Abstract:
:We describe a procedure by which surfactant/albumin ratios in bronchoalveolar fluid (BALF) may be quantified with the Abbott Laboratories TDx fluorescence polarization analyzer and fetal lung maturity reagents. Adding albumin to BALF samples shifted the surfactant/albumin ratios to within the analytical range of the method. The analytical CV for assay of modified BALF samples was 2.9%. Ratios obtained for modified samples from normal individuals (n = 10), transplanted lungs (n = 23), and contralateral native lungs of the transplant recipients (n = 23) were significantly different (P = 0.006). The ratio obtained for these modified samples can be converted, if needed, to the ratio in the original sample by using a simple mathematical relationship and the albumin concentration of the sample. We propose that this ratio will be useful in evaluating the surfactant status of BALF, particularly in lung allografts.
journal_name
Clin Chemjournal_title
Clinical chemistryauthors
McCarroll NA,Van Lente Fsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1993-07-01 00:00:00pages
1420-6issue
7eissn
0009-9147issn
1530-8561journal_volume
39pub_type
杂志文章abstract::We tested a new amylase reagent involving chromogenic substrates (Pantrak, Calbiochem-Behring) for precision, dynamic range, and susceptibility to potential interferences. Two p-nitrophenyl-alpha-maltaosides are used as substrates, which amylase cleaves to shorter-chain p-nitrophenyl maltaosides, the latter then yield...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1982-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::I present the general pattern relationship between (a) plasma fibrinogen and cholinesterase activity and (b) plasma fibrinogen and hemoglobin, in 250 and 310 hospitalized adults, respectively. Although responses of cholinesterase were often unrelated to fibrinogen, when its activity in plasma was depressed, above-norm...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1977-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The applicability of microarray-based transcriptome massive analysis is often limited by the need for large amounts of high-quality RNA. RNA arbitrarily primed PCR (RAP-PCR) is an unbiased fingerprinting PCR technique that reduces both the amount of initial material needed and the complexity of the transcrip...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1373/clinchem.2004.036236
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::In this assay of tamoxifen and four metabolites in human serum, the serum samples are deproteinized with an equal volume of acetonitrile, then injected into a small (0.21 X 2 cm) precolumn packed with 5-micron-diameter octadecylsilane (ODS) particles. The samples are concentrated on-column by equilibrating the column ...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1987-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::A continuous-monitoring method for measuring acid phosphatase activity with alpha-naphthyl phosphate as the substrate was critically evaluated and modified. Using partially purified prostatic acid phosphatase, we show that certain conditions for the assay must be satisfied to ensure linearity. These conditions include...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1976-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::A rapid (30-min) semiautomated continuous-flow procedure is described for use in assessing the phospholipids of the particulate ("lamellar body") fraction of human amniotic fluid. The method is based on measuring the difference in fluorescence of 1,6,-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene added to amniotic fluid before and after ...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1983-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::We modified the ISO-DALT two-dimensional gel electrophoresis system to allow the routine examination of serum specimens from patients with monoclonal gammopathies. This system, MC-Iso 1, is characterized by a broad pH gradient for resolving the basic immunoglobulin heavy and light chains. The increased resolution of b...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1982-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Diabetic patients in poor glycemic control show increased glycation of total plasma proteins, but little is yet known about the relative extents to which the various individual proteins are glycated. Thus, we studied the non-enzymic glycation of several major plasma proteins and plasma protein fractions in normal and ...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1987-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::We describe a mechanized method for centrifugal analyzer determination of sorbitol dehydrogenase in serum, based on conversion of D-fructose to sorbitol with simultaneous oxidation of NADH, in triethanolamine buffer at pH 7.4 and 30 degrees C. The standard curve for this assay is linear to 200 U of activity per liter ...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1979-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1986-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::A "sandwich" enzyme immunoassay for ferritin in human serum is described, in which horseradish peroxidase-labeled antibody and a very sensitive chromogen, 2,2'-azino-di(3-ethyl-benzthiazolin-6-sulfonate), are used. The solid phase is polypropylene test tubes treated with glutaraldehyde; immunologic reactions are devel...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1983-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:alpha(1)-Antitrypsin is the major plasma serine protease inhibitor. Its deficiency is mainly associated with the alleles PI*S and PI*Z and can lead to obstructive lung disease in adults and to liver cirrhosis during childhood. METHODS:A multiplex PCR method has been established that uses two sets of primers...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2000-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::We followed the "abbreviated precision protocol" of the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards for the evaluation of precision, accuracy, and carryover in analyses for glucose with the "Ektachem." We analyzed 760 clinical samples by this technique, by the FDA Proposed Class Standard glucose reference met...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1981-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Non-(1-84) parathyroid hormone (PTH) fragments are large C-terminal fragments of PTH with a partially preserved N-terminal structure. They differ from other C-terminal PTH fragments, which do not have an N-terminal structure and do not react in intact PTH assays. We aimed to identify the minimal N-terminal s...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1373/clinchem.2004.040485
