From "clinical proteomics" to "clinical chemistry proteomics": considerations using quantitative mass-spectrometry as a model approach.

abstract：:Overcrowding of the emergency department (ED) is rapidly becoming a global challenge and a major source of concern for emergency physicians. The evaluation of cardiac biomarkers is critical for confirming diagnoses and expediting treatment decisions to reduce overcrowding, however, physicians currently face the dilemm...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Di Somma S,Zampini G,Vetrone F,Soto-Ruiz KM,Magrini L,Cardelli P,Ronco C,Maisel A,Peacock FW

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic rejection accounts for the greatest loss of renal allografts. HLA mismatching has been minimised by organ allocation and new immunosuppressive drugs have been employed, but the average cadaveric graft survival still does not exceed 12 years. Though the aetiology is multifactorial, one contributory factor for t...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Gerstenkorn C,Robertson H,Mohamed MA,O'Donnell M,Ali S,Talbot D

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of nutrition factors such as calcium, vitamin D and vitamin K for the integrity of the skeleton is well known. Moreover, bone health is positively influenced by certain elements (e.g., zinc, copper, fluorine, manganese, magnesium, iron and boron). Deficiency of these elements slows down the increase of ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Zofková I,Nemcikova P,Matucha P

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：:Quality in diagnostic testing represents a key target of laboratory medicine, for which an assurance around the quality of testing is expected from all involved in the process. Laboratories attempt to assure the quality of their testing by various processes, but especially by performance of internal quality control an...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Favaloro EJ,Jennings I,Olson J,Van Cott EM,Bonar R,Gosselin R,Meijer P

更新日期：2018-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:This review evaluates the role of platelets in bleeding risk among patients with hematological disease and thrombocytopenia. Platelets are pivotal in primary hemostasis, and possess non-hemostatic properties involved in angiogenesis, tissue repair, inflammation and metastatis. Also, platelets safeguard vascular integr...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Vinholt PJ

更新日期：2019-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Historical research on the concept of normality, its roots and its development show that this concept has its sources in very different areas of scientific and medical thinking. Of great importance were: (i) a new theory of disease arising early in the 19th century supposing a continuous change from the healthy to the...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Büttner J

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The knowledge of physiological fluctuation and variation of even commonly used biochemical quantities in extreme age groups and during development is sparse. This challenges the clinical interpretation and utility of laboratory tests in these age groups. To explore the utility of hospital laboratory data as ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Søeby K,Jensen PB,Werge T,Sørensen S

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) provide unique information for the management of breast cancer patients, since their detection and monitoring is useful for prognosis, prediction of response to therapy, or monitoring clinical course in patients with localized or metastatic disease. Currently, the most practical applicat...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Lianidou ES,Markou A

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac troponins are considered the cornerstone for risk stratification and diagnosis of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Following Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines, we assessed the analytical performances of the Pathfast (Mitsubishi, Japan) cTnI method. METHODS:We eval...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Di Serio F,Caputo M,Zaninotto M,Ottomano C,Plebani M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Choroid plexus has the highest concentration of transthyretin (TTR) mRNA in the body, 4.4 microg TTR mRNA/g wet weight tissue, compared with 0.39 microg in the liver. The proportion of TTR to total protein synthesis in choroid plexus is 12%. All newly synthesized TTR is secreted towards the ventricles. Net transfer of...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Schreiber G

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An effective quality control (QC) program requires the establishment of control limits within which the results of the QC sample is expected to fall. Traditionally, the mean plus/minus two standard deviations calculated for a set of QC sample results is used to establish control limits. Allowable total error...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Dimech W,Vincini G,Karakaltsas M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate whether procalcitonin, soluble CD14 and interleukin-6 show advantages in predicting the outcome and specificity for bacterial infection in patients with sepsis in comparison to common C-reactive protein measurement. Laboratory parameters were measured in plasma of patients durin...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Herrmann W,Ecker D,Quast S,Klieden M,Rose S,Marzi I

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Usually, laboratory diagnostics of hereditary hemoglobin disorders is fairly straightforward. Sometimes, however, correct diagnosis can be difficult. In this study, we describe a family with multiple mutations and sequence variations in the alpha- and beta-globin gene clusters. METHODS:Hemocytometry results...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： de Vooght KM,van Wijk R,Rijksen G,van Solinge WW

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have gradually been reported to be an important class of RNAs with pivotal roles in regulation of gene expression, and thus are involved in multitudinous human complex diseases. However, the biological functions and precise mechanisms of the majority of lncRNAs are still poo...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Zhuo Y,Zeng Q,Zhang P,Li G,Xie Q,Cheng Y

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibody is emerging as an important diagnostic marker for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We evaluated the analytical and diagnostic performance of the ARCHITECT anti-CCP (Abbott Diagnostics), a new fully automated chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay. METHODS:Serum...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Hwang SM,Kim JO,Yoo YM,Shin S,Kim JQ,Park MH,Song EY

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular diagnostics is one of the most rapidly growing areas of laboratory medicine. This rapid growth of clinical molecular tests has outpaced the availability and development of reference methods and reference materials. Such methods and materials are important for the development, validation, and interpretation o...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Payne DA,Mamotte CD,Gancberg D,Pazzagli M,van Schaik RH,Schimmel H,Rousseau F,IFCC Committee for Molecular Diagnostics (C-MD).

