abstract：AIM:This study was conducted to find out the optimal vitamin D cutoff point in predicting activity of RA disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS:One hundred and two rheumatoid arthritis Saudi patients of both genders were recruited in this study. Vitamin D as 25-hydroxy-vitamin D [25(OH)D] was measured and serum level less tha...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Azzeh FS,Kensara OA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Spindle and kinetochore-associated protein 1 (SKA1) is one subtype of SKA, whose protein can make spindle microtubules attach steadily to the kinetochore in the middle of mitosis. At present, there are fewer researches on the relationship between SKA1 expression and tumor development. METHODS:In this study, immuno...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Dong C,Wang XL,Ma BL

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Biomarkers can help to identify patients with early-stages or locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have high risk of relapse and poor prognosis. To correlate the expression of seven biomarkers involved in DNA synthesis and repair and in cell division with clinical outcome, we consecutively...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Grossi F,Dal Bello MG,Salvi S,Puzone R,Pfeffer U,Fontana V,Alama A,Rijavec E,Barletta G,Genova C,Sini C,Ratto GB,Taviani M,Truini M,Merlo DF

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Vitamin D deficiency is associated with the onset and progression of hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, mechanisms underlying vitamin D deficiency-mediated increased risk of CVD remain unknown. We sought to examine the differential effect of high-dose versus low-dose vitamin D suppleme...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Zaleski A,Panza G,Swales H,Arora P,Newton-Cheh C,Wang T,Thompson PD,Taylor B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the many studies examining thyroid cancers, the effect of thyroid autoantibodies on differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) remains unclear. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association between serologic thyroid autoantibodies (ATAs) and DTC, we retrospectively evaluated data of thyroid nodules obtained ...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Qin J,Yu Z,Guan H,Shi L,Liu Y,Zhao N,Shan Z,Han C,Li Y,Teng W

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) is a well-established serum marker for alcohol-related liver disease. However, GGT's predictive utility applies well beyond liver disease: elevated GGT is linked to increased risk to a multitude of diseases and conditions, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome (...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Koenig G,Seneff S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate serum chemerin levels in patients with osteoporosis and healthy controls and to investigate the relationship between serum chemerin levels and bone mineral density (BMD). METHODS:An age- and gender-matched case-control study was conducted. Pearson's correlation test was performed to investigate ...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： He J,Li JC,Xie H,Xu ZH,Sun YW,Shan Q

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High levels of cardiovascular fitness (CRF) and physical activity (PA) are associated with decreased mortality and risk to develop metabolic diseases. The independent contributions of CRF and PA to metabolic disease risk factors are unknown. We tested the hypothesis that runners who run consistently >50 km/wk and/or >...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Laye MJ,Nielsen MB,Hansen LS,Knudsen T,Pedersen BK

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The apolipoprotein (apo) B/apoA-I ratio represents the balance between apoB-rich atherogenic particles and apoA-I-rich antiatherogenic particles, and this ratio is considered to be a marker of cardiovascular risk. Although many studies have demonstrated the importance of the apoB/apoA-I ratio in predicting t...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Kaneva AM,Potolitsyna NN,Bojko ER,Odland JØ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High recurrence rate is one representative characteristic of bladder cancer. Intravesical therapy after transurethral resection is often performed in patients with nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) to prevent recurrence. Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) and several anticancer/antibiotic agents, such as mitomycin...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Miyata Y,Sakai H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular diseases are the main causes of mortality. Sudden cardiac death may also appear in athletes, due to underlying congenital or inherited cardiac abnormalities. The electrocardiogram is used in clinical practice and clinical trials, as a valid, reliable, accessible, inexpensive method. The aim of the prese...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Mozos I,Caraba A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the proportion of initial troponin (cTn) elevations associated with Type I MI versus other cardiovascular and noncardiovascular diagnoses in an emergency department (ED) and whether or not a relationship exists between the cTn level and the likelihood of Type I MI. BACKGROUND:In the ED, cTn is u...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Yiadom MY,Jarolim P,Jenkins C,Melanson SE,Conrad M,Kosowsky JM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the in vitro sensitivity of paired Leishmania braziliensis samples isolated from the same patient before pentavalent antimonial treatment (Sample A) and after treatment failure or cutaneous leishmaniasis reactivation (Sample B) in patients undergoing intralesional administration or injections (5 m...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Baptista C,Miranda Lde F,Madeira Mde F,Leon LL,Conceição-Silva F,Schubach Ade O

