Analysis of serum cytokine levels in primary biliary cirrhosis patients and healthy adults.

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：:We investigated the relationship between the urokinase type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) in sera and tissues of patients with cervical cancer and the clinical and pathological features of the cancer. Immunohistochemistry (SABC method) was used to detect uPAR expression in cervical cancer and normal tissues; E...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Jing J,Zheng S,Han C,Du L,Guo Y,Wang P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We here describe an ion-exchange high-performance liquid chromatography technique with electrochemical detection for rapid quantification of glutathione, homocysteine, cysteinylglycine, and methionine. The analytical validation of the technique showed within-assay and between-assay coefficients of variation between 3....

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Houze P,Gamra S,Madelaine I,Bousquet B,Gourmel B

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of diabetes is increasing in China. Glucose control is very important in diabetic patients. The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of five glucose meters used in Chinese hospitals with a reference method, in the absence and presence of various factors that may interfere with the met...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Lv H,Zhang GJ,Kang XX,Yuan H,Lv YW,Wang WW,Randall R

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 23 patients with common migraine (CM), immune responsiveness and frequency of immunocompetent cells were investigated. In particular, phagocytosis and killing of Candida albicans by polymorphs (PMNs) and monocytes were analyzed. Also, the percentages of CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, natural killer, and CD15+ cells were evaluat...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Covelli V,Maffione AB,Munno I,Jirillo E

更新日期：1990-01-01 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:Neurofilaments are the major cytoskeletal components of neurons, and cell injury leads to their release into the surrounding area. The aim of this study was to compare the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum (S) concentrations of neurofilament light chains (NFLs) and phosphorylated neurofilament heavy chains...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Kušnierová P,Zeman D,Hradílek P,Čábal M,Zapletalová O

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical significance of cystatin C(CysC) in the newborns who show normal serum creatinine (Cr) and who are in an intensive care unit. METHODS:From July 2009 to May 2010, a total of 106 patients (53 male and 53 female newborns) in a neonatal intensive care unit at Ky...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Cho SY,Hahn WH,Lee HJ,Suh JT,Lee A,Cho BS,Suh JS

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The sialylation of serum proteins and lipids changes in liver diseases of different etiologies and could change the total sialic acid (TSA), lipid-bound SA (LSA), and free SA (FSA) levels in the sera. However, little is known of the relationship of serum SAs concentrations and the severity of liver disease. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Chrostek L,Supronowicz L,Panasiuk A,Cylwik B,Gruszewska E,Szmitkowski M

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of our study was to assess two tumor markers, carbohydrate antigen 724 (CA724) and neuron-specific enolase (NSE), in 20 healthy individuals. Then, we determined their average intra- and inter-individual biological variations (CVI and CVG ). METHODS:Blood samples were taken at weekly intervals for fi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Wang S,Zhao M,Mu R,Zhang X,Yun K,Shang H

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The newly developed immunoblot assay, RIBA SIA (recombinant and synthetic polypeptide immunoblot assay), Chiron, Calif., was compared with the commercially available second generation recombinant immunoblot assay (RIBA-2) for the detection of antibody to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV). The two immunoblot tests were also...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Chaudhary RK,Andonov A,MacLean C

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a specific serum anti-soluble T lymphocytes receptor for sheep erythrocytes (E) and SDS-PAGE, we detected radioactive bands of molecular weight 58,000 in immunoprecipitates of supernatant of heated human lymphocytes (SHL), in the supernatant of PHA stimulated lymphocyte cultures (SLC), normal human serum (NHS), ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Itano EN,Ono MA,Sumigawa M,Longo IM,Moura NC,Mendes NF

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：:Previous studies have shown elevated serum levels of interleukin 6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in patients with pancreatic cancer (PC). The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic usefulness of pretreatment serum levels of IL-6 and CRP to differentiate between PC and chronic pancreatitis (CP) patients. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Mroczko B,Groblewska M,Gryko M,Kedra B,Szmitkowski M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endometriosis (EMS) is a prevalent gynecological condition characterized by the growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. This study aimed to clarify the targeted therapeutic effect of sunitinib in an endometriosis in vitro experiment. METHODS:Primary culture of ectopic endometrial cells and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Li J,Abudula M,Fan X,Wang F,Chen Y,Liu L