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to develop a method for sweat chloride (Cl) quantification using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) to present to the Joint Committee for Traceability in Laboratory Medicine (JCTLM) as a candidate reference method for the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis (CF). METHODS...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Collie JT,Massie RJ,Jones OA,Morrison PD,Greaves RF

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a public health problem in many countries. Chitotriosidase (ChT) is an enzyme secreted by activated macrophages that catalyzes the hydrolysis of chitin and chitin-like substrates. The goal of this study was to assess the relationship between serum ChT activity and mo...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Kurt YG,Cayci T,Onguru P,Akgul EO,Yaman H,Aydin I,Bodur H,Turker T,Kurt I,Cevik MA,Erbil MK

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cholesterol homeostasis disorders may cause dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis progression and coronary artery disease (CAD) development. Evaluation of non-cholesterol sterols (NCSs) as synthesis and absorption markers, and lipoprotein particles quality may indicate the dyslipidemia early development. This study ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Gojkovic T,Vladimirov S,Spasojevic-Kalimanovska V,Zeljkovic A,Vekic J,Kalimanovska-Ostric D,Djuricic I,Sobajic S,Jelic-Ivanovic Z

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low back pain (LBP) is a very frequent condition, affecting most people at some point throughout their life. This cross-sectional study was aimed to investigate a selected panel of cytokines and inflammatory biomarkers in patients with or without LBP. METHODS:The study population consisted of 104 patients d...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Lippi G,Dagostino C,Buonocore R,Aloe R,Bonaguri C,Fanelli G,Allegri M

更新日期：2017-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Galectin-3 is an emerging biomarker of heart failure and of myocardial fibrosis risk. Monitoring of galectin-3 is essential during treatment with galectin-3 inhibitors. The aim of our study was to assess long-term biological variability in a specific group of unhealthy subjects. METHODS:The biological varia...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Franeková J,Kubíček Z,Hošková L,Kotrbatá M,Sečník P,Kautzner J,Jabor A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although many reports have elucidated pathophysiological characteristics of abnormal bone metabolism in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DT2), determinants of bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with DT2 are still controversial. METHODS:We examined 168 Belarussian men 45-60 years of age. Plasma to...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Vasilkova O,Mokhort T,Sanec I,Sharshakova T,Hayashida N,Takamura N

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron status in man is influenced by environmental and genetic factors. The molecular variation of haptoglobin is one of the genetic factors influencing iron status in Caucasians. Differences in iron metabolism between blacks and whites have been reported. We wanted to investigate the effect of haptoglobin polymorphism...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Kasvosve I,Gordeuk VR,Delanghe JR,Gomo ZA,Gangaidzo IT,Khumalo H,Moyo VM,Saungweme T,Mvundura E,Boelaert JR

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since PSA is supposed to play an active role in the progression of prostate cancer, we applied a quantitative RT-PCR to measure the absolute levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) mRNA expression in benign and malignant prostatic tissue. Consecutive fine needle prostate biopsy material from 59 patients (43 with pro...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Gelmini S,Tricarico C,Petrone L,Forti G,Amorosi A,Dedola GL,Serio M,Pazzagli M,Orlando C

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Linezolid is the first synthetic compound of a new group of antimicrobials, the oxazolidinones, which inhibit protein synthesis. It shows a broad spectrum of activity against Gram positive organisms. With respect to its pharmacokinetics, linezolid shows a relatively high volume of distribution and good penet...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Guerrero L,Martínez-Olondris P,Rigol M,Esperatti M,Esquinas C,Luque N,Piñer R,Torres A,Soy D

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduced and total homocysteine, cysteine, glutathione and cysteinylglycine in plasma were investigated in 19 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and in 29 healthy subjects. The purpose was to examine the influence of pro-oxidant activity caused by the lung disease on the metabolism of homocysteine and ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Andersson A,Ankerst J,Lindgren A,Larsson K,Hultberg B

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric juice is known to have phospholipase A2 catalytic activity. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) has been reported to produce phospholipase A2, which is believed to hydrolyse the protective layer of gastric mucosal phospholipids and to promote mucosal damage. The current study aimed at identifying secretory phospho...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Huhtinen HT,Grönroos JM,Haapamäki MM,Nevalainen TJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The new swine influenza (H1N1) requires fast and accurate diagnosis. Currently, there are few reports about the diagnostic performance of influenza antigen tests with regard to the H1N1 virus infection. We evaluated the reactivity of eight commercially available rapid antigen tests in samples from confirmed ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Herzum I,Lutz T,Koch F,Geisel R,Gehrt A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutathione S-transferase (GST) isoenzymes are involved in the detoxification of major carcinogens present in tobacco smoke. It is thus conceivable that deficiency in GST activity due to homozygous deletions of the GSTM1 and GSTT1 genes (the null genotypes) may modulate susceptibility to smoking-induced cancers. The i...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Hong YJ,Lee JK,Lee GH,Hong SI

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00