Metaproteomic analysis of human gut microbiome in digestive and metabolic diseases.

abstract：:Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are covalently circularized RNA moieties that despite being relatively abundant were only recently identified and have only begun to be investigated within the last couple of years. Even though there are many thousands of genes that appear capable of producing circRNAs, and the fact that many ...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Solé C,Lawrie CH

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the measures to improve quality in the clinical laboratory have been enormous in the past years, not least of all due to the introduction of the ISO standards 15189 and 17025, the handling of validation and verification of method performance often still differs widely from laboratory to laboratory. Much of wh...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Pum J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This chapter summarizes progress in several approaches and devices that will improve and augment existing diagnostic techniques. The term bionanotechnology has been used to describe the science that supports the construction of nanoscale bioassemblies. In each of the present applications to diagnostics, bionanotechnol...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Clark J,Smith SS

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolomics is the quantitative analysis of a large number of low molecular weight metabolites that are intermediate or final products of all the metabolic pathways in a living organism. Any metabolic profiles detectable in a human biological fluid are caused by the interaction between gene expression and the environ...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Noto A,Fanos V,Dessì A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marine organisms are a rich source of sulfated polysaccharides with unique structures. Fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (FucCS) from the sea cucumber Ludwigothurea grisea and sulfated galactan from the red alga Botryocladia occidentalis are one of these unusual molecules. Besides their uncommon structures, they also ex...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Glauser BF,Mourão PA,Pomin VH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of simple, cost-effective, rapid, and accurate diagnostic technologies for detection and identification of cardiac and cancer biomarkers has been a central point in the clinical area. Biosensors have been recognized as efficient alternatives for the diagnostics of various diseases due to their specific...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Justino CI,Duarte AC,Rocha-Santos TA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is now substantial evidence for the role of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 in causation and prevention of cancer. Selective COX-2 inhibitors (coxibs) were considered attractive candidate chemoprevention agents; however, concerns over the toxicity of systemic selective inhibition have cast some doubt on COX-2 inhibition ...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Kanaoka S,Takai T,Yoshida K

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human adults produce around 1000 mmol of ammonia daily. Some is reutilized in biosynthesis. The remainder is waste and neurotoxic. Eventually most is excreted in urine as urea, together with ammonia used as a buffer. In extrahepatic tissues, ammonia is incorporated into nontoxic glutamine and released into blood. Larg...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Walker V

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary role of the clinical laboratory is to report accurate results for diagnosis of disease and management of illnesses. This goal has, to a large extent been achieved for routine biochemical tests, but not for immunoassays which remained susceptible to interference from endogenous immunoglobulin antibodies, ca...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Ismail AA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomarkers are increasingly employed in empirical studies of human populations to understand physiological processes that change with age, diseases whose onset appears linked to age, and the aging process itself. In this chapter, we describe some of the most commonly used biomarkers in population aging research, inclu...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Crimmins E,Vasunilashorn S,Kim JK,Alley D

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the discovery of group-specific component and its polymorphism by Hirschfeld in 1959, research has put spotlight on this multifunctional transport protein (vitamin D binding protein, DBP). Besides the transport of vitamin D metabolites, DBP is a plasma glycoprotein with many important functions, including seques...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Speeckaert MM,Speeckaert R,van Geel N,Delanghe JR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise is a well-known non-pharmacologic agent used to prevent and treat a wide range of pathologic conditions such as metabolic and cardiovascular disease. In this sense, the classic field of exercise physiology has determined the main theoretical and practical bases of physiologic adaptations in response to exerci...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Gomes C,Almeida JA,Franco OL,Petriz B

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aromatase is a specific component of the cytochrome P450 enzyme system that is responsible for the transformation of C19 androgen precursors into C18 estrogenic compounds. This enzyme is encoded by the CYP19A1 gene located at chromosome 15q21.2, that is expressed in ovary and testis not only but also in many extraglan...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Gennari L,Merlotti D,Nuti R

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Menopause is a risk factor for cardiometabolic diseases, including metabolic syndrome (MetS), type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. MetS is a constellation of interdependent factors such as insulin resistance, abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. The prevalence of MetS in postmenopause is due to ...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Stefanska A,Bergmann K,Sypniewska G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recognition that cardiac myocytes die by multiple mechanisms and thus substantially affect ventricular remodeling in diseased human hearts supports the concept of ongoing myocyte death in the progression of heart failure and constitutes the basis of this review. In addition, based on the pathophysiology of myocard...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Kostin S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endogenous prostaglandins (PGs) play an important role in modulating the mucosal integrity and various functions of the alimentary tract, and E type PGs are most effective in these actions. PGE2 protects against acid reflux esophagitis and affords gastric cytoprotection against ethanol and indomethacin. These effects ...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Takeuchi K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxemia (systemic oxygen desaturation) marks the presence, risk, and progression of many diseases. Episodic or nocturnal hypoxemia can be challenging to detect and quantify. A sensitive, specific, and convenient marker of recent oxygen desaturation represents an unmet medical need. Observations of acclimatization to...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Yčas JW

