Abstract:
:Endotoxin, the lipopolysaccharide cell wall constituent of Gram-negative bacteria, produces symptoms of the Gram-negative sepsis syndrome. By measuring endotoxin in blood from septic patients it may be possible to select a subpopulation of patients in which mortality can be prevented by treatment with anti-endotoxin antibodies. We evaluated the performance of an endotoxin-free blood-collection tube. Within-run and between-run CVs of our endotoxin assay were 4-18% and 8-20%, respectively. In endotoxin-positive samples (LPS > or = 6 ng/L), the concentration of endotoxin in platelet-rich plasma was significantly higher (P < 0.001) than in platelet-poor plasma. Apparent binding of endotoxin to platelets ranged from 0% to 92%. The correlation between the apparent percentage binding of LPS to platelets and the platelet count in platelet-rich plasma is linear and positive, but LPS is not bound solely to platelets. We conclude that endotoxin must be measured in platelet-rich plasma.
journal_name
Clin Chemjournal_title
Clinical chemistryauthors
Salden HJ,Bas BMsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1994-08-01 00:00:00pages
1575-9issue
8eissn
0009-9147issn
1530-8561journal_volume
40pub_type
杂志文章abstract::This communication describes and evaluates an improved routine methodology for quantitating clinical proteinuria. Based on investigations of Piscator and of Savory et al., a modified Tsuchiya's reagent (ethanolic HCI-phosphotungstic acid) is used to precipitate proteins at 56 degrees C, followed by biuret spectrophoto...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1975-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1980-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1978-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1373/clinchem.2005.048611
更新日期:2005-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1986-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1979-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1990-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1983-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1995-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1993-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1994-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2000-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1976-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1980-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1373/clinchem.2007.100917
更新日期:2008-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1988-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1998-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1998-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1981-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1373/clinchem.2016.260471
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1373/clinchem.2017.276147
更新日期:2017-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:
更新日期:1999-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1984-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1979-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1373/clinchem.2004.036863
更新日期:2004-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1995-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1997-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1982-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1373/49.6.861
更新日期:2003-06-01 00:00:00