Salivary inflammatory mediator profiling and correlation to clinical disease markers in asthma.

Rationale: There is a need for a readily available, non-invasive source of biomarkers that predict poor asthma control.

Objectives: We sought to determine if there is an association between the salivary inflammatory profile and disease control in children and adults with asthma.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we collected demographic and clinical information from two independent populations at different sites, resulting in convenience samples of 58 pediatric and 122 adult urban asthmatics.