Abstract：
:Research use only (RUO) assays do not undergo a validation process similar to test kits used for clinical purposes. Several studies have suggested that RUO assays need to be validated prior to use in any research studies. We evaluated a research use only Luminex platform based assay for measuring serum procalcitonin levels (Bio-Plex ProTM Human Acute Phase Multiplex Assay, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, CA) for comparability with an FDA cleared assay for procalcitonin (VIDAS B.R.A.H.M.S. PCT Assay, bioMérieux, Durham, NC). We tested 1,072 serum samples collected from patients with suspected sepsis in an intensive care unit setting for the comparison. There was poor correlation of the luminex based assay (r=0.081) with the VIDAS PCT Assay in the clinically relevant measurement range (<10 ng/mL). Additionally the Bio-Plex assay showed poor precision. Mass-spectrometry analysis of material eluted from PCT beads did not reveal any identifiable procalcitonin. The results show that research use only assays need to be validated to determine their suitability for research studies.
journal_name
Am J Transl Resjournal_title
American journal of translational researchauthors
Garrigan C,Han J,Tolomeo P,Johnson KJ,Master SR,Lautenbach E,Nachamkin Isubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-10-15 00:00:00pages
4362-4369issue
10issn
1943-8141journal_volume
8pub_type
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2019-04-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
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更新日期：2018-03-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
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更新日期：2020-02-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
pub_type： 杂志文章,收录出版
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
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更新日期：2019-02-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2016-12-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
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更新日期：2020-05-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2019-08-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2019-02-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2020-06-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2018-08-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2020-03-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2020-05-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2020-11-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
pub_type： 杂志文章,收录出版
doi：
更新日期：2015-12-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2014-05-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2016-04-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
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doi：
更新日期：2017-12-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
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doi：
更新日期：2015-11-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
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更新日期：2017-04-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
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更新日期：2020-05-15 00:00:00
abstract：:Understanding the relationships between glomerular endothelial cells (GECs) and glomerular mesangial cells (GMCs) is important to identify the molecular mechanisms underlying diabetic nephropathy (DN). Exosomes carried with mRNA, microRNA, and protein play important roles in cell-to-cell communication. In this study, ...
journal_title：American journal of translational research
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2019-08-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2015-10-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2018-08-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of translational research
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