Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Salivary cortisol, as measured using electro-chemiluminescence has been used to monitor patients with Addison’s disease (AD) on hydrocortisone replacement. Salivary cortisone has been suggested as an alternative to salivary cortisol, as it may accurately reflect plasma free cortisol. We wished to examine the pharmacokinetics of these analytes in patients and controls.Methods: We measured salivary cortisol and salivary cortisone by liquid...