Determination of debrisoquine and 4-hydroxydebrisoquine by high-performance liquid chromatography: application to the evaluation of CYP2D6 genotype and debrisoquine metabolic ratio relationship.

abstract：:Drug-induced cardiotoxicity is a major clinical problem; cardiotoxic drugs may induce both cardiac dysfunction and myocardial injury. Several recent studies reported that cardiac troponins measured with high-sensitivity methods (hs-cTn) can enable the early detection of myocardial injury related to chemotherapy or abu...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Cardinale DM,Zaninotto M,Cipolla CM,Passino C,Plebani M,Clerico A

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating blood platelets play a central role in the maintenance of hemostasis. They adhere to subendothelial extracellular matrix proteins that become exposed upon vessel wall damage, which is followed by platelet activation, further platelet recruitment, platelet aggregation and formation of an occlusive, or non-o...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Provost P

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heparin is the standard drug for anticoagulation treatment and is used in many cardiac surgical interventions to prevent blood clotting. The anticoagulation status is controlled by various clotting tests. However, these tests depend on parameters like temperature, hemodilution etc. and are thus not applicabl...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Haselbach S,Maurer J,Vogel V,Harder S,Weber CF,Baykut D,Meininger D,Keller H,Moritz A,Mäntele W

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) is a descriptive term used for a temporary change in the transferrin glycosylation profile caused by alcohol, and used as a biomarker of chronic high alcohol consumption. The use of an array of methods for measurement of CDT in various absolute or relative amounts, and sometime...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Helander A,Wielders JP,Jeppsson JO,Weykamp C,Siebelder C,Anton RF,Schellenberg F,Whitfield JB,IFCC Working Group on Standardization of Carbohydrate-Deficient Transferrin (WG-CDT).

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Folate measurements, particularly for whole blood, show wide inter-laboratory and inter-methodology variability. This variability appears to be due in part to the lack of internationally accepted reference materials. A whole blood haemolysate, lyophilised in ampoules and designated 95/528, was therefore evaluated by 1...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Thorpe SJ,Sands D,Heath AB,Hamilton MS,Blackmore S,Barrowcliffe T

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In every area of science workers are finding increasing difficulty in managing the volume of available data. In medicine, the accelerating pace has the worrisome overtones of our failing to provide up-to-date care for our patients. In other information-intensive areas, we rely heavily on software that manages much of ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Ritchie RF

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The non-forage feeding of dairy cows rich in fast absorption carbohydrates, the low value of their euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clamp suggest a dysregulation of carbohydrate metabolism able to produce neurodegenerative disorders. Comparisons between Alzheimer's disease developed in diabetes mellitus and bovine spongifo...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Frey J

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear, colorless body fluid filling the central nervous system. The determination of the CSF total protein (TP) content represents an important screening test of various pathologies. We aimed to address the effect of sex and age on CSF-TP content and the use of the current upp...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Castellazzi M,Pizzicotti S,Lombardo I,Alfiero S,Morotti A,Pellegatti P,Negri G,Natali L,Ferri C,Fainardi E,Bellini T,Pugliatti M

更新日期：2020-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Homocysteine is a risk factor for ischemic heart disease; similarly as is hyperlipidemia or insulin resistance, which frequently occur in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. We examined the relationships between thiols and hormonal status or insulin resistance in 40 women (aged 25.8 +/- 7 years) with polycystic ovar...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Vrbíková J,Tallová J,Biciková M,Dvoráková K,Hill M,Stárka L

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined insulin sensitivity and secretion, together with the levels of selected glucoregulatory hormones, in 15 female patients with severe hypothyroidism (H) and during subsequent thyroid hormone replacement therapy (HRT) using the euglycaemic hyperinsulinaemic clamp technique. Insulin action, as evaluated by glu...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Stanická S,Vondra K,Pelikánová T,Vlcek P,Hill M,Zamrazil V

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of the time of the day and breakfast on the outcome of interleukin-6 and its soluble receptor in serum were studied on 22 subjectively health volunteers. We collected blood specimens at 8.00 a.m. after an overnight fast, at 9.30 a.m. after usual breakfast, and at 11.30 a.m. A second group of volunteers (n ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Dugué B,Leppänen E

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteomics analysis has been heralded as a novel tool for identifying new and specific biomarkers that may improve diagnosis and monitoring of various disease states. Recent years have brought a number of proteomics profiling technologies. Although proteomics profiling has resulted in the detection of disease-associat...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Findeisen P,Neumaier M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation in vivo depends on lipid composition and on plasma antioxidant status. The aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between plasma lipid composition and LDL oxidation and, in particular, to explore whether LDL-cholesterol/triglycerides ratio (LDL-C/TG) and LDL-choles...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Brizzi P,Tonolo G,Carusillo F,Malaguarnera M,Maioli M,Musumeci S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) have a reduced intestinal absorption of cholesterol and in a preliminary study we observed differences in plasma sterol profile between patients with pancreatic sufficiency (PS) and those with pancreatic insufficiency (PI). Therefore, we hypothesized that the sterol analys...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Gelzo M,Iacotucci P,Sica C,Liguori R,Comegna M,Carnovale V,Dello Russo A,Corso G,Castaldo G