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::We present evidence for the utility of an improved assay for the activity of lactate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.27) isoenzymes 1 and 2 in serum, involving inhibition of the H-subunit of LD by pyruvate at pH 7.1. Results correlate well with the LD-1/total LD ratio as evaluated by immunological assay and, as an index to in...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1986-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Glucose was measured by the ferricyanide, the Beckman glucose oxidase, and the hexokinase procedures in 228 plasma samples taken during standard oral glucose-tolerance tests in 17 normal subjects and in 21 chemical diabetics. The neocuproine method was also used to measure glucose concentration in 156 samples (78 befo...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1982-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The measurement of glycohemoglobin (GHb) by boronate affinity chromatography is useful in monitoring long-term glucose control in diabetic subjects. The inherent disadvantage of this method is the hands-on time required because the hemoglobin fractions are separated on individual disposable columns. To overcome this d...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1993-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Intra-erythrocytic pH, ATP concentrations, and 2,3-diphosphoglycerate relaxation times were studied in living erythrocytes by "high-resolution" 31P NMR spectroscopy to assess homeostasis within the cells. In uremic patients, intra-erythrocytic pH is significantly decreased before hemodialysis, but is corrected equally...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1987-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::We describe a novel radioimmunoassay procedure for the direct estimation of aldosterone in unextracted plasma and serum samples, in which interfering binding proteins are digested by Proteinase K (Tritirachium alkaline proteinase, EC 3.4.21.14), a powerful proteolytic enzyme. Heating at 75 degrees C for 15 min inactiv...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1981-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Single-spin density-gradient ultracentrifugation (DUC) has proven to be a reproducible method for detection of low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) heterogeneity. Recently another method has been described for this: gradient gel electrophoresis (GGE) of serum, a method that might be more suitable for screening. To gain insig...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1991-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Several compounds in the choline oxidation pathway are associated with insulin resistance and prevalent diabetes; however, prospective data are scarce.We explored the relationships between systemic and urinary choline-related metabolites and incident type 2 diabetes in an observational prospective study amon...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1373/clinchem.2015.250761
更新日期:2016-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:We have developed a silicon-based biosensor that generates a visual signal in response to nucleic acid targets. METHODS:In this system, capture oligonucleotide probes are immobilized on the surface of the biosensor. Interaction of the capture probes with a complementary target and a biotinylated detector ol...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1999-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::This two-site immunoradiometric assay for human parathyrin-related protein 1-86 (PTHRP1-86) in plasma uses a mouse monoclonal antibody to PTHRP1-34 coupled to cellulose particles for immunoextraction of N-terminal immunoreactivity, and a rabbit antiserum to PTHRP37-67 that is indirectly labeled with 125I-labeled PTHRP...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1991-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Six different procedures for radioiodination of mouse epidermal growth factor (EGF) all resulted in a heterogeneous 125I-labeled EGF preparation, as analyzed by reversed-phase HPLC. EGF preparations that had been iodinated with Chloramine T, lodogen, or lodo-beads were found mainly to consist of oxidized 125I-labeled ...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1992-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::I describe a simple, single-tube batch fractionation procedure for separating MM and MB isoenzymes of creatine kinase on a macroporous strong anion exchanger (AG MP-1, Bio-Rad Laboratories). The isoenzymes can be separated in less than 3 min, with a resulting dilution of the serum with no more than an equal volume of ...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1976-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::A simple and convenient method using commercially available derivatization reagents is described for the measurement of betaine and N,N-dimethylglycine (DMG) in blood and urine. Precolumn derivatization of plasma or urine is performed directly in acetonitrile without extraction with p-bromophenacyl bromide and crown e...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1998-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::We describe use of near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRRS) to estimate the amount of fat in feces, for diagnosis of steatorrhea. After sample homogenization, the spectrum of the fecal homogenate is scanned over the near-infrared region. Assay of 94 samples of feces having a known concentration of fat showed the...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1987-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Iron-depleted donors are at increased risk of developing anemia; if these donors could be identified by a screening test, iron supplementation or decreased donation frequency could be considered. Tests to determine serum ferritin, blood hemoglobin, and erythrocyte (Erc)-zinc protoporphyrin concentrations were examined...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1990-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The Glucose-Controlled Insulin Infusion System (Biostator) is a modular, computerized, feedback control system for dynamic control of blood glucose concentrations in diabetics. This on-line glucose analyzer for use with whole blood utilizes a novel enzyme (glucose oxidase)-membrane configuration and an electrochemical...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1978-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Pairs of values for serum triiodothyronine and serum triiodothyronine binding capacity were represented as maps of points for euthyroid populations (including subjects who were pregnant or were receiving estrogens) in the age groups 18-50, 51-64, 65-79, and greater than 80 years (504 subjects) and thyrotoxic populatio...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1978-10-01 00:00:00