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Because B-type natriuretic peptide is a powerful predictor of heart failure, its capability to predict a fatal outcome in stroke might be limited to the cardioembolic stroke subtype. In this study, we attempt to ascertain the difference in the prognostic value of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic pep...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Lee SJ,Lee DG,Lim DS,Hong S,Park JS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the most common neoplasm arising from the kidney, renal cell carcinoma (RCC) continues to have a significant impact on global health. Conventional cross-sectional imaging has always served an important role in the staging of RCC. However, with recent advances in imaging techniques and postprocessing analysis, magne...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Wu Y,Kwon YS,Labib M,Foran DJ,Singer EA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Elevated humoral responses to cytomegalovirus (CMV) associate with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART). To better understand the persistence of CMV humoral responses in relation to CVD, we determined trends in CMV antibody levels over the first 10 ye...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Brunt SJ,Lee S,D'Orsogna L,Bundell C,Burrows S,Price P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies on the role of inflammation in the pathophysiology of sickle cell disease (SCD) suggested that the CCR5Δ32 allele, which is responsible for the production of truncated C-C chemokine receptor type 5 (CCR5), could confer a selective advantage on patients with SCD because it leads to a less eff...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Lopes MP,Santos MN,Faber EW,Bezerra MA,Hatzlhofer BL,Albuquerque DM,Zaccariotto TR,Ribeiro DM,Araújo Ada S,Costa FF,Sonati Mde F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The aim of this study was to investigate serum IL17 levels in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and to investigate the relationship between serum IL17 levels with disease activity. METHODS:Fifty patients with CD and sex- and age-matched 40 healthy controls were included in the study. The serum IL17 levels,...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Sahin A,Calhan T,Cengiz M,Kahraman R,Aydin K,Ozdil K,Korachi M,Sokmen HM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During progression of gastric cancer (GC), degradation of the extracellular matrix is mediated by the matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs): changes in the expression of these have been related to unfavorable prognosis in GC. OBJECTIVE:To analyze the expression of certain MMPs a...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： de la Peña S,Sampieri CL,Ochoa-Lara M,León-Córdoba K,Remes-Troche JM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nevirapine (NVP) is an effective nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) of particular interest as it is often used in resource limited countries. However, one of the main concerns with the use of NVP is hepatotoxicity and elevation of liver enzymes as a consequence of highly active antiretroviral therap...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Wongtrakul J,Thongtan T,Roytrakul S,Kumrapich B,Janphen K,Praparattanapan J,Supparatpinyo K,Smith DR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microarray technology shows great potential but previous studies were limited by small number of samples in the colorectal cancer (CRC) research. The aims of this study are to investigate gene expression profile of CRCs by pooling cDNA microarrays using PAM, ANN, and decision trees (CART and C5.0). METHODS:...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Chu CM,Yao CT,Chang YT,Chou HL,Chou YC,Chen KH,Terng HJ,Huang CS,Lee CC,Su SL,Liu YC,Lin FG,Wetter T,Chang CW

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The associations between the Fractalkine receptor (CX3CR1) gene T280M (rs3732378) and V249I (rs3732379) polymorphisms and atherosclerosis (AS) risk are conflicting. The aim of this meta-analysis was undertaken to assess their associations. METHODS:PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Medline, Cochrane database, ...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Wu J,Yin RX,Lin QZ,Guo T,Shi GY,Sun JQ,Shen SW,Li Q

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal phenotypic switch of vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) is a hallmark of vascular disorders such as atherosclerosis and restenosis. And this process has been related to remodeling of L-type calcium channel (LTCC). We attempted to investigate whether fluvastatin has any effect on VSMC proliferation and LTCCα 1...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Ouyang QF,Han Y,Lin ZH,Xie H,Xu CS,Xie LD

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A novel swine-origin influenza A H1N1 virus (S-OIV) caused human infection and acute respiratory illness in 2009, resulting in an influenza pandemic. OBJECTIVES:This study characterized the immune responses of S-OIV infection in pediatric patients at risk of pulmonary complications. METHODS:All enrolled pe...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Wang SM,Liao YT,Hu YS,Ho TS,Shen CF,Wang JR,Lin YS,Liu CC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some studies have suggested a relation of plasma fibrinogen to the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, whether plasma fibrinogen can predict the presence and severity of CAD in patients with diabetes mellitus has not been determined. METHODS:A total of consecutive 373 diabetic patients with ...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Hong LF,Li XL,Luo SH,Guo YL,Zhu CG,Qing P,Wu NQ,Li JJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oncogenic activation of the Wnt/ β -catenin signaling pathway is common in human cancers. The secreted frizzled-related proteins (SFRPs) function as negative regulators of Wnt signaling and have important implications in carcinogenesis. Because there have been no reports about the role of SFRP3 in hepatocellular carci...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Lin YW,Shih YL,Lien GS,Suk FM,Hsieh CB,Yan MD

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The molecular work-up of thyroid nodules from fine needle aspiration samples has given clinicians a new level of diagnostic information. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the utility of molecular analysis in thyroid fine needle aspiration samples from a Chinese population. METHODS:Specimens were ...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Guo HQ,Zhao H,Zhang ZH,Zhu YL,Xiao T,Pan QJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the sixth most common cause of cancer deaths in women because the diagnosis occurs mostly when the disease is in its late-stage. Current diagnostic methods of EOC show only a moderate sensitivity, especially at an early-stage of the disease; hence, novel biomarkers are needed to impr...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Biskup K,Braicu EI,Sehouli J,Tauber R,Blanchard V