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate clinical features, bacterial characteristics, and risk factors for shock and mortality of immunocompromised patients with Escherichia coli bacteremia. METHODS:A nearly 6-year retrospective study of E coli bacteremia in 188 immunocompromised patients at Xiangya Hospital was conducted. Demographic...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Tao X,Wang H,Min C,Yu T,Luo Y,Li J,Hu Y,Yan Q,Liu WE,Zou M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, several studies have investigated the relationship between Pre-miR-27a rs895819 polymorphism and risk of various cancers. However, the relationship between rs895819 and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) has not been well known. METHODS:In this study, we conducted a case-control study to explor...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Tang W,Xu H,Ma D,Ma R,Wu J,Yu X,Feng J,Liu Q

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We found that the Rhabdomyosarcoma (RD) cell line expresses human acetylcholine receptor (AChR) based on the following evidences: 1. Soluble AChR can be isolated from RD cells following the isolation procedure for AChR from human muscle; 2. Intact RD cells bind to alpha-bungarotoxin (alpha Butx) in a time-dependent an...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Wu JT,Astill M,Lloyd C,Salmon VC

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel and sensitive noncompetitive enzyme immunoassay (hetero-two-site enzyme immunoassay) for alpha-human atrial natriuretic peptide (alpha-hANP) in plasma, which uses only one monoclonal IgG for the ring structure of alpha-hANP, is described. Plasma was filtered through polysaccharide membrane to separate peptides...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Hashida S,Yamamoto N,Ishikawa E

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an emerging problem all over the world. Because NAFLD and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are both closely related with insulin resistance, it would be necessary to determine the rate of presence of NAFLD in PCOS patients. So, this study aimed to investigate the u...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Caner S,Altınbaş A,Saykı M,Büyükcam F,Yılmaz B,Çakal E,Çoban Ş,Delibaşı T

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida dubliniensis is a recently described pathogenic species which shares many phenotypic features with Candida albicans and therefore, may be misidentified in microbiological laboratories. Because molecular methods can be onerous and unfeasible in routine mycological laboratories with restricted budgets such as th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： de Loreto ES,Pozzatti P,Alves Scheid L,Santurio D,Morais Santurio J,Alves SH

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positive predictive values for the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were determined for two antinative DNA assays: a Farr-type radioimmunoassay (RIA) and a solid-phase enzyme immunoassay (EIA). The study population consisted of all patients whose EIA anti-DNA results were positive (greater than 250 IU) ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Clough JD,Chang RK

更新日期：1989-01-01 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:There is a high prevalence of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in China. The aim of this article is to reveal the HBV prevalence and its outcome in southern China by analyzing the HBV serum markers and their relationship to HBV genotype. METHODS:HBV serum markers, HBV-DNA and Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Lin S,Liu C,Shang H,Chen H,Yang B,Chen J,Chen Y,Chen D,Ou Q

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a special class of endogenous noncoding RNAs that have numerous biological functions in normal situation and diseases including cancers. However, the clinical significance of circRNAs in gastric cancer (GC) remains largely unknown. Here, we chose two representative circRNAs, hsa_...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Lu R,Shao Y,Tao X,Ye G,Xiao B,Guo J

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accumulated evidences indicate that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) participate in many biological mechanisms. Moreover, it acts as an essential regulator in various human diseases such as gastric cancer (GC). Nevertheless, the comprehensive regulatory roles and clinical significance of most lncRNAs in GC are...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zhu Y,Luo C,Korakkandan AA,Fatma YHA,Tao Y,Yi T,Hu S,Liao Q

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:The Architect HIV Ag/Ab Combo has excellent performance for HIV screening; however, the false-positive rate (FPR) was high in low HIV prevalence setting. OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of sample-to-cutoff (s/co) ratios by Architect HIV Ag/Ab Combo with the results of confi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Wang L,Wang JY,Tian XD,Ruan JX,Yu Y,Yan F

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to investigate the plasma long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) expression profile in knee osteoarthritis (KOA) patients and the value of candidate lncRNAs for predicting KOA risk. METHODS:Plasma was obtained for RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) in eight KOA patients and eight healthy controls (Ctrls). Ten ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Liu X,Li M,Zhang B,Zhang N,Feng Q

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematological parameters are affected by different factors that include age, sex, smoking, ethnicity, and environmental altitude. It has been justified that each population must establish its own normal reference intervals to be used in clinical assessments and interpretations. Hematological reference intervals for ad...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

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

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00