The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the salivary Chromogranin-A (CgA) response to the psychological stress induced by a cognitive test battery. The subjects were 14 healthy volunteers administered the cognitive test battery CogScreen Aeromedical Edition (CogScreen-AE). CogScreen-AE is a test of reaction time and fundamental cognitive ability in the assessment of aeroplane pilots. The subjects were given five batteries of the test (1st approximately 5th) on separate days with 2 week intervals. Saliva samples were collected at 20 min before the test (BASE), immediately before the test (PRE), in the middle of the test (MID), and 5 min after the test (POS) for each subject. The concentration of CgA was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. ANOVA revealed a significant by time interaction (BASE, PRE, MID and POS) without a significant effect of battery interaction (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th). The CgA concentration increased at PRE (2.46 +/- 0.24 pmol.mg protein- 1) from BASE (1.19 +/- 0.10 pmol.mg protein- 1). CgA level remained increased in the MID (2.90 +/- 0.26 pmol.mg protein- 1) and remained high in the POS samples (2.81 +/- 0.23 pmol.mg protein- 1). Salivary CgA remained at basal levels during a control study over the same time course without exposure to CogScreen-AE. The changes in salivary CgA secretion as a result of exposure to a cognitive task may indicate psychological stress in humans.
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