Serum copeptin and midregion proadrenomedullin (MR-proADM) after an ultramarathon.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to investigate the differential plasma levels of lipocalin 2 (LCN2) and its complex with MMP-9 (where MMP is matrix metalloproteinase) before and after antibiotic treatment in hospitalized adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). METHOD:Plasma LCN2 and LCN2/MMP-9 com...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Yeh YH,Chang JL,Hsiao PC,Tsao SM,Lin CH,Kao SJ,Chou MC,Yang SF,Chien MH

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type IV collagen is a major component released from the glomerular and tubular basement membranes. To investigate the alteration of renal type IV collagen turnover in early stage diabetic nephropathy, urinary type IV collagen was measured by a highly sensitive one-step sandwich enzyme immunoassay (EIA). Urinary sample...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Iijima T,Suzuki S,Sekizuka K,Hishiki T,Yagame M,Jinde K,Saotome N,Suzuki D,Sakai H,Tomino Y

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is a recognized biomarker for the assessment of cerebral injury in neurological disorders. This study aims to report a definitive assessment of the biological variation (BV) components of this biomarker, including within-subject BV (CVI), between-subject BV (CVG), index of indiv...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Matyar S,Goruroglu Ozturk O,Ziyanoglu Karacor E,Yuzbasioglu Ariyurek S,Sahin G,Kibar F,Yaman A,Inal T

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute, self-limited vasculitis in infants and young children. Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is a potent cytokine that exerts pleiotropic effects on immunoregulation and inflammation. Elevated IL-10 serum levels have been reported in the KD patients. METHODS:In this study, we investigate...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Lin YJ,Lan YC,Lai CH,Lin TH,Huang SM,Liao CC,Lin CW,Hung CH,Tien N,Liu X,Chien WK,Chen JH,Tsai FJ

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death worldwide, and the detection of LDL-C contributes to reducing risks. However, the LDL-C is rarely evaluated according to the gold standard method because it is costly and time-consuming. This study aimed to determine the agreement of LDL-C among three ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Sonsok S,Sarakarn P,Sanchaisuriya P

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A more sensitive and simpler immune complex transfer enzyme immunoassay for antithyroglobulin IgG in serum and its use for the measurement of antithyroglobulin IgG in healthy subjects and patients with thyroid diseases are described. Antithyroglobulin IgG in test serum was reacted simultaneously with dinitrophenylthyr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Kohno T,Mitsukawa T,Matsukura S,Tsunetoshi Y,Ishikawa E

更新日期：1989-01-01 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：INTRODUCTION:The pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines play crucial role in the development and functions of placenta. Any changes in these cytokines may be associated with many pregnancy-related disorders like preeclampsia. Therefore, the present study is aimed to study the expression of pro-inflammatory (TNF-α, IL-6) ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Aggarwal R,Jain AK,Mittal P,Kohli M,Jawanjal P,Rath G

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：:Previously, an ultrasensitive enzyme immunoassay (immune complex transfer enzyme immunoassay) for p24 antigen of HIV-1 was developed. The immune complex comprising 2,4-dinitrophenyl-biotinyl-bovine serum albumin-rabbit anti-p24 Fab' conjugate, p24 antigen, and rabbit anti-p24 Fab' -beta-D-galactosidase conjugate was t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Hashida S,Hashinaka K,Nishikata I,Saito A,Takamizawa A,Shinagawa H,Ishikawa E

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitation of hemoglobin alpha 2 delta 2 (HbA2) is a basic and confirmatory test in diagnosing the carrier state of beta-thalassemia. The present study was designed to investigate the effect of cigarette smoking on the diagnostic reliability of HbA2. A total of 2,867 (654 smokers and 2,213 never smokers) male subjec...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Tarazi IS,Sirdah MM,El Jeadi H,Al Haddad RM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gross cystic breast disease (GCBD) is the most common benign disease of the human female breast, and patients with GCBD have an increased risk of breast cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the distribution inside apocrine cells and in breast cyst fluids aspirated from gross cysts of prostate-specific antigen...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Malatesta M,Mannello F,Sebastiani M,Gazzanelli G

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The performance of 18 routine chemical detection methods was evaluated by the sigma (σ) metric, and Westgard Sigma rules with run size were used to establish internal quality control (IQC) standards to reduce patient risks. MATERIALS AND METHODS:External quality assessment (EQA) and internal quality control...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Peng S,Zhang J,Zhou W,Mao W,Han Z

