Differentiation of myeloperoxidase and glandular peroxidase in biological fluids: application to human saliva.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to detect reliability of Brucella Coombs gel test (BCGT) by comparing with with ELISA (IgG + IgM), Standard agglutination test, and Brucella immunocapture agglutination methods in serological diagnosis of brucellosis. METHODS:Brucella Coombs gel test (BCGT), Brucella ELISA (IgG + I...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Kalem F,Ergün AG,Durmaz S,Doğan M,Ertuğrul Ö,Gündem S

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to explain the effects of microRNA-132 in renal cell carcinoma by regulating FOXM1 expression. METHODS:Thirty patients with renal cell carcinoma admitted to our hospital were enrolled, and their adjacent normal tissues and cancer tissues were taken. The expression of microRNA-132 w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Yu Y,Lu W,Zhou X,Huang H,Shen S,Guo L

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenic role of immune-mediated mechanisms in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has not yet been elucidated. In this study, we report different cytokine expression profiles from hemodialysis (HD) and non-HD HCV (+) patients. IL-1beta, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, TNF-alpha, and TGF-beta1 serum levels, and liver bi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Spanakis NE,Garinis GA,Alexopoulos EC,Patrinos GP,Menounos PG,Sklavounou A,Manolis EN,Gorgoulis VG,Valis D

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report nine donations with ABO inconsistency in reverse typing caused by partly or entirely missing antibodies. A and B antigens and antibodies were examined by serological blood typing, and ABO deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) analyses were performed by sequence-specific priming and sequencing. A B101 allele was demons...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Deng ZH,Zeng JQ,Yu Q,Su YQ,Liang YL,Lu L,Zhu WG,Yang BC

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reference intervals are critical for interpreting test results of a clinical laboratory. The aim of this study was to establish local reference intervals of complete blood count for healthy preschoolers in China. METHODS:Three thousand eight hundred and twenty-one blood specimens from children aged 4 months...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Wang GC,Li N,Niu C,Ma WB,Wang ZL,Guo H,Han LH

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Miltenberger (Mi) series are the collective glycophorin hybrids in the MNS blood group system. Mi series are composed of several subtypes, for examples, GP.Mur, GP.Hop, and GP.Bun. The incompatibility of Mi series blood transfusion poses the risk of hemolysis. Due to the lack of standard antibodies for Mi se...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Vongsakulyanon A,Pipatpanukul C,Kitpoka P,Kunakorn M,Srikhirin T

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis of epithelial hepatocytes plays a pivotal role in acute as well as in chronic liver diseases. The cleavage of cytokeratin-18 (CK-18) by caspases is an early event in the apoptotic process. We therefore sought to investigate serum levels of CK-18 and 20S proteasome in patients with liver cirrhosis, primary gr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Hetz H,Hoetzenecker K,Hacker S,Faybik P,Pollreisz A,Moser B,Roth G,Hoetzenecker W,Lichtenauer M,Klinger M,Krenn CG,Ankersmit HJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Iron overload is a major complication in patients with hemoglobin H (Hb H) disease and causes damage of tissues. METHODS:We investigated 26 Hb H patients and 75 controls to evaluate their oxidative stress and antioxidant statuses. RESULTS:There were significantly increased levels of superoxide anion in leu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Chiou SS,Tsao CJ,Tsai SM,Wu YR,Liao YM,Lin PC,Tsai LY

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly developed into a pandemic. Increased levels of ferritin due to cytokine storm and secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis were found in severe COVID-19 patients. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the role of ferritin in COVID-19. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Cheng L,Li H,Li L,Liu C,Yan S,Chen H,Li Y

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have shown elevated serum levels of interleukin 6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in patients with pancreatic cancer (PC). The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic usefulness of pretreatment serum levels of IL-6 and CRP to differentiate between PC and chronic pancreatitis (CP) patients. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Mroczko B,Groblewska M,Gryko M,Kedra B,Szmitkowski M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative determination of albumin (ALB) in human urine is important to assess kidney functions in a variety of diseases. Recently, Siemens released an improved Microalbumin assay (microALB_2) to measure urinary ALB on the automated, random access ADVIA 1650/1800, ADVIA 2400, and ADVIA 1200 Chemistry Systems. We ev...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Datta P,Dasgupta A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diurnal variations in the excretion of bone resorption markers were assessed in order to identify the type of urine collection which provides the most information on bone resorption rate and its relation to measuring bone dynamics in a postmenopausal population. Sixty women, ages 43-67 and without disease or treatment...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zaninotto M,Bernardi D,Ujka F,Bonato P,Plebani M

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Automated flow cytometry-based urine analyzer is increasingly being used to identify and enumerate cells and particles in urine specimens. It measures electrical conductivity which could be transformed to osmolality. Using this machine, all urine specimens could be screened for osmolality without requiring a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Yoo DW,Lee SM,Moon SY,Kim IS,Chang CL

更新日期：2020-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delta neutrophil index (DNI) is a new inflammatory marker and the present study aimed to evaluate the predictive value of the DNI for the presence of a perforation in elderly with acute appendicitis. METHODS:This retrospective observational study was conducted on 108 consecutive elderly patients (≥65 years ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Shin DH,Cho YS,Kim YS,Ahn HC,Oh YT,Park SO,Won MH,Cho JH,Kim YM,Seo JY,Lee YH