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is a common condition in pregnant women and is associated with significant maternal and perinatal morbidity. Most of the time, the diagnosis is done during physical examination. However, in 10%-20% of equivocal cases, biological markers are needed to confirm the diagn...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Marcellin L,Goffinet F

更新日期：2012-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A software has been developed on quality control, department economics, information supervise and personal administration. In this article, we discuss the part of quality control, from which we benefit most, on developing ideas, running principle, and application. This network will enable the implementation of total q...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Yulong C

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Point of care (POC) assays for cardiac troponins I or T (cTnI or cTnT) may accelerate the diagnosis of patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, their clinical utility according to the 0 h/3 h algorithm recommended by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) for non-ST elevation myocard...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Suh D,Keller DI,Hof D,von Eckardstein A,Gawinecka J

更新日期：2018-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:There is some evidence from recent observational studies that hyperhomocysteinemia is a risk factor for cognitive dysfunction, including Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. There are only a few intervention studies, and the results are disappointing for such a frequent disease. Prospective double-blind and plac...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Joosten E

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a sight threatening eye disease that affects millions of humans over the age of 65 years. It is considered to be the major cause of irreversible blindness in the elderly population in the developed world. The disease is prevalent in Europe and the United States, which has a la...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Kokotas H,Grigoriadou M,Petersen MB

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement of S-100B protein in serum or cerebrospinal fluid is increasingly used as a molecular marker of brain damage. However, there is no information about the pre-analytical in vitro stability of S-100B. We have investigated whether storing blood samples at different time periods and conditions affected the meas...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Raabe A,Kopetsch O,Gross U,Zimmermann M,Gebhart P

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE) is used to treat drug poisonings. The resultant hyperlipemia may affect laboratory tests but the consequences are poorly characterized. In a clinical trial we therefore investigated the effects of ILE on laboratory tests analyzed on common analytical platforms (Roche® cobas ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Petersen KM,Jørgensen NR,Bøgevig S,Petersen TS,Jensen TB,Dalhoff KP,Christensen MB

更新日期：2018-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous genomic linkage studies have produced evidence linking sodium-lithium countertransport activity (Na/Li CT) with various chromosomal regions including loci harbouring glutathione S transferase (GST) genes. The aim of this study was to examine the putative association of erythrocyte Na/Li CT activity ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Goulas A,Kosmidou M,Hatzitolios AI,Raikos N,Molyva D,Savopoulos C,Giannopoulos S,Fidani L

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum concentration of carbohydrate 19-9 antigen (CA 19-9), a sensitive marker of pancreatic cancer and cholangiocarcinoma, increases in a variety of liver diseases due to higher production and release by bile duct cells. Biliary epithelial cells are primarily affected in liver disease associated with cystic fibrosis ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Bettinardi N,Felicetta I,Tomasi PA,Colombo C

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology of cardiovascular diseases is known to be multi-factorial. Some forms of cardiovascular disease are influenced by unclear genetic factors but are predominantly affected by factors such as diet, obesity, cigarette smoking, diabetes mellitus and dyslipidaemia. Some are caused by specific gene defects, with ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Pang CP

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Volatile biomarker analysis in exhaled breath is becoming one of the desirable strategies for cancer detection because it may offer a relatively inexpensive, rapid, and non-invasive screening method for early diagnosis. Breath analysis has attracted a considerable amount of scientific and clinical interest over the pa...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Badjagbo K

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The few available External Quality Assessment (EQA) programs on urinary sediment rarely include an evaluation of clinical cases. The present paper provides a descriptive analysis of clinical cases included in the Italian EQA program on urinary sediment. METHODS:Ten cases were presented over a 5-year period ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Fogazzi GB,Secchiero S,Garigali G,Plebani M

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of tuberculosis usually includes the antibiotic rifampicin, especially in patients with concomitant human immunodeficiency virus infection. Some of these patients are in withdrawal therapy for drug abuse. When opiate screening is carried out in patients receiving rifampicin, false positive results are de...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： de Paula M,Saiz LC,González-Revaldería J,Pascual T,Alberola C,Miravalles E

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Common genetic variants of coagulation factor genes associated with differences in concentration and/or function of coagulation factors have been studied in search of variability that could explain the individual susceptibility to thrombosis and atherothrombotic diseases. The more outstanding polymorphisms in genes of...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Ferrer-Antunes C

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15), a stress responsive cytokine, is a promising biomarker of renal functional decline in diabetic kidney disease (DKD). This study aimed primarily to establish normative data and secondarily to evaluate the potential utility of GDF-15 in DKD using Roche Diagnostics ele...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Hamon SM,Griffin TP,Islam MN,Wall D,Griffin MD,O'Shea PM

更新日期：2019-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients benefit from targeted therapies both in first- and second-line treatment. Nevertheless, molecular profiling of lung cancer tumors after first disease progression is seldom performed. The analysis of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) enables not only non-invasive bioma...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Provencio M,Pérez-Barrios C,Barquin M,Calvo V,Franco F,Sánchez E,Sánchez R,Marsden D,Cristóbal Sánchez J,Martin Acosta P,Laza-Briviesca R,Cruz-Bermúdez A,Romero A

更新日期：2020-01-28 00:00:00