Clinical Chemistry
Albumin-Related Ratios Investigated in HBV-Associated Decompensated Cirrhosis
Identification of effective and accurate prognostic biomarkers for hepatitis B virus-associated decompensated cirrhosis (HBV-DeCi) is challenging. This study was designed to determine and compare the prognostic value of albumin-related ratios (blood urea nitrogen-to-albumin ratio [BAR], C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio [CAR], prothrombin time-international normalized ratio-to-albumin ratio [PTAR], neutrophil count-to-albumin ratio [NAR], and D-dimer-to-albumin ratio [DAR]) in HBV-DeCi patients. More...25 Mar 2022
Biomarkers Associated With Cardiovascular Outcomes in Psoriatic Patients
In patients with psoriatic disease (PsD), we determined whether cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and N-terminal pro-brain-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) were associated with carotid plaque burden and the development of cardiovascular (CV) events independent of the Framingham Risk Score (FRS). More...22 Mar 2022
Serum Extracellular Vesicle Arginase 1 Measured In T2DM
Serum extracellular vesicle (EV)-derived arginase 1 (ARG 1) plays a critical role in diabetes-associated endothelial dysfunction. This study was performed to determine the levels of serum EV-derived ARG 1 in T2DM and non-T2DM participants and to examine the association of serum EV-derived ARG 1 with T2DM incidence. More...18 Mar 2022
Biosensors Use Non-Invasive Urinalysis and AI for Quick Assessment of Cancer Treatment
A newly-developed system of synthetic biosensors will enable a patient and doctor to quickly learn if an immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy is working through the use of non-invasive urinalysis and artificial intelligence (AI). More...18 Mar 2022
Proline-Specific Peptidase Activities in Plasma of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
COVID-19 patients experience several features of dysregulated immune system observed in sepsis. We previously showed a dysregulation of several proline-selective peptidases such as dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4), fibroblast activation protein alpha (FAP), prolyl oligopeptidase (PREP) and prolylcarboxypeptidase (PRCP) in sepsis. In this study, we investigated whether these peptidases are similarly dysregulated in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. More...16 Mar 2022
High-Sensitivity Troponin I Explored Post-Cardiac Surgery
Consensus recommendations regarding the threshold levels of cardiac troponin elevations for the definition of perioperative myocardial infarction and clinically important periprocedural myocardial injury in patients undergoing cardiac surgery range widely (from >10 times to ≥70 times the upper reference limit for the assay). Limited evidence is available to support these recommendations. More...07 Mar 2022
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Proteomic Noninvasive Biomarkers Associated with Sport-Related Concussions
HOMA2-B Assessed for Type 1 Diabetes Risk
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