Update on HER2 testing for breast and upper gastrointestinal tract cancers.

abstract：AIM:The role of octamer-binding transcription factor 4 (Oct4) in gastric cancer (GC) progression is still under debate and reported results are inconsistent. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the clinicopathological and prognostic significance of Oct4 expression in patients with GC. MATERIALS & METHO...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Wei Y,Liu H,Wang C,Zhang W,Wen X,Long H,Xu Z,Guo H,Liu Y,Wei D,Qiu C,Li G,Sun Z

更新日期：2019-02-01 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：:Background: We aimed to assess the predictive value of the absolute and relative intact parathormone (iPTH) decline levels as reliable markers of postoperative hypocalcemia. Materials & methods: iPTH levels were measured 4 h after surgery and the following morning after surgery (postoperative day 1). iPTH, absolute iP...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Rajan S,Ravindhran B,George B,Bantwal G,Vageesh Ayyar,Mohan LN

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The field of immuno-oncology has witnessed unprecedented success in recent years, with several PD=1 and PD-L1 inhibitors obtaining US FDA registration and breakthrough drug therapy designation in multiple tumor types. Despite its clear efficacy in certain cancers, treatment with these agents carries a risk of immune-r...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Lim JS,Sundar R,Chénard-Poirier M,Lopez J,Yap TA

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this article was to investigate the performance and predictive value of urinary liver-type FABP (uL-FABP) and urinary NGAL (uNGAL) for renal function and prognosis in obstructive nephropathy (ON). PATIENTS & METHODS:A total of 108 ON patients and urine samples were collected. An ELISA was used to determ...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Xie Y,Xu W,Wang Q,Shao X,Ni Z,Mou S

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：:Aim: to evaluate the associations between signatures of apoptotic endothelial cell-derived microvesicles (MVs) with phenotypes of chronic heart failure (HF). Methods: The study cohort consisted of 388 prospectively involved subjects with HF patients with predominantly reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF)...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Berezin AE,Kremzer AA,Samura TA,Berezina TA

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) represents a wide range of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by impairments in social interaction, language, communication and range of interests. Autism is usually diagnosed in children 3-5 years of age using behavioral characteristics; thus, diagnosis shortly after b...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Mizejewski GJ,Lindau-Shepard B,Pass KA

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of centrifugation and protease activity on the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentrations of DJ-1 and hemoglobin. MATERIALS & METHODS:The concentrations of DJ-1 and hemoglobin were determined in 12 (DJ-1) and six (hemoglobin) pairs of CSF samples, with one sam...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Salvesen L,Tanassi JT,Bech S,Pålhagen S,Svenningsson P,Heegaard NH,Winge K

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the main cause of death in post-menopausal women (PMW). Beyond the 'traditional' cardiovascular risk factors of CHD, newer biomarkers, reflecting inflammation, endothelial function and oxidative stress, have received growing consideration. We systematically reviewed the literature on th...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Spoletini I,Vitale C,Rosano GM

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of metabolic disorders (MDs), especially diabetes, is rapidly increasing worldwide, leading to an increasing risk of cardiovascular and other socially relevant complications. To boost MD biomarker discovery, advanced proteomics can harmonize metabolomics. Indeed, the rapid development of mass spectromet...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Di Girolamo F,Del Chierico F,Caenaro G,Lante I,Muraca M,Putignani L

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical proteomics has great promise, but many hurdles. Proteomic approaches may prove to be the answer to decades of frustrating searches for markers that are specific and selective for breast cancer. In order to achieve this goal, the challenge arises that breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease and individual var...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Ruhlen RL,Sauter ER

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：:With increasing knowledge of the regulatory mechanisms of G-protein-coupled receptor signaling in heart physiology, many studies have focused on the role of this system in cardiovascular disease. In recent years, scientists have moved their attention from the receptors to their regulatory proteins: the G-protein-coupl...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Campanile A,Iaccarino G

