The influence of preanalytical conditions on the DJ-1 concentration in human cerebrospinal fluid.

abstract：:Increased neurohormonal activation is a key feature of heart failure (HF). Copeptin is a surrogate marker for proarginine vasopressin and the prognostic value of copeptin has been reported for multiple disease states of both nonvascular and cardiovascular etiology. Elevated plasma copeptin in HF has been associated wi...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Balling L,Gustafsson F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular disease refers to different diseases involving the heart and/or the arteries and/or the veins. Cardiovascular disease, overall considered, is a notable source of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Therefore, several research studies are dedicated to explore, by means of biomarkers, the possiblity to cal...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Serra R,Ielapi N,Barbetta A,Andreucci M,de Franciscis S

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：:Letter in regards to: Akboga MK, Balci KG, Maden O et al. Usefulness of monocyte to HDL-cholesterol ratio to predict high SYNTAX score in patients with stable coronary artery disease. Biomark. Med. 10(4), 375-383 (2016). ...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Soylemez S

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article focuses on biochemical markers that may be used in the diagnostics of Parkinson's disease and associated disorders, and to identify early cases and stratify patients into subgroups. We present an updated account of some currently available candidate fluid biomarkers, and discuss their diagnostic performan...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Nyhlén J,Constantinescu R,Zetterberg H

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：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：: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：:Interferons (IFNs) comprise type I, II and III families with multiple subtypes. Via transcription of IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs), IFNs can exert multiple biological effects on the cell. In infectious and chronic inflammatory diseases, the IFNs and their ISG sets can be potentially utilized as biomarkers of disease out...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Berry CM,Hertzog PJ,Mangan NE

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of biomarker technology can be usefully implemented in areas where current techniques are inadequate and where a clinical issue, which affects outcome, can be defined. The definition of the loading status of the heart where there is pre-existent impairment of contractile function is a key target. Heart...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Chuen MJ,Lip GY,MacFadyen RJ

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：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：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：:Tuberculosis is a public health concern worldwide. Particularly worrying is the emergence of severe forms of drug resistance, such as extensively drug resistant and totally drug resistant tuberculosis, with few treatment options for the afflicted patients. To avoid further spread of drug resistance, its early detectio...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Palomino JC,Vandamme P,Martin A

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：: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：: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: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: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

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：AIM:Cardiotrophin-1 null mice presented decreased arterial stiffness. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between cardiotrophin-1 and arterial stiffness, assessed by brachial-ankle pulse-wave velocity (baPWV). METHODS:We enrolled 300 subjects, 200 with baPWV >1400 and 100 with baPWV ≤1400 cm/s. R...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Hung HC,Lu FH,Ou HY,Wu HT,Wu JS,Yang YC,Chang CJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：: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：: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：: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: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：AIM:To investigate the clinical significance of detecting several biomarkers collectively in the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:128 RA patients, 174 non-RA patients and 80 healthy controls were enrolled. HLA-DR4 and HLA-DR53 were detected by the PCR-SSP method, 14-3-3η protein, anti-CCP and anti-Sa we...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Tan L,Wang Q,Zeng T,Long T,Guan X,Wu S,Zheng W,Fu H,Meng Y,Wu Y,Tian Y,Yu J,Chen J,Li H,Cao L

更新日期：2018-07-01 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：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：AIM:We evaluated the effect of lncRNA SOX2OT expression and its SNP in tumorigenesis and development of breast cancer (BC) in a case-control study. METHODS:A total of 1106 individuals, 505 newly diagnosed BC patients and 601 age-matched controls (±2 years) were testified. Real-time PCR was adopted for testing tissues'...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Tang X,Gao Y,Yu L,Lu Y,Zhou G,Cheng L,Sun K,Zhu B,Xu M,Liu J

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00