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) activity is suggested to be altered in individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1). We investigated PON1 activity in individuals receiving different regimens of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). METHODS:PON1 activity was evaluated in 91 HIV-1 serone...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Maselli LM,da Cunha J,Gutierrez EB,Maranhão RC,Spada C,Bydlowski SP

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the expression of estrogen (ER), progesterone receptors (PR), nuclear factor- κ B (NF- κ B), and tumor necrosis factor- α (TNF- α ) in human breast cancer (BC), and the correlation of these four parameters with clinicopathological features of BC. METHODS AND RESULTS:We performed an immunohist...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Zhou XL,Fan W,Yang G,Yu MX

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present study investigated the prevalence of the IL-28B polymorphisms rs12979860 and rs8099917 in chronic hepatitis B patients from a case study in Eastern Amazonia. METHODS:In total, 65 chronically infected HBV patients and 97 healthy subjects who were anti-HBc and anti-HBs positive (control group) were...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Conde SR,Rocha LL,Ferreira VM,Monteiro JC,Filgueiras NK,Lins PA,dos Santos BT,Freitas FB,Graça Eda S,Demachki S,de Araújo MT,Ishak R,Vallinoto AC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes of glycosylation pattern in serum proteins have been linked to various diseases including cancer, suggesting possible development of novel biomarkers based on the glycomic analysis. In this study, N-linked glycans from human serum were quantitatively profiled by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Kim JH,Park CW,Um D,Baek KH,Jo Y,An H,Kim Y,Kim TJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver cirrhosis (LC) is the final stage of most of chronic liver diseases and is almost caused by chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in China. Liver biopsy is the reference method for the evaluation of liver cirrhosis. However, it is an invasive procedure with inherent risk. The aim of this study was to construct a n...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Cao Y,Hu ZD,Liu XF,Deng AM,Hu CJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small, non-coding RNA molecules that can regulate gene expression, thereby affecting crucial processes in cancer development. miRNAs offer great potential as biomarkers for cancer detection because of their remarkable stability in blood and their characteristic expression in different...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Mar-Aguilar F,Mendoza-Ramírez JA,Malagón-Santiago I,Espino-Silva PK,Santuario-Facio SK,Ruiz-Flores P,Rodríguez-Padilla C,Reséndez-Pérez D

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), follicular thyroid adenoma (FTA), and thyroid nodular hyperplasia (TNH) are the most frequent diseases of the thyroid gland. Previous studies described the involvement of dipeptidyl-peptidase IV (DPPIV/CD26) in the development of thyroid neoplasia and proposed it as an addi...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Larrinaga G,Blanco L,Errarte P,Beitia M,Sanz B,Perez I,Irazusta A,Sánchez CE,Santaolalla F,Andrés L,López JI

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this study, we sought to investigate the dynamic changes in the levels of TNF-α, IL-1β and LPS in the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) in a rat model of diabetes mellitus (DM) and periodontitis (PD). Additionally, we evaluated alveolar bone loss and the histopathological response associated with experimenta...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Jiang ZL,Cui YQ,Gao R,Li Y,Fu ZC,Zhang B,Guan CC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the present study is to explore the correlation between nuclear expression of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1B (p27) and clinicopathologic features in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), including patient survival. METHODS:Immunohistochemistry was used to examine the expression of p27 in 130 p...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Liu Z,Long Y,Zhang Y,Huang W,Long X,Yang H,Long J,Cheng C,Fang W

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated the relationship between NT-pro-BNP, glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and all-cause mortality rates in a cohort of older people discharged from an internal medicine unit after admission for dyspnoea. PATIENTS AND METHODS:NT-pro-BNP was evaluated in serum samples of 134 patients aged 80 ± 6 ...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Fabbian F,De Giorgi A,Pala M,Volpato S,Portaluppi F,Zuliani G,Manfredini R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study was designed to correlate the serum and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) levels of progranulin (PGRN) and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs CRP) in chronic periodontitis and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). DESIGN:PGRN and hs CRP levels were estimated in 3 groups: healthy, chronic periodonti...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Priyanka N,Kumari M,Kalra N,Arjun P,Naik SB,Pradeep AR

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the combined effects of MMP-2 and TIMP-2 protein immunoreactivities on the prognosis in endometrial carcinoma. METHODS:Paraffin-embedded tissue samples from 225 primary endometrioid adenocarcinomas and 13 histologies other than endometrioid adenocarcinoma were immunohist...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Honkavuori-Toivola M,Santala M,Soini Y,Turpeenniemi-Hujanen T,Talvensaari-Mattila A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00