更新日期：2009-10-01 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 investigate the prognostic performance of complement components in septic patients, complement 3, membrane attack complex (MAC) and mannose-binding lectin were measured and compared among adult patients with sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock, as well as between in-hospital nonsurvivors and survivors. METHO...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Zhao X,Chen YX,Li CS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has become increasingly clear that the development of cancer, a multifactorial disease, cannot be explained by a single molecule or gene mutation. As a new discipline, metabolomics focuses on the body's metabolite changes, and attempts to find differences to explain the development of cancer; it has proven to be ef...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Zhang WT,Zhang ZW,Guo YD,Wang LS,Mao SY,Zhang JF,Liu MN,Yao XD

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The Tp-e/QT (peak to end of T-wave duration/QT interval) ratio is a promising marker of myocardial repolarization and ventricular arrhythmogenesis. Its elevation is associated with sudden cardiac death in different clinical conditions. This study was designed to assess the possible association between incr...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Fang J,Su H,Song A,Tong Y,Huang Z,Ding F,Liu Y

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: We investigated whether ADAMTS9-AS2 and CADM2 were related to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Methodology: ESCC microarray datasets and reverse transcriptase qualitative PCR were used to analyze ADAMTS9-AS2 and CADM2 expression. Results: The GSE120356 and GSE33810 datasets identified ADAMTS9-AS2...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Shen FF,Zhang F,Yang HJ,Li JK,Su JF,Yu PT,Zhou FY,Che GW

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The conflicting relationships of serum omentin with inflammation markers and cardiometabolic disorders were investigated. Results & methods: Unselected 864 population-based middle-aged adults were cross-sectionally studied by sex-specific omentin tertiles. Men in the lowest omentin tertile (T1) had lower systolic b...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Onat A,Ademoglu E,Karadeniz Y,Can G,Uzun AO,Simsek B,Kaya A

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：:Generally, obese and overweight individuals display higher free fatty acid levels, which stimulate insulin resistance. The combination of overweight or obesity with insulin resistance can trigger Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and are primary contributing factors to the development of uncontrolled T2DM. Genetic polym...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Kasim NB,Huri HZ,Vethakkan SR,Ibrahim L,Abdullah BM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has significantly reduced morbidity and mortality of HIV-infected patients, yet their life expectancy remains reduced compared with the general population. Most HIV-infected patients receiving cART have some persistent immune dysfunction characterized by chronic immune activat...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Lichtfuss GF,Hoy J,Rajasuriar R,Kramski M,Crowe SM,Lewin SR

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder of unknown etiologycharacterized b y pronounced fibroproliferative alterations in the microvasculature, and frequent cellular and humoral immunity abnormalities, culminating in a severe and often progressive fibrotic process. Numerous biomarkers reflecting the ...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Castro SV,Jimenez SA

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dr Jake Micallef speaks to Hannah L Wilson, Commissioning Editor: Dr Micallef has 20 years of experience in research and development and in the management of early-stage biotechnical companies, including the manufacture of biotechnology products and the establishment of manufacturing operations. Dr Micallef gained thi...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Micallef J,Wilson HL

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, immune checkpoint inhibitors have rapidly changed treatment paradigms and have been pivotal for the treatment of advanced NSCLC patients. However, many patients don't respond to immunotherapy, and toxicities are a concern. Mounting evidence suggests that PD-L1 expression and tumor mutational burden ar...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： C Guven D,Sahin TK,Dizdar O,Kilickap S

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern war wounds are complex and primarily involve extremities. They require multiple operative interventions to achieve wound closure and begin rehabilitation. Current assessment of the suitability of surgical wound closure is based upon subjective methods coupled with a semiquantitative determination of the wound b...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Brown TS,Safford S,Caramanica J,Elster EA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: To develop robust and accurate prognostic biomarkers to help clinicians optimize therapeutic strategies. Materials & methods: Differentially prognosis-related autophagy genes were identified by bioinformatics analysis method. Results: Seven prognosis-related autophagy genes were more significantly related to the ...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Wang J,Miao Y,Ran J,Yang Y,Guan Q,Mi D

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00