Gelsolin-like actin-capping protein is associated with patient prognosis, cellular apoptosis and proliferation in prostate cancer.

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：:Relationships between plasma drug concentrations and clinical outcome have been defined for various chemotherapeutic agents, showing that drug exposure may be a marker of toxicity, mainly hematological and gastrointestinal toxicity, as well as efficacy, expressed as tumor response and survival. Biomarkers provide info...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Meza-Junco J,Sawyer MB

更新日期：2009-12-01 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 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：: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：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：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：: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：:Bladder cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers worldwide. Early detection of bladder tumors is critical for improved patient outcomes. The standard method for detection and surveillance of bladder tumors is cystoscopy with urinary cytology. Limitations of cystoscopy and urinary cytology have brought to light the ...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Rosser CJ,Urquidi V,Goodison S

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current review article aims to provide an up-to-date summary of previous studies in humans that have reported the association between circulating endostatin levels and different cardiovascular phenotypes. We also aim to provide suggestions for future directions of future research evaluating endostatin as a clinica...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Ruge T,Carlsson AC,Larsson A,Ärnlöv J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 44th Congress of the International Society of Oncology and Biomarkers: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 7-10 September 2017 The 44th congress followed the previous one of  International Society of Oncology and Biomarkers (ISOBM) that took place in Chicago (USA) in 2016. The title of the 44th Annual congress was: 'Biomarker...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Kinkorová J

更新日期：2018-02-01 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 determine the performance of plasma calprotectin as a marker of sepsis on intensive care unit (ICU) admission and as a marker of mortality day 30 post-ICU admission. MATERIALS & METHODS:Consecutive ICU patients were allocated to: sepsis (n = 15), postoperative inflammation (n = 23) and intoxication without infl...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Simm M,Söderberg E,Larsson A,Castegren M,Nilsen T,Eriksson M,Lipcsey M

更新日期：2016-08-01 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: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：:The uncertainty of whether/how to treat asymptomatic patients with isolated severe aortic stenosis and normal left ventricular ejection fraction is one of the most topical in cardiovascular medicine. Recently, the AVATAR trial: first ever randomized trial in the setting of aortic stenosis has been started in an attemp...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Banovic MD

更新日期：2017-04-01 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:This study aimed to identify plasma protein changes in a rat model of ischemic stroke using a proteomic approach. MATERIALS & METHODS:Four male Sprague-Dawley rats (3-6 months old) were subjected to 90 min of left middle cerebral artery occlusion under anesthesia with 1.5% isoflurane in O(2)/air followed by 24-h r...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Chen R,Vendrell I,Chen CP,Cash D,O'Toole KG,Williams SA,Jones C,Preston JE,Wheeler JX

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: The diagnostic and prognostic role of procalcitonin (PCT) and mid-regional-pro-adrenomedullin (MR-proADM) were investigated in patients with pneumonia. Material & methods: A total of 168 and 77 patients with pneumonia enrolled in two different hospital settings, an internal medicine unit and an emergency unit wer...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Spoto S,Legramante JM,Minieri M,Fogolari M,Terrinoni A,Valeriani E,Sebastiano C,Bernardini S,Ciccozzi M,Angeletti PS

更新日期：2020-05-01 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：: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：: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：:Podocyturia may be an expression of glomerular disease and is evaluated using urinary podocyte-specific molecules. This article discusses the technical problems of detection and quantification of podocyturia using immunofluorescent staining of specific proteins, urinary podocyte culture, flow cytometry and urinary pod...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Camici M

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autophagy is a catabolic process associated with intracellular self-digestion of damaged organelles or redundant proteins enabling maintenance of cell homeostasis. It is accepted that impaired autophagy is closely linked to cancer development and has been extensively studied in a variety of malignancies including colo...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Gil J,Pesz KA,Sąsiadek MM

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To establish a database for the associations between idiosyncratic drug reactions (IDRs) and human leukocyte antigens (HLAs) and to systematically assess the characteristics of the drug-HLA associations. MATERIALS & METHODS:Electronic databases were searched to extensively identify drug-HLA association studies fro...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Du T,Yang L,Luo H,Zhou P,Mei H,Xuan J,Xing Q,Ning B,Mendrick DL,Shi L

更新日期：2015-01-01 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:Several lines of evidence exist which suggest that changes in the expression of circulating cytokines are linked to the development or reoccurrence of multiple sclerosis (MS). This study aimed to evaluate the serum levels of relevant cytokines after therapy with IFN-β formulations in MS patients. MATERIALS & METHO...

journal_title：Biomarkers in medicine

authors： Arababadi MK,Mosavi R,Khorramdelazad H,Yaghini N,Zarandi ER,Araste M,Pourali R,Nekhei Z,Kennedy D

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：: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：: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