Research shows that both urine and saliva samples effectively capture oxytocin and cortisol fluctuations in response to physical exercise, highlighting the robustness of these non-invasive methods.
By Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta, Ph.D.Jul 22 2024 A study published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology describes the effectiveness of saliva and urine samples in accurately capturing the changes in cortisol and oxytocin levels in response to physical exercise.
However, the sensitivity and reliability of measuring oxytocin concentration in saliva and urine samples remains uncertain. It is also unclear whether and under which conditions urinary oxytocin correlates with salivary oxytocin concentrations. The second group included 23 experienced runners who were instructed to run continuously for 60 minutes at a fixed speed. They provided heart rate, urine samples, and saliva samples at baseline , post-running, and 30-minute post-exercise resting periods.
Among control predictors, only age showed a significant negative association with urinary oxytocin concentrations but not with salivary oxytocin concentrations.Urinary cortisol concentrations significantly increased from pre-running to post-resting time points in group 2. However, no significant differences in urinary cortisol concentrations were observed between pre-running, post-running, and post-resting time points in group 1.
Associations between urinary and salivary oxytocin and cortisol concentrations Running-induced increase in urinary and salivary oxytocin concentration from pre-running to post-running timepoint showed significant positive associations in both study groups. However, no such association was observed for absolute oxytocin centration.
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