Is neutrophil lymphocyte ratio an indicator for proteinuria in chronic kidney disease?

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：:We aimed to evaluate whether a PEG-IAT method, modified for gel technique, could replace the two-stage enzyme method for routine identification of red blood cell (RBC) antibodies.A total of 161 selected patient samples were analyzed with the two-stage enzyme tube technique and the PEG-IAT in gel techniques. In 65 samp...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Gustafsson L,Wikman A,Lundahl J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a multifactorial phenomenon and the role of these proteins in generating the MDR phenotype is controversial. With this in mind, this review compiled the current data on the role of ABCB1, ABCC1, and LRP proteins in the prognosis of hematologic neoplasms and their influence on the choice o...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： de Moraes AC,Maranho CK,Rauber GS,Santos-Silva MC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to investigate the predictive value of microRNA-146b (miR-146b) on acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) risk, and the correlation of miR-146b with disease severity and 28-day mortality in sepsis patients. METHODS:A total of 104 sepsis patients and 100 healthy controls (HCs) were consec...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Chen W,Liu L,Yang J,Wang Y

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ischemic stroke is one of the most prominent and serious neurological complications of infective endocarditis (IE). Our study was designed to evaluate the predictive value of higher level of plasma D-dimer on admission for the development of ischemic stroke in patients with IE. METHODS:In this prospective s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Xu N,Fu Y,Wang S,Li S,Cai D

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of the neutrophil function to host defense and tissue damage has been widely recognized. However, the usefulness of the correlation analysis between phagocytic activity and superoxide production of neutrophils is unknown. We investigated the relationship by histochemical NBT assay using rats and mice ex...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Kuriyama T,Machida K,Suzuki K

更新日期：1996-01-01 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：:A radioactive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method has been developed for the relative quantification of the human alpha-2 chain of type I collagen [hu alpha-2(I)] in cells. cDNAs generated by reverse transcription from the total pool of cytoplasmic RNA serve as a template for polymerase chain reaction amplification...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Yu YL,Golden JA,Migchielsen AA,Goetzl EJ,Turck CW

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the role of serum periostin in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). METHOD:We conducted a retrospective study and 124 aSAH patients treated in Shenzhen People's hospital during March 1st 2015 to December 30th 2016 were included. Baseline information, neurological status and cli...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Luo W,Wang H,Hu J

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this research were to establish an automatic analysis method for the determination of serum argininosuccinate lyase (ASL) and to investigate the value of serum ASL test in the diagnosis of various liver disorders. According to the chemical reaction catalyzed by ASL, an enzyme-coupled reaction system ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Feng JF,Chen TM,Wen YA,Wang J,Tu ZG

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate anti-HEV antibody profiles in urine specimens in comparison to corresponding serum samples to assess the utility of urine as a clinical specimen. Paired serum and urine specimens from 71 hepatitis E patients, 33 non-E hepatitis patients, 63 patients with nonhepatic diseases, and 2...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Joshi MS,Walimbe AM,Arankalle VA,Chadha MS,Chitambar SD

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Screening tests are available to determine immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases, such as mumps and rubella. We aimed to define better assay for detecting immune status of health care personnel to vaccine-preventable diseases. METHODS:Mumps and rubella antibodies of health care personnel at Shimane Unive...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Kumakura S,Shibata H,Isobe T,Hirose M,Ohe M,Nishimura N,Onoda K,Nagai A,Yamaguchi S

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A microparticle-enhanced nephelometric immunoassay was developed for plasminogen quantitation in human plasma. It is based on the nephelometric measurement of the light scattered by microparticle clusters formed during a sandwich reaction between plasminogen, microparticle--anti-plasminogen conjugate, and the free ant...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Marchal E,Montagne P,Cuillière ML,Béné MC,Faure G

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:p21, an important regulator of the cell cycle, acts as a mediator of the growth-suppressing and -promoting functions of p53. We aimed to investigate the association between codon 31 polymorphisms of p21 gene and endometriosis. Women were divided into two groups: endometriosis (n = 102) and nonendometriosis (n = 119). ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Hsieh YY,Tsai FJ,Chang CC,Chen WC,Tsai CH,Tsai HD,Lin CC

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

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 use of dried blood spots (DBS) for the assay of lysosomal enzymes has facilitated the implementation of pilot studies for newborn screening for lysosomal storage disorders in various developed countries. The aim of the study was to determine the influence of ambient temperature during DBS preparation and...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Supriya M,De T,Christopher R

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The direct agglutination test (DAT) and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were used for serodiagnosis of parasitologically confirmed Indian visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases. All the sera of VL cases were positive by both the methods. DAT titres of VL cases were greater than or equal to 1:3,200, and ELISA ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Pal A,Mukerji K,Basu D,Naskar K,Mallick KK,Ghosh DK

