MMP-9 (-1562 C:T) polymorphism as a biomarker of susceptibility to severe pre-eclampsia.

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：:Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a highly aggressive and invasive tumor, whose incidence is expected to peak, in many countries, at the end of the present decade, 20-40 years after the peak of asbestos use (asbestos being the most important etiological factor). MPM has a poor prognosis, in part, owing to a diff...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Cristaudo A,Bonotti A,Simonini S,Bruno R,Foddis R

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidative stress has been postulated as an additive factor linking obesity to cardiovascular disease. MATERIALS & METHODS:Derivatives of reactive oxygen species metabolites (d-ROMs) were measured in 136 obese (42 males, 94 females; mean age: 47 ± 12 years; BMI: 36 ± 5 kg/m(2)) and in 306 over- and normal-we...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Vassalle C,Vigna L,Bianchi S,Maffei S,Novembrino C,De Giuseppe R,de Liso F,Vannucci A,Tirelli S,Maiavacca R,Bamonti F

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of: Hsu PI, Chen CH, Hsieh CS et al.: alpha1-antitrypsin precursor in gastric juice is a novel biomarker for gastric cancer and ulcer. Clin. Cancer Res. 13(3), 876-883 (2007) [1] . The authors have identified the alpha1-antitrypsin precursor as a new protein marker of gastric cancer in gastric juice by 2D e...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Monari M,Foschi J,Serrazanetti GP

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Childhood cancer remains one of the main cause of death in the pediatric population. Amino acids (AAs) level alterations in plasma are considered to play a role in carcinogenesis and further course of the disease. METHODS:Seventy-seven children with cancer, including 47 with hematological and 30 with solid tumors ...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Synakiewicz A,Sawicka-Zukowska M,Adrianowska N,Galezowska G,Ratajczyk J,Owczarzak A,Konieczna L,Stachowicz-Stencel T

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:LncRNAs may act as promising biomarkers in esophageal cancer (EC). Here, we illustrate the LncRNA profile and their clinical relevance in EC. PATIENTS & METHODS:In this study, we utilized the Cancer Genome Atlas RNA-sequencing and clinical data from 186 patients and 13 normal samples. Various statistical and gene ...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Khadirnaikar S,Narayanan SP,Shukla SK

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Sepsis is a critical condition that leads to high mortality and is the most common cause of death in intensive care units. Despite exhaustive efforts by the scientific community, a reliable biomarker for diagnosis, evolution and prognosis of sepsis is still lacking. Results & methodology: Here, using high-throughpu...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Pinheiro da Silva F,Cataldi TR,de Lima TM,Starzynski PN,Barbeiro HV,Labate MT,CéMachado MC,de Souza HP,Labate CA

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the regulatory approvals in Europe and the USA of trastuzumab-based anti-HER2 targeted therapy for upper gastrointestinal cancers in 2010, HER2 testing has now become universal for newly diagnosed cases of both breast cancer and adenocarcinomas of esophagus, stomach and gastroesophageal origin. In the 12 years or...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Ross JS

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：:Increasing evidence has highlighted the roles of oxidative stress and inflammation in the promotion of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Recent pathological studies have elucidated specific mediators that appear to link these pathways to the progression and rupture of atherosclerotic plaque in the artery wall. T...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Uno K,Nicholls SJ

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer have a very poor prognosis. Incorporation of targeted molecular therapies, such as the anti-EGFR receptor monoclonal antibodies cetuximab and panitumumab, into treatment regimens has improved outcomes for patients with wild-type RAS tumors. Yet, response rates remain low and ...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Caiazza F,Elliott L,Fennelly D,Sheahan K,Doherty GA,Ryan EJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: Noninvasive assessments of C-reactive protein (CRP) in stress contexts have seldom been compared. This study evaluated CRP response to acute social stress as measured in saliva and dried blood spot (DBS). Materials & methods: African-Americans (N = 118; mean age = 32 years) participated in a laboratory-based soci...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Goetz SM,Lucas T

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: Eosinophilic asthma is associated with more exacerbations and differential responses to treatment. The aim of this study was to assess if CLC/Gal-10 and MBP-1 are surrogate biomarkers of eosinophilic inflammation in asthma. Methods & results: Sputum induction was performed in patients with asthma and in healthy c...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Nyenhuis SM,Alumkal P,Du J,Maybruck BT,Vinicky M,Ackerman SJ

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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: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:The aim of the present study was to investigate the association of circulating miRNAs with white-coat hypertension (WCH) and further analyze whether miRNAs could be as potential biomarkers for WCH. METHOD:Quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR (qRT-PCR) was used to evaluate the expression of selected miRNAs. The a...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Huang YQ,Huang C,Chen JY,Li J,Feng YQ

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：: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: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: We aimed to explore the biomarkers for disease progression or the risk of nonsurvivors. Materials & methods: This study included 134 hospitalized patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection. The outcome of moderate versus severe versus critically ill patients and survivors versus nonsurvivors were compared. Result...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Li J,Li M,Zheng S,Li M,Zhang M,Sun M,Li X,Deng A,Cai Y,Zhang H

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute kidney injury is a common and significant complication among pediatric patients with congenital heart disease, occurring most commonly after cardiopulmonary bypass. Current laboratory methods of diagnosis are not timely enough to guide management decisions, thus spurring interest in discovering new biomarkers of...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Kwiatkowski DM,Goldstein SL,Krawczeski CD

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：: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：: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 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：: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