Cytokine patterns after therapy with Avonex®, Rebif®, Betaferon® and CinnoVex™ in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis in Iranian patients.

abstract：:Background: Troponin levels may be elevated in COVID-19 infection. The aim of this study was to the explore relation between troponin levels and COVID-19 severity. Materials & methods/Results: One hundred and forty consecutive patients with COVID-19 pneumonia were included. Diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia was based on...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Ileri C,Dogan Z,Ozben B,Karaoglu C,Gunay N,Tigen K,Basat S,Uyan C

更新日期：2021-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, biobanks of human tissues have evolved from small-scale collections of pathological materials into structured resource centers for acquisition, storage, processing and usage of high-quality biospecimens for research. This evolution goes hand in hand with the development of highly sensitive, high-throu...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Zatloukal K,Hainaut P

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We have evaluated here the clinical and analytical performance of the Alere™ Heart Check (AHC) test, a rapid point-of-care immunoassay designed for the measurement of BNP from fresh capillary whole blood. PATIENTS & METHODS:One-hundred-and-sixty-three patients with stable chronic heart failure followed at the card...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Monfort A,Da Silva K,Vodovar N,Gayat E,Cohen-Solal A,Manivet P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomarker discovery is essential to the advancement of our knowledge about diseases and to the development of new strategies for treatment and therapy. Among the newest technologies in this rapidly growing field is a process termed Cell SELEX by which a panel of aptamers can be generated to specifically target disease...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Kim Y,Liu C,Tan W

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Impression cytology (IC) is a technique which permits the retrieval of the outermost layer of ocular surface cells via the use of various types of filters. It is a minimally invasive method of evaluating human conjunctival epithelial cell morphology in the diagnosis of dry eye disease, a common and distressing disorde...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Hagan S

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Like all human cancers, colorectal cancer is a complicated disease. While a mature body of research involving colorectal cancer has implicated the putative sequence of genetic alterations that trigger the disease and sustain its progression, there is a surprising paucity of well-validated, clinically useful diagnostic...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Nibbe RK,Chance MR

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Progressive vasodegeneration in microvascular beds is the major underlying factor in initiation and progression of diabetic complications. Chemerin shows a strong correlation with various facets of the metabolic syndrome, which is associated with dysregulated angiogenesis. VEGF is shown to have an angiogenic role ...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Zakareia FA

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The natriuretic peptide system comprises three structurally related peptides: atrial natriuretic peptide, B-type natriuretic peptide and C-type natriuretic peptide. In circulation, they play an important endocrine role in the regulation of cardiovascular homeostasis by maintaining blood pressure and extracellular flui...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Lippert S,Goetze JP

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes mellitus Type 2 (DM2) are two diseases as ancient as they are harmful to human health. The outcome for both diseases in part depends on immune and metabolic individual responses. DM2 is increasing yearly, mainly due to environmental, genetic and lifestyle habits. There are multiple evide...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Salgado-Bustamante M,Rocha-Viggiano AK,Rivas-Santiago C,Magaña-Aquino M,López JA,López-Hernández Y

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of the present study is to evaluate the relationship between coronary collateral circulation (CCC) grade and serum IGF-1 levels in patients diagnosed with stable coronary artery disease. METHODS:Totally, 190 consecutive patients with stable coronary artery disease who underwent coronary angiography were in...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Kundi H,Gok M,Kiziltunc E,Cetin M,Ornek E

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of genomic medicine to the treatment of nicotine dependence holds great promise for revitalizing the steady decline in smoking rates witnessed in the USA over the past several decades. This paper examines the current knowledge base concerning the use of biomarkers to guide the selection of nicotine dep...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Schnoll RA,Leone FT

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim was to investigate the inflammatory biomarker YKL-40 as a monitor of myocardial ischemia in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS:A total of 311 patients with stable CAD were included. Blood samples were taken at baseline, the day after coronary angiography and/or after percutaneous coronary...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Harutyunyan M,Johansen JS,Mygind ND,Reuter SB,Kastrup J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac troponin is the standard biomarker for the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and risk stratification for short-term adverse cardiac events (death, AMI or need for revascularization). Unfortunately, the concentration of troponin in blood is normal in AMI patients who present early after the onset o...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Wu AH

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The uPA system mainly comprises the urokinase-type plasminogen activator uPA, the cell-surface receptor uPA receptor and the inhibitor PAI-1. Its clinical and prognostic impact especially in breast cancer is well investigated. In this short report, we summarize the published data describing expression of uPA, PAI-1 an...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Taubert H,Magdolen V,Kotzsch M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic systemic inflammatory rheumatic disorder that primarily affects the axial skeleton. To date there is no satisfactory biomarker for diagnosis or prognosis of AS. This study is focused on detection of potential biomarkers for the diagnosis of AS using surface-enhanced laser de...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Bons JA,van der Heijde D,Bouwman FG,Mariman EC,van Dieijen-Visser MP,Landewé R,van der Linden S,Wodzig WK