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bone marrow (BM) study plays an important role as initial investigation specimen of lymphoma as well as staging lymphoma. This study aimed to investigate the utility of BM studies for classification of lymphoma and evaluate features of BM involvement by lymphoma over a period of 11 years. METHODS:A total of...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Kwoun WJ,Ahn JY,Park PW,Seo YH,Kim KH,Seo JY,Lee HT,Yoo KH

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Normal serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels differ with age, gender, and body mass index. Adjusting the upper limits of normal (ULN) for ALT needs further research in different populations. Aim of this work was to monitor the effect of successful chronic hepatitis C (CHC) treatment on the ALT levels i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： El Kassas M,Alboraie M,Mostafa A,Ezzat R,El Tahan A,Afify S,Sweedy A,Kabbash I,Esmat G

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary proteins from six patients with esophageal cancer and two with stomach cancer were analyzed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Analyses were performed on days-1 to 3, 5, 7, 10, 14, and 21 (or 22) after surgery. The protein patterns were scanned by densitometry and divided ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Yokomizo K,Iijima S,Sakai N,Kurihara Y,Hitratsuka N,Nagai K,Iwai T,Shiba K

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenosine deaminase (ADA) exists as two isoenzymes, ADA(1) and ADA(2). It appears that the ADA(2) isoenzyme originates mainly from monocytes and macrophages. In tuberculous pleural effusions most of the ADA activity consists of ADA(2). The aim of this prospective study was to analyse ADA isoenzymes in the CSF of patie...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Schutte CM,Ungerer JP,du Plessis H,van der Meyden CH

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated the new body fluid module on Sysmex UF1000-i (UF1000i-BF) for analysis of white blood cell (WBC) and red blood cell (RBC) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). METHODS:WBC and RBC counting were compared between UF1000i-BF and Fuchs-Rosenthal counting chamber in 67 CSF samples. This study also included ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Buoro S,Apassiti Esposito S,Alessio M,Crippa A,Ottomano C,Lippi G

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) has been discovered. The detection of both antigens and antibodies in SARS-CoV from human specimens with suspected SARS plays an important role in preventing infection. We developed a novel rapid immunochromatographic test (RICT) based on the ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Kogaki H,Uchida Y,Fujii N,Kurano Y,Miyake K,Kido Y,Kariwa H,Takashima I,Tamashiro H,Ling AE,Okada M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We described an automated enzymatic assay for conjugated bilirubin (Bc) in serum using the Iatro D-Bil kit, with bilirubin oxidase (EC 1.3.3.5 BOD) from Myrothecium species. The specificity of the enzyme in the Iatro D-Bil kit was examined by analyzing unconjugated bilirubin (Bu), delta bilirubin (Bdelta), and Bc with...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Kimura S,Iyama S,Yamaguchi Y,Hayashi S,Yanagihara T

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Risperidone (RIS) is a widely used atypical antipsychotic drug. We developed and validated a sensitive and accurate LC-MS/MS method, which requires a small-volume of plasma and small-volume injection for measurement of RIS levels in ASD pediatric patients. We also investigated the relationship between RIS le...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Vanwong N,Prommas S,Puangpetch A,Hongkaew Y,Nuntamool N,Nakorn CN,Ngamsamut N,Limsila P,Sukasem C

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A-kinase-interacting protein 1 (AKIP1) has been reported as an oncogenetic factor in multiple cancers; however, no study has reported its role in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) yet. This study aimed to evaluate the expression of AKIP1, and its correlation with tumor characteristics as well as prognosis i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Liu Y,Tian J,Qin D,Liu J,Xie Y

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A common problem in clinical laboratories is maintaining the stability of analytes during pre-analytical processes. The aim of this study was to systematically summarize the results of a set of studies about the biochemical analytes stability. METHODS:A literature search was performed on the Advanced search ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Hedayati M,Razavi SA,Boroomand S,Kheradmand Kia S

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identification of dermatophytes at the species level, relying on macro- and microscopic properties of the colonies is time-consuming, questioned in many circumstances, and requires considerable expertise. In this study, we examined the potency of a new genetic marker, β-tubulin (BT2) gene, for differentiatio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Abastabar M,Mirhendi H,Rezaei-Matehkolaei A,Shidfar MR,Kordbacheh P,Makimura K

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:(a) To evaluate the clinical performance of endocrine analytes using the sigma metrics (σ) model. (b) To redesign quality control strategies for performance improvement. METHODS:The sigma values of the analytes were initially evaluated based on the allowable total error (TEa), bias, and coefficient of varia...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Liu Y,Cao Y,Liu X,Wu L,Cai W

更新日期：2020-09-20 00:00:00