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microfluidics is an emerging field in diagnostics that allows for extremely precise fluid control and manipulation, enabling rapid and high-throughput sample processing in integrated micro-scale medical systems. These platforms are well-suited for both standard clinical settings and point-of-care applications. The uni...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Burklund A,Tadimety A,Nie Y,Hao N,Zhang JXJ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrinopathy in women of reproductive age affecting various functions including reproduction and metabolism. This syndrome is associated with increased prevalence of subclinical cardiovascular disease as well as endometrial and ovarian cancer. This syndrome is high...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Ilie IR,Georgescu CE

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This monograph on the clinical chemistry of vitamin B12 reviews the literature on daily requirements, methods for measurement, the effects of drugs on vitamin B12 metabolism absorption, pregnancy, clinical conditions associated with vitamin B12 deficiency, errors of metabolism, and reactions to vitamin therapy. Altho...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Davis RE

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cataract is a major cause of blindness worldwide. It is characterized by lens opacification and is accompanied by extensive posttranslational modifications (PTMs) in various proteins. PTMs play an essential role in lens opacification. Several PTMs have been described in proteins isolated from relatively old human lens...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Zhang K,Zhu X,Lu Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cellular receptor for urokinase, urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) plays a central role in localizing its ligand, urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) and thereby the plasminogen activation to the cell surface. uPA converts the proenzyme plasminogen to plasmin, which is involved in degrada...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Høyer-Hansen G,Lund IK

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review examines in vitro and in vivo studies, indicating that bilirubin inhibits lipid oxidation and oxygen radical formation. Experimental and epidemiological evidence is presented that suggests that bilirubin may serve as a physiological antioxidant providing protection against cardiovascular disease. Special a...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Franchini M,Targher G,Lippi G

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laboratory testing for drugs of abuse has become standard practice in many settings both forensic and clinical. Urine is the predominant specimen, but other specimens are possible including hair, nails, sweat, and oral fluid. Point-of-care test kits provide for rapid analysis at the site where specimens are collected ...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Wiencek JR,Colby JM,Nichols JH

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Publication of the human proteome has prompted efforts to develop high-throughput techniques that can catalogue and quantify proteins and peptides present in different tissue types. The field of proteomics aims to identify, quantify, analyze, and functionally define a large number of proteins in cellular processes in ...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Sigdel TK,Klassen RB,Sarwal MM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug resistance represents a major obstacle in the successful therapy of neoplastic diseases. Studies have demonstrated that this form of drug resistance occurs in cultured tumor cell lines as well as in human cancers. P-glycoprotein appears to play an important role in such cells by acting as an energy-dependent...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Bellamy WT,Dalton WS

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most common liver disorder worldwide, encompasses a spectrum of abnormal liver histology ranging from simple steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and cirrhosis. Population studies show that NAFLD is strongly associated with insulin resistance, obesity, type 2 d...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Armutcu F,Akyol S,Ucar F,Erdogan S,Akyol O

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to its importance both in the clearance of pathogens that contribute as rheumatic etiological agents and in the disposal of apoptotic bodies and potential autoimmune initiators, deficiencies of the components of the lectin pathway of complement have been found to increase susceptibility and modulate the severity o...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Boldt AB,Goeldner I,de Messias-Reason IJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutathione (GSH), often referred to as "the master antioxidant," participates not only in antioxidant defense systems, but many metabolic processes, and therefore its role cannot be overstated. GSH deficiency causes cellular risk for oxidative damage and thus as expected, GSH imbalance is observed in a wide range of ...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Teskey G,Abrahem R,Cao R,Gyurjian K,Islamoglu H,Lucero M,Martinez A,Paredes E,Salaiz O,Robinson B,Venketaraman V

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deregulated DNA replication occurs in cancer where it contributes to genomic instability. This process is a target of cytotoxic therapies. Chemotherapies exploit high DNA replication in cancer cells by modifying the DNA template or by inhibiting vital enzymatic activities that lead to slowing or stalling replication f...

journal_title：Advances in clinical chemistry

authors： Kotsantis P,Jones RM,Higgs MR,Petermann E

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00