更新日期：2020-12-03 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：: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

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：BACKGROUND:Platelet-reactive antibodies lead to thrombocytopenia and bleeding disorders, and diverse assays are used for their detection. In this retrospective analysis, the applicability of three different test systems was compared and antibody specificities were assessed. METHODS:Sera of 1,234 patients were tested w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Sareban N,Macher S,Drexler C,Posch U,Lanzer G,Schallmoser K

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Premortem diagnosis of the DiGeorge syndrome and its partial variants relies on the demonstration of a primary defect in cell-mediated immunity, generally in the setting of an infant with congenital heart disease, hypocalcemia, absence of a thymic shadow, and typical dysmorphic features. Although T-cell enumeration is...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Slade HB,Greenwood JH,Beekman RH 3rd,McCoy JP Jr,Hudson JL,Pahwa S,Schwartz SA

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) circulating in blood is currently used for noninvasive diagnostic and prognostic tests. Minimizing background DNA is vital for detection of low abundance cfDNA. We investigated whether a new blood collection device could reduce background levels of genomic DNA (gDNA) in plasma compared ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Norton SE,Luna KK,Lechner JM,Qin J,Fernando MR

更新日期：2013-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have demonstrated that dysfunctional regulatory T cells (Tregs) may be associated with Graves' disease (GD). In this study, we evaluated four serum Treg-associated miRNAs (miR-210, miR-182, miR-155, and miR-146a) expressions and assessed the potential of serum miRNAs as biomarkers of GD. ME...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zheng L,Zhuang C,Wang X,Ming L

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cellular and brain metabolism of dopamine can be correlated with a number of neurodegenerative disorders, our study was to explore a simple and efficient method to detect dopamine in real samples. METHODS:A new quantum dots (CdTe QDs) could be prepared using the hydrothermal method, the electrochemical bios...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Yu HW,Zhang Z,Jiang JH,Pan HZ,Chang D

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidative stress is an imbalance between the reactive oxygen species and antioxidant system. In this study, total oxidative stress (TOS) and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) were investigated with a new and practical method in childhood iron-deficiency anemia. METHOD:During the study period 80 children betw...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Akça H,Polat A,Koca C

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant HIV-1 p66 (rp66, a subunit of reverse transcriptase (RT), a heterodimer of p66 and p51) was produced in Escherichia coli in three different ways. First, rp66 was produced as a part of the fusion protein of lacZ protein and HIV-1 pol protein consisting of three components: protease (p10), RT (p51/p66), and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Hashinaka K,Nishikata I,Hashida S,Adachi A,Oka S,Ishikawa E

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to investigate the status of internal quality control (IQC) for cardiac biomarkers from 2011 to 2016 so that we can have overall knowledge of the precision level of measurements in China and set appropriate precision specifications. METHODS:Internal quality control data of cardiac biomarker...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Li T,Wang W,Zhao H,He F,Zhong K,Yuan S,Wang Z

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are strongly associated with the development of cervical carcinoma, and the distribution of HPV genotypes varies regionally. METHODS:To investigate the distribution characteristics of different genotypes of HPV infection in women in Wuhan, China, a total of 13 775 patients were...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Xiang F,Guan Q,Liu X,Xiao H,Xia Q,Liu X,Sun H,Song X,Zhong Y,Yuan CH,Xiang Y

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An optimized reaction condition for amplification of influenza A virus RNA, by thermus thermophilus (Tth) DNA polymerase-based PCR, incorporating uracil N glycosylase (UNG) and dUTP in the reaction has been determined. dUTP could not be substituted for all dTTP sites when UNG was present in the reaction. The relative ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Poddar SK,Sawyer MH,Connor JD

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) isoenzymes as markers of breast cancer metastases and treatment efficacy has received little attention. Twenty-six breast cancer women (56+/-13 years, all post-menopausal) were prospectively evaluated during their first and third course of chemotherapy (4-week interval). Ser...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Le Bricon T,Gay-Bellile C,Cottu P,Benlakehal M,Guillon H,Houzé P

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Although a diagnosis of infectious diseases is essential for timely treatment, the performance of diagnostic tests has been hardly evaluated due to variable results that are influenced by multiple factors in different conditions. In the present study, the performance of the Alinity i system, which is a newly...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Nam M,Song DY,Song SH,Roh EY,Shin S,Park KU,Song EY

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00