abstract：:For several decades, researchers have been investigating the relations between the consumption of Maillard reaction products (MRPs) and biological activities, whether harmful or beneficial. Interest in this area is growing because the intake of these compounds has increased in parallel with the consumption of thermall...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Delgado-Andrade C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aging is the result of several mechanisms which operate simultaneously. Among them, glycation is of particular interest because it is a reaction which affects slowly renewing tissues and macromolecules with elevated half-life, like the dermis, a skin compartment highly affected by aging. Glycation produces c...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Pageon H,Zucchi H,Rousset F,Monnier VM,Asselineau D

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary hypertension is a very common disorder particularly in the aging population but hypertensive disorders can appear earlier in life, especially when obesity and unhealthy lifestyle are present. Also pregnant women can be at risk of developing gestational hypertension and/or pre-eclampsia, which causes complicati...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Danese E,Montagnana M,Fava C

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Detection of systemic sclerosis-associated autoantibodies (SSc-Ab) is mostly restricted to anti-centromere and anti-topoisomerase-I. However, anti-RNA-polymerase-III and anti-PM/Scl are also important diagnostic markers for the disease supporting their incorporation in the laboratory repertoire. The aim of t...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Bonroy C,Smith V,Van Steendam K,Van Praet J,Deforce D,Devreese K,De Keyser F

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The IFCC Task Force on Clinical Applications of Cardiac Biomarkers suggests comparing several contemporary sensitive troponin assays in the same, sufficiently large reference population. METHODS:Three contemporary sensitive assays were used to measure troponin I concentration in samples from a uniquely larg...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Petersmann A,Ittermann T,Fries C,Lubenow N,Kohlmann T,Kallner A,Greinacher A,Nauck M

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heparin is the standard drug for anticoagulation treatment and is used in many cardiac surgical interventions to prevent blood clotting. The anticoagulation status is controlled by various clotting tests. However, these tests depend on parameters like temperature, hemodilution etc. and are thus not applicabl...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Haselbach S,Maurer J,Vogel V,Harder S,Weber CF,Baykut D,Meininger D,Keller H,Moritz A,Mäntele W

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac biomarkers, including cardiac troponin-I (cTn-I) and N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) have been associated with poor outcome in hemodialysis (HD) patients. The present study was designed to evaluate these biomarkers as biological risk factors for early and late mortality in HD pat...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Bargnoux AS,Morena M,Jaussent I,Maurice F,Chalabi L,Leray-Moragues H,Terrier N,Dupuy AM,Badiou S,Canaud B,Cristol JP

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:EML4-ALK fusion oncogene has emerged as a novel molecular target in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Although break-apart fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) is the standard method for diagnosis, it is expensive, not readily available and sometimes difficult to interpret. In addition, ALK immunohisto...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Rho JK,Lee H,Park CS,Choi CM,Lee JC

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anemia, a frequent and deleterious condition in patients with cancer, is mainly caused by chemotherapy toxicity, iron deficiency, or inflammation. We evaluated the baseline iron metabolism biomarkers and their association with anemia occurrence during chemotherapy in patients with early breast cancer (EBC). ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Durigova A,Lamy PJ,Thezenas S,Pouderoux S,Montels F,Romieu G,Gutowski M,Jacot W

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Winning a Nobel Prize is a great personal achievement. Some Nobel laureates may consider that their award is a certificate of competence in any field. This may prompt them to undertake projects or accept positions which are beyond their capabilities. Since Nobels are awarded when the laureates have usually passed thei...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Diamandis EP

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Haptoglobin (Hp) is an abundant serum protein which binds extracorpuscular hemoglobin (Hb). Two alleles exist in humans for the Hp gene, denoted 1 and 2. Diabetic individuals with the Hp 2-2 genotype are at increased risk of developing vascular complications including heart attack, stroke, and kidney disease...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Levy NS,Vardi M,Blum S,Miller-Lotan R,Afinbinder Y,Cleary PA,Paterson AD,Bharaj B,Snell-Bergeon JK,Rewers MJ,Lache O,Levy AP

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of nutrition factors such as calcium, vitamin D and vitamin K for the integrity of the skeleton is well known. Moreover, bone health is positively influenced by certain elements (e.g., zinc, copper, fluorine, manganese, magnesium, iron and boron). Deficiency of these elements slows down the increase of ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Zofková I,Nemcikova P,Matucha P

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To prospectively evaluate the role of procalcitonin (PCT) in detecting or excluding medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) among patients with thyroid nodules and increased calcitonin (CT) levels. METHODS:Fourteen of 1236 patients referred for thyroid nodules had increased serum CT >10 pg/mL. A stimulation test ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Giovanella L,Verburg FA,Imperiali M,Valabrega S,Trimboli P,Ceriani L

