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ArticleScientific reports2025

Competitive enzyme linked aptamer based assay for salivary melatonin detection.

Meenakshi Pundir, Liubov Lobanova, Petros Papagerakis, Xiongbiao Chen, Silvana Papagerakis

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Meenakshi PundirCentre interprofessionnel pour la recherche clinique et appliquée (CIRCA), Faculty of Dentistry, Université Laval, Dental Medicine Pavilion, 2420, rue de la Terrasse, Quebec City, G1V0A6, Canada.
Liubov LobanovaLaboratory of Precision Oral Health and Chronobiology, College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Rd, Saskatoon, S7N 5E4, Canada.
Petros PapagerakisCentre interprofessionnel pour la recherche clinique et appliquée (CIRCA), Faculty of Dentistry, Université Laval, Dental Medicine Pavilion, 2420, rue de la Terrasse, Quebec City, G1V0A6, Canada. petros.papagerakis@fmd.ulaval.ca.
Xiongbiao ChenDivision of Biomedical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, 57 Campus Dr, Saskatoon, S7K 5A9, Canada.
Silvana PapagerakisCentre interprofessionnel pour la recherche clinique et appliquée (CIRCA), Faculty of Dentistry, Université Laval, Dental Medicine Pavilion, 2420, rue de la Terrasse, Quebec City, G1V0A6, Canada. silvana.papagerakis@fmd.ulaval.ca.

Funding

Intra-oral device to measure melatonin saliva hourly levels in patients from sleep disordersR21DE027169 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI KURABAYASHI, KATSUO, PAPAGERAKIS, PETROS · 2017 to 2018
$370k
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada RGPIN-2019-06396NIDCR NIH HHS R21 DE027169NIH HHS 5R21DE027169
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Abstract

Melatonin is a key hormone that regulates the sleep-wake cycle and plays an important role in maintaining circadian rhythm and sleep onset. The daily rise in melatonin secretion is associated with an increased tendency to sleep, occurring approximately 2 h before bedtime. This correlation between melatonin levels and sleep onset makes it a reliable biomarker for circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders. An accurate assessment of dim light melatonin onset (DLMO) is vital for understanding circadian timing and diagnosing sleep-wake cycle disruptions. However, the traditional methods for detecting melatonin in saliva are either complex or lack the sensitivity required for the accurate assessment of DLMO, especially at low concentrations. Here, we present a novel competitive enzyme-linked aptamer-based assay developed to detect melatonin in saliva. Unlike conventional assays, this technique utilizes chemically synthesized single-stranded DNA or RNA aptamers, which bind to melatonin with high specificity and sensitivity. The assay measures melatonin, attaining a linear dynamic range from 8.62 × 10

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Aptamers, NucleotideMelatoninSalivaBiosensing TechniquesCircadian RhythmHumansLimit of DetectionAptamers, NucleotideMelatonin

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PMCPMC12022177

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