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the role of gelsolin-like actin-capping protein (CapG) in prostate cancer (PCa). MATERIALS & METHODS:CapG expression and its correlation with clinicopathological characters and patient prognosis were analyzed in 76 cases of PCa by immunohistochemistry and qRT-PCR. Then, the influence of CapG downreg...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Li T,Hong X,Zhao J,Teng Y,Zheng J,Chen H,Chen H,Li H

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In general, a biomarker has multiple uses such as a diagnostic tool and a method to monitor therapy. The quality of a biomarker depends on how big the difference is between, for example, patients and healthy controls, but also on the capacity of the method used to measure it (the uncertainty in the method should be mu...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Andreasson U,Vanmechelen E,Shaw LM,Zetterberg H,Vanderstichele H

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: This study sought to investigate the relationship between galectin-3 (Gal-3), myocardial fibrosis (MF) and outcomes in acute heart failure. Materials & methods: The single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of LGALS3 at rs4644 and rs4652, plasma Gal-3 level, MF and major adverse events (MAEs) were obtained. Results:...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Fu H,Nie S,Luo P,Ruan Y,Zhang Z,Miao H,Li X,Wen S,Bai R

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major depressive disorder (MDD: unipolar depression) is widely distributed in the USA and world-wide populations and it is one of the leading causes of disability in both adolescents and adults. Traditional diagnostic approaches for MDD are based on patient interviews, which provide a subjective assessment of clinical...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Bilello JA

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The association between Lipoprotein (a) (Lp [a]) and common carotid intima media thickness (IMT) has been evaluated in 222 menopausal women. MATERIAL & METHODS:Lp (a) and IMT were measured, carotid ultrasound examination (B-Mode imaging) was performed and mean max IMT was calculated. RESULTS:Lp (a) was significan...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Gentile M,Iannuzzo G,Mattiello A,Marotta G,Iannuzzi A,Panico S,Rubba P

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current cost of developing a successful drug is typically over a billion dollars, with the registration trial(s) determining the success or failure of the entire development program. Often the primary endpoint of these trials is a subjective assessment. For registration trials with subjective endpoints, a regulato...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Walovitch RC,Chokron P,Agarwal S

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the role of an adipokine-termed fatty acid-binding protein 4 (FABP4) in osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS:Patients with primary knee OA and non-OA controls were included. Paired tissues including plasma, synovial fluid (SF), subcutaneous fat and infrapatellar fat pad (IPFP) were harvested during surgery. FAB...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Zhang C,Li T,Chiu KY,Wen C,Xu A,Yan CH

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the possible relationship between coronary atherosclerosis markers, pericardial fat volume (PFV) and coronary artery calcification, with ECG markers of index of the cardiac electrophysiological balance (iCEB) and transmural dispersion of the repolarization in patients with suspected coronary artery diseas...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Nafakhi H,Al-Mosawi AA,Alareedh M,Al-Nafakh HA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrosis is characterized by aberrant myofibroblast accumulation and excessive extracellular matrix deposition, which leads to organ failure and significantly contributes to mortality worldwide. Exosomes, which are extracellular nanovesicles with a diameter of 30-100 nm that are secreted into the extracellular space b...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Qin XJ,Zhang JX,Wang RL

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Specific miRNA profiles have been identified for several samples from patients with bladder cancer. The results are not always congruent and partly contradictory. A comparison of published data was performed to select potential markers. MATERIALS & METHODS:A literature search in PubMed identified 79 articles publi...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Tölle A,Ratert N,Jung K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: This study aimed to identify glioblastoma prognosis-associated genes with potential diagnosis or prognosis values using integrated bioinformatics analysis. Results: In total, 1831 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between the glioblastoma and control samples were identified and were clustered into seve...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Wang D,Liu J,Chen Q,Yang R,Jiang Q

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: To determine whether TLR9 polymorphisms are associated with tumor recurrence after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Patients & methods: All patients who underwent liver transplantation, and had viable HCC in the explanted liver were included. TLR9-1237C/T and -1486C/T polymorphisms were a...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： de la Fuente S,Citores MJ,Lucena JL,Muñoz P,Cuervas-Mons V

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We aimed to investigate whether baseline monocyte to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (MHR), an easily available inflammatory and oxidative stress marker, is associated with SYNTAX score. PATIENTS & METHODS:In this cross-sectional study, n = 1229 consecutive patients with coronary artery disease were cla...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Akboga MK,Balci KG,Maden O,Ertem AG,Kirbas O,Yayla C,Acar B,Aras D,Kisacik H,Aydogdu S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the expression of FLNA and its potential prognostic significance in cervical cancer. PATIENTS & METHODS:Real-time PCR was performed to evaluate the expression levels of FLNA in 44 pairs of cervical cancer and matched normal adjacent tissues. Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox proportional hazards model w...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Jin YZ,Pei CZ,Wen LY

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the role of MMP-9 (-1562 C:T) polymorphism as a biomarker for susceptibility to pre-eclampsia. PATIENTS & METHODS:MMP-9 variants were detected in 160 women with mild and severe pre-eclampsia and 112 healthy pregnant women. RESULTS:A significantly higher frequency of MMP-9 CT genotype was observed i...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Rahimi Z,Rahimi Z,Shahsavandi MO,Bidoki K,Rezaei M

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00