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Neonatal polycythemia may result in increased cytokine production. We aimed to investigate whether polycythemia and partial exchange transfusion (PET) affect interleukin-6 (IL-6) response pattern in early neonatal period. METHODS:Ninety-four newborns, 57 with polycythemia (Group 1) and 37 as control group...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Akdag A,Dilli D,Erdeve O,Oğuz SS,Dilmen U

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied antibody production in serial serum samples from patients with acute Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections. Sera were analyzed both by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using a synthetic peptide (P62) derived from the glycine-alanine repeating region of the Epstein-Barr nucle...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Rhodes G,Smith RS,Rubin RE,Vaughan J,Horwitz CA

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The non-invasive diagnostic approach for early detection of endometrial cancer (EC) remains limited. To date, human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) has been intensively studied but its diagnostic is controversial in EC. DJ-1 is an oncoprotein secreted by cancer cells, recently identified as a potential diagnostic...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Benati M,Montagnana M,Danese E,Paviati E,Giudici S,Ruzzenente O,Franchi M,Lippi G

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was performed to compare the clinical efficacies of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with autologous ligament grafting at different time points. METHODS:Eighty-five patients with ACL were categorized into two groups: Group A (GA, n = 45), who underwent early-stage (≤3 weeks) surger...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Hu B,Gao F,Li C,Zhang B,An M,Lu M,Liu Y,Liu Y

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To discover how NLRP3 and TNFRSF1A polymorphisms affect the efficacy of traditional medicine and etanercept for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients. METHODS:Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and haplotype analyses were conducted based on determined NLRP3 and TNFRSF1A among AS patients. We subsequently a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zhao S,Chen H,Wu G,Zhao C

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In previous research, we found diabetes rather than obesity was an independent risk factor of breast cancer. However, why diabetes could lead to increased risk of breast cancer patients remains elusive. Long non-coding RNAE330013P06 has been shown to be upregulated in diabetes, and long non-coding RNAs gener...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Chen R,Shi P,Zhang Y,Wu H,Li X,Yang W,Luo F,JinmingXue,Yao L,Yang J,Wang W,Zhang B,Li P,Miao Y,Wang Q,Tian F

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical treatment for Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection is now recommended in several types of gastroduodenal disease, and its success is usually monitored by hystology. The end-points of our work were to identify the most suitable serum index of Hp eradication among pepsinogen A (PGA), pepsinogen C (PGC), PGA/PGC ra...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Plebani M,Basso D,Scrigner M,Toma A,Di Mario F,Dal Bò N,Samloff IM

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic basis of infertility has received increasing recognition in recent years, particularly with the advent of assisted reproductive technology. It is now becoming obvious that genetic etiology for infertility is an important cause of disrupted spermatogenesis. Y-chromosome microdeletions and abnormal karyotype...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Abid S,Maitra A,Meherji P,Patel Z,Kadam S,Shah J,Shah R,Kulkarni V,Baburao V,Gokral J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Red cell distribution width (RDW) and mean platelet volume (MPV) are considered to be associated with tumors. We investigated the diagnostic value of RDW, MPV, and cancer antigen 125 (CA125), alone or in combination, in the diagnosis of endometrial cancer and endometrial hyperplasia. METHODS:This study incl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zhang H,Liang K,Ke L,Tang S

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies to neutrophil cytoplasmic antigens (ANCA) targeted toward granule enzymes have been recognized as a valuable diagnostic tool in the detection of Wegener's granulomatosis and systemic vasculitides. However, the most commonly used method of detection, the indirect immunofluorescence assay, is prone to false-p...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Streicher J,Fabian B,Herkner K,Pointner H,Bayer PM

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to evaluate the association of circular RNA La-related RNA-binding protein 4 (circ-LARP4) with clinical features and prognosis in osteosarcoma patients, and further explore its effect on chemosensitivity in osteosarcoma cells. METHODS:Seventy-two osteosarcoma patients with Enneking stage II...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Hu Y,Gu J,Shen H,Shao T,Li S,Wang W,Yu Z

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although recent studies have indicated that gut microbiome dysbiosis was significantly associated with the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), information on the role of blood microbiome in T2DM development is scarce. METHODS:Fifty incident T2DM cases and 100 matched non-T2DM controls were selected fr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Qiu J,Zhou H,Jing Y,Dong C

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The two serum proteins of the complement cascade in the highest concentrations, C3 and C4, respond to various conditions in much the same manner as do other positive acute-phase proteins. A major difference is that they are relatively sluggish in response to cytokine drive, requiring several days rather than hours to ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Ritchie RF,Palomaki GE,Neveux LM,Navolotskaia O,Ledue TB,Craig WY

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A microparticle-enhanced nephelometric immunoassay was developed for lactoferrin quantitation in human milk. It is based on the nephelometric measurement of the light scattered during the competitive immuno-agglutination of a microparticle-lactoferrin conjugate with an antilactoferrin antiserum. This immunoassay is se...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Cuillière ML,Montagne P,Molé C,Béné MC,Faure G

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:DRI cotinine assay is suitable only for screening for cotinine in urine specimens. We studied the reliability of DRI cotinine semiquantitative values by comparing them with the cotinine concentration obtained with a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method. METHODS:Semiquantitative c...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Dixon RB,Dasgupta A

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T-lymphocyte function was investigated in a group of eight patients with polycythemia vera (PV) and 13 normals. Responsiveness of T-cells to stimulation by mitogen was significantly impaired in the PV patients (p = .02). Analysis of immune cell subpopulation composition by assessment of cell surface phenotype did not ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Paul CC,Baumann MA

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00