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gilbert's syndrome is a common metabolic dysfunction characterized by elevated levels of unconjugated bilirubin in the bloodstream. This condition is usually caused by additional (TA) insertions in a promoter region of the uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) gene, which instead of the se...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Fesenko EE,Heydarov RN,Stepanova EV,Abramov ME,Chudinov AV,Zasedatelev AS,Mikhailovich VM

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) has been suggested as the most promising biomarker of acute kidney injury. However, there are no reliable data on analytical sensitivity and reference limits of urinary NGAL (uNGAL) assay in pediatric age. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the analy...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Cangemi G,Storti S,Cantinotti M,Fortunato A,Emdin M,Bruschettini M,Bugnone D,Melioli G,Clerico A

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence of the acute lack of interchangeable laboratory results and consensus in current practice among clinical laboratories has underpinned greater attention to standardization and harmonization projects. Although the focus is mainly on the standardization of measurement procedures, the scope of harmonization goes ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Plebani M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Iodine requirements increase during pregnancy and previous studies have reported the inadequate iodine status of pregnant women in areas that have achieved iodine sufficiency in the general population. We examined the urinary iodine (UI) concentrations of pregnant women in Ukraine, where the iodine status is...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Sekitani Y,Hayashida N,Takahashi J,Kozlovsky AA,Rudnitskiy S,Petrova A,Gutevych OK,Chorniy SA,Yamashita S,Takamura N

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knowledge of the fatty acid composition of lipid classes in human plasma is an important factor in the investigation of human metabolism. Therefore, a method for the analysis of neutral lipid (NL), phospholipid (PL) and free fatty acids (FFA) in human plasma has been developed and validated. METHODS:Separat...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Firl N,Kienberger H,Hauser T,Rychlik M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenesis of cobalamin (Cbl)-deficient (Cbl-D) neuropathy and the role of normal prions (PrPcs) in myelin maintenance are both subjects of debate. We have demonstrated that Cbl deficiency damages myelin by increasing tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and decreasing epidermal growth factor (EGF) levels in the rat c...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Scalabrino G,Veber D

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well-established that more than 8% of patients examined for vitamin B12 deficiency unexpectedly have increased plasma levels of the vitamin, but so far there are no guidelines for the clinical interpretation of such findings. In this review, we summarise known associations between high plasma cobalamin and disea...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Arendt JF,Nexo E

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of proper consumption of dietary folate for human health has been highlighted by an extensive number of publications over several decades. Fortification of grain products with folic acid was initiated with the specific intent to prevent neural tube defects, and the scope of this endeavor is unique in th...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Strickland KC,Krupenko NI,Krupenko SA

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interleukins, interferons and oxidative DNA products are important biomarkers assessing the inflammations and tissue damages caused by toxic materials in the body. We tried to evaluate distributions, reference values and age related changes of blood levels of inflammatory cytokines, C-reactive protein (CRP),...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Murase T,Kitamura H,Kochi T,Terunuma N,Kurosaki S,Hata K,Yanagi N,Uchino B,Kitahara K,Morimoto Y,Kasai H,Sasaki T,Ogami A,Higashi T

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Post-menopausal osteoporosis (PO) affecting a large fraction of elderly women, is triggered by the decline in 17β-estradiol (E2) level. Experimental studies in animal models and cell cultures have suggested that the fall in E2 might contribute to developing oxidative stress (OS) which in turn is believed to ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Cervellati C,Bonaccorsi G,Cremonini E,Bergamini CM,Patella A,Castaldini C,Ferrazzini S,Capatti A,Picarelli V,Pansini FS,Massari L

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The methods for detecting and measuring autoantibodies have evolved markedly in recent years, encompassing three generations of analytical technologies. Many different immunoassay methods have been developed and used for research and laboratory practice purposes, from the early conventional (or monoplex) analytical me...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Tozzoli R,Bonaguri C,Melegari A,Antico A,Bassetti D,Bizzaro N

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Automated systems have been broadly used in the counting of particles in urine, while manual microscopic analyses are still required for confirming components of urine sediments, especially pathologic casts and other unknown particles. Good review rules can reduce the number of manual urine microscopy examin...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Cao Y,Cheng M,Hu C

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This paper describes the evolution, structure, operation and some outcomes of the Brazilian Laboratory Indicators Program created by the Brazilian Society of Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine (Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica/Medicina Laboratorial, or SBPC/ML), in partnership with ControlLab, a...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Shcolnik W,de Oliveira CA,de São José AS,de Oliveira Galoro CA,Plebani M,Burnett D

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Volatile biomarker analysis in exhaled breath is becoming one of the desirable strategies for cancer detection because it may offer a relatively inexpensive, rapid, and non-invasive screening method for early diagnosis. Breath analysis has attracted a considerable amount of scientific and clinical interest over the pa...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Badjagbo K

