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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the special controls for the herpes simplex virus (HSV) serological assay device type, which is classified as class II (special controls). These device types are devices that consist of antigens and antisera used in various serologic...
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PMID: 21826824
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A rapid and simple method for the simultaneous quantification of AFB1 and OTA in rat plasma, liver and kidney by UHPLC-FLD has been successfully validated according to the following criteria: selectivity, stability, linearity, precision, accuracy, recovery, robustness and limits of q...
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PMID: 21868292
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We obtained and analysed samples of blood serum from 23 patients with MF, and 29 psoriasis patients and 22 healthy donors as controls. Protein profiling was carried out using SELDI TOF MS SELDI-TOF and also profiling of 27 cytokines with multiplex immunoassay technology was implemented....
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PMID: 21751413
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We aimed to analyze the diagnostic and prognostic potential of a newly developed high-sensitive troponin T assay and compared these results with those of a contemporary troponin T assay in 2 distinct patient cohorts, one including patients with evident ACS and the other one including patients with g...
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PMID: 21742093
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The data is presented concerning the implementation of nano-particles of aurum in the diagnostics of systemic lupus erythematosus. It is demonstrated that nano-particles sensibilized by deoxyribonucleoprotein are able to detect the specific antibodies--the known markers of systemic l...
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PMID: 21901893
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We present an overview of the challenges and approaches to overcome them when performing quantitative bioanalysis of peptides and proteins by LC-MS/MS....
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PMID: 21679032
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We used DIGE to compare protein expression in amastigote and promastigote forms of Leishmania chagasi. Nine hundred amastigote and promastigote spots were visualized. Five amastigote-specific, 25 promastigote-specific, and 10 proteins shared by the two parasite stages were identified. Furthermore, 4...
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PMID: 21355625
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Many biosensors depend on molecular recognition reagents to achieve highly sensitive and specific detection levels of an analyte of interest. Although new and improved detection platforms continue to be developed, improvements in the affinity and specificity of the molecular recognition reagents oft...
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PMID: 19159106
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This review focuses on the toxicity and metabolism of T-2 toxin and analytical methods used for the determination of T-2 toxin. Among the naturally occurring trichothecenes in food and feed, T-2 toxin is a cytotoxic fungal secondary metabolite produced by various species of Fusarium. Following ingest...
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PMID: 21417259
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I monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) were prepared by hybridoma technique and firstly used to develop a Sudan I immunosensor by immobilizing the Mabs on a gold electrode. o-Mercaptobenzoic acid (MBA) was covalently conjugated on the gold electrode to form a self-assembled monolayer (SAM). The immobilizati...
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PMID: 21315921
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A 35-year-old female presented with complaints of tiredness, shortness of breath and recent onset of chest pain. The cardiac troponin I (cTnI) concentration was elevated at 6.4 μg/L (Abbott Architect reference value:
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PMID: 21388341
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To determine the characteristics of obese children presenting at a tertiary care hospital and the frequency of metabolic syndrome (MS) in them using two paediatric definitions.
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PMID: 21419020
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These results indicate that the PATH-Lemos rapid test shows promise as an improved and reliable tool for screening and diagnosis of Chagas disease....
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PMID: 21342808
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We assessed whether immune activation would differentially influence such outcomes as a function of stressor reactivity related to genetic differences. To this end, we assessed the influence of a social stressor (exposure to a dominant mouse) in combination with an acute immune challenge on behavior...
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PMID: 21093579
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We report a fully integrated device that can perform both multiple biochemical analysis and sandwich type immunoassay simultaneously on a disc. The whole blood is applied directly to the disposable "lab-on-a-disc" containing different kinds of freeze-dried reagents for the blood chemistry analysis a...
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PMID: 21042620
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We have examined the effect of grape seed proanthocyanidins (GSPs) on melanoma cancer cell migration and the molecular mechanisms underlying these effects using highly metastasis-specific human melanoma cell lines, A375 and Hs294t. Using in vitro cell invasion assays, we observed that treatment of A...
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PMID: 21738696
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We have investigated the presence of Th17 cells in the mucosa of active CD patients and their functional implications in the pathogenesis of the disease....
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PMID: 21206487
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We investigated expressional changes in the hippocampus and cortex at 72 h after infection when dexamethasone was given to infant rats with pneumococcal meningitis. Nursing Wistar rats were intracisternally infected with Streptococcus pneumoniae to induce experimental meningitis or were sham-infecte...
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PMID: 21412436
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We therefore aimed to investigate whether bone-implant interface strength and osseointegration of a novel biodegradable magnesium alloy (Mg-Y-Nd-HRE, based on WE43) is comparable to that of a titanium control (Ti-6Al-7Nb) currently in clinical use. Biomechanical push-out testing, microfocus computed...
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PMID: 20804867
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We present the method for developing a custom CHO-HCP AMMP assay for bioprocess development. Developing AMMP assays or modifying existing assays into AMMP assays can provide better performance (reproducibility, sensitivity) in complex samples and reduced operator time. The protocol shows the steps f...
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PMID: 21339717
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Dana E Nuti,
Reva B Crump,
Farida Dwi Handayani,
Narisara Chantratita,
Sharon J Peacock,
Richard Bowen,
Philip L Felgner,
D Huw Davies,
Terry Wu,
C Rick Lyons,
Paul J Brett,
Mary N Burtnick,
Thomas R Kozel and
David P AuCoin
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We describe a strategy, termed in vivo microbial antigen discovery (InMAD), that we used to identify circulating bacterial antigens. This technique starts with "InMAD serum," which is filtered serum that has been harvested from BALB/c mice infected with a bacterial pathogen. The InMAD serum, which i...
