pain (NSLBP) has been inconsistently reported primarily through invasive blood sampling.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study evaluates the use of saliva as an alternative medium for assessing inflammatory biomarker levels in patients with CNSLBP.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Prospective cross-sectional pilot study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Twenty-five patients with CNSLBP and 25 age and sex matched asymptomatic participants were selected according to specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. The primary outcome was determination of the levels of inflammatory biomarkers in unstimulated saliva samples of CNSLBP patients relative to controls using Luminex\u2122 200 technology. Secondary outcomes were pain, disability and anxiety\/stress levels of participants.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In CNSLBP patients, 9 biomarkers interferon \u03b3 (IFN\u03b3), interleukin-2 (IL-2), IL-4, IL-5, IL-10, IL-13, IL-12p40, IL-12p70, and tumor necrosis factor \u03b1 (TNF\u03b1) were comparable to controls (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.25-.94). However, 4 pro-inflammatory mediators were significantly elevated, exhibiting medium to large effect sizes: IL-1\u03b2 (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.028, Cohen\u2019s\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">d<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20091.62), IL-6 (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.001,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">d<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20091.0), IL-8 (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.002,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">d<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.86), and MCP-1 (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.001,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">d<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.77). Additionally, IL-1Ra levels were significantly higher, though with a small effect size (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.03,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">d<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.43). A significant correlation (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.02) was observed between VAS pain scores and MCP-1 levels.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Saliva represents a viable medium for assessing key inflammatory biomarkers in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP). 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