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac troponin T (cTnT) has been reported to be a predictor of stroke outcome. We hypothesized that the high-sensitivity cTnT (hs-cTnT) assay is superior to its previous assay generation for stroke outcome prediction. METHODS:cTnT was measured on emergency department admission in 60 consecutive patients (...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Furtner M,Ploner T,Hammerer-Lercher A,Pechlaner R,Mair J

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancers of the respiratory tract (lung and head and neck) share common aetiologies, risk factors and molecular characteristics. Epigenetic reprogramming is one of the hallmarks of cancer and DNA methylation is currently the best-studied form. There are a number of characteristics of DNA methylation, which seem advanta...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Markopoulou S,Nikolaidis G,Liloglou T

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rivaroxaban, a direct Xa inhibitor, is one of the new oral antithrombotic agents for which laboratory monitoring is thought to be unnecessary in most cases due to predictable pharmacokinetics. Circumstances are conceivable, however, in which reliable laboratory testing of Rivaroxaban is desirable. The aim of...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Molenaar PJ,Dinkelaar J,Leyte A

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is a common condition in pregnant women and is associated with significant maternal and perinatal morbidity. Most of the time, the diagnosis is done during physical examination. However, in 10%-20% of equivocal cases, biological markers are needed to confirm the diagn...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Marcellin L,Goffinet F

更新日期：2012-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract Lipoprotein-related risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) can be adequately predicted in subjects with elevated total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL-)cholesterol using the available guidelines. However, individuals with dyslipidemia can have normal total- and LDL-cholesterol concentrations. Many ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Langlois MR

更新日期：2012-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Schwartz 2009 creatinine-based revised formula is the only pediatric GFR estimating formula, which is compatible with the recent global creatinine standardization. This formula is only applicable if enzymatic creatinine methods are used. We propose an equation, taking into account the relative bias cause...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Speeckaert MM,Wuyts B,Stove V,Walle JV,Delanghe JR

更新日期：2012-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lens culinaris agglutinin-reactive α-fetoprotein (AFP-L3) and des-γ-carboxy prothrombin (DCP) have been routinely used as serological tumor markers of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) for surveillance. The aims of this study were: (i) to determine the biological variation of AFP-L3 and DCP in patients with chr...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Kanke F,Kumada T,Toyoda H,Satomura S

更新日期：2012-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Crohn's disease (CD) is an incurable and difficult to diagnose condition. While high sensitive C-reactive protein (CRP) remains the best biochemical marker, we evaluated the diagnostic usefulness of lipid peroxidation indices. METHODS:Malondialdehyde/thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (MDA/TBARS), pero...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Boehm D,Krzystek-Korpacka M,Neubauer K,Matusiewicz M,Paradowski L,Gamian A

更新日期：2012-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Query fever (Q fever) is a zoonotic infection, caused by the intracellular Gram-negative coccobacillus Coxiella burnetii. From 2007 until 2010, a large Q fever outbreak has occurred in the Netherlands. We studied traditional and less common inflammation markers in seronegative and seropositive patients with ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Vissers E,de Jager CP,Hilbink M,Kusters R,van Gageldonk-Lafeber AB,Wever PC

更新日期：2012-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study was to investigate serum lactate dehydrogenase (LD) levels in patients with silicosis due to denim sandblasting (SDDS) and also to investigate possible correlations between serum LD levels and the degree of radiological extent of disease (RED) and pulmonary function tests. METHO...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Deniz O,Gumus S,Ors F,Yaman H,Battal B,Karaman B,Acikel CH,Ucar E,Cakir E,Tozkoparan E,Bilgic H

更新日期：2012-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF) score combining serum hyaluronan, N-terminal peptide of type III procollagen and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1, was reported as relevant in predicting liver fibrosis in chronic liver disease and proposed as an alternative to liver biopsy. METHODS:We evaluated the ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Guéchot J,Trocmé C,Renversez JC,Sturm N,Zarski JP,ANRS HC EP 23 Fibrostar Study Group.

更新日期：2012-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tests for fecal calprotectin are usually either enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) or a time-resolved fluorimetric immunoassay (TRFIA). These time-consuming tests are performed only once every 1 or 2 weeks. Before the results of the tests are known most patients have already undergone colonoscopy. A ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Hessels J,Douw G,Yildirim DD,Meerman G,van Herwaarden MA,van den Bergh FA

更新日期：2012-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serum amino acids, part of a pool of free amino acids, are influenced by metabolism and disease. Few reports exist describing their function and concentrations in serum. Our study aimed to determine age- and gender-related differences in serum amino acid concentrations in healthy Japanese patients, focusing ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Kouchiwa T,Wada K,Uchiyama M,Kasezawa N,Niisato M,Murakami H,Fukuyama K,Yokogoshi H

更新日期：2012-01-04 00:00:00