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PMID: 21846829
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We describe how to extract and quantify Rubisco activase content in leaf....
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PMID: 20960145
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Botulinum type A toxin (BoNT/A) is defined by its specific endopeptidase cleavage of SNAP25 between Gln(197) and Arg(198) under reducing conditions. The neurotoxin is widely used for therapeutic or cosmetic purposes, but should not contain other toxin serotypes or unwanted protease activities. Using...
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PMID: 20832960
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We demonstrate for the first time continuous DNA extraction from cell lysate on a microfluidic chip. After mixing bacterial Escherichia coli culture with superparamagnetic bead suspension, lysis and binding buffers, DNA is released from cells and captured by the beads. These DNA carrying beads are c...
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PMID: 20938545
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We report development of a low-cost dipstick p24 antigen assay using a visual readout format that can facilitate the diagnosis of HIV for infants in resource-poor conditions. A heat shock methodology was developed to optimize disruption of immune complexes present in the plasma of infected infants....
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PMID: 20811289
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We highlight the potential of a new technology allowing direct visualization of different types of DNA lesions in human cells and document the emerging significance of live-cell imaging for elucidation of the spatio-temporal characterization of complex DNA damage. We focus on the recent insights int...
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PMID: 21126526
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We developed a Clinical Data Mining Software to collect cytokine profiles evaluated on healthy subjects and patients by multiplex immunoassays also annotated with their clinical and laboratory data, to compare patient profiles by statistical tools and to evaluate their disease progression....
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PMID: 20889532
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To investigate whether there is an association of elevated plasma levels of homocysteine (Hcy) and normal tension glaucoma (NTG).
Plasma levels of Hcy (fluorescence polarization immunoassay), vitamin B6 (high-performance liquid chromatography), vitamin B12, and folate levels (immunoassay) were deter...
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PMID: 20179629
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We have demonstrated that 0.4 and 1 μm beads conjugated with antibodies can be rapidly assembled into the microwells by applying a pulsed electric field across the chamber. By assembling step-wise a mixture of fluorescently labeled antibody-conjugated microbeads, we incorporated both spatial and fl...
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PMID: 20820631
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We describe an automated, self-powered chip based on lateral flow immunoassay for rapid, quantitative, and multiplex protein detection from pinpricks of whole blood. The device incorporates on-chip purification of blood plasma by employing inertial forces to focus blood cells away from the assay sur...
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PMID: 20924527
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A promising one-step homogeneous fluoroimmunoassay based on nanoscale-graphene sheets as powerful fluorescence acceptors and CdTe quantum dots as vigorous donors was designed to detect trace biomarker protein with distance-independent quenching efficiency, which significantly broke the distance limi...
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PMID: 20856985
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We highlight potential sources of variability, both due to assay nuances and the diversity of human populations. We present strategies for analyzing data, emphasizing both multidimensional analysis and the value of treating each donor as his or her own control....
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PMID: 21091113
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We hypothesised that plasma exchange (PE) is efficient for lowering excess Ang-2 levels in critically ill patients with thrombocytic microangiopathy (TMA) or anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) disease. Plasma Ang-1 and Ang-2 were measured by immuno-luminometric assays in patients with TMA...
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PMID: 20806109
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We aimed to investigate the complication rate of untreated isolated calf DVT (ICDVT). Symptomatic outpatients were prospectively managed with serial compression ultrasonography (SCUS). Those without proximal DVT and with likely pre-test clinical probability (PCP) or altered D-dimer received immediat...
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PMID: 20694281
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This article reviews the relevance of the following areas to the contemporary management of cast nephropathy in multiple myeloma: immunoassays that quantify immunoglobulin free light chain (FLC), novel chemotherapy agents and high cut-off (protein-permeable) haemodialysis, which are under evaluation...
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PMID: 20827195
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We report a new testing method named colloidal gold-immunochromatography assay (GICA) to detect syphilis instead of fluorescent treponemal antibody-absorption (FTA-Abs). Syphilis-specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody was detected with GICA established on syphilis-specific recombinant proteins, TP...
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PMID: 20846810
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The ADVANCED QUALITY One Step Multi-Drug Screen test is a new urine on-site immunoassay test that is designed to detect multiple drugs of abuse in one time (barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methamphetamine, and opiates group). Thus, the present research w...
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PMID: 21114210
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Wenyan Hong,
Lihua Huang,
Haoran Wang,
Jianfeng Qu,
Zhaobiao Guo,
Chengke Xie,
Ziwen Zhu,
Youbao Zhang,
Zongmin Du,
Yanfeng Yan,
Yan Zheng,
Huijie Huang,
Ruifu Yang and
Lei Zhou
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In this study, a 10-channel up-converting phosphor technology-based lateral flow (TC-UPT-LF) assay was developed to profile antibodies against Yersinia pestis. Ten expressed Y. pestis proteins were covalently conjugated with an up-converting phosphor particle to develop double-antigen sandwich immun...
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PMID: 20801166
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In this paper, a sensitive immunoassay method was proposed for Listeria monocytogenes detection by using highly fluorescent bioconjugated nanoparticles probe. (FITC-IgG)-doped fluorescent silica nanoparticles (fsNPs) firstly were synthesized by a microemulsion method and characterized by TEM and flu...
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PMID: 20807555
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This paper describes the development and preliminary testing of a competitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) immunoassay for calcitriol, the 1,25-dihydroxy metabolite (1,25-(OH)(2)-D(3)) of vitamin D(3). Deficiencies in 1,25-(OH)(2)-D have been linked to renal disease, while elevations are...
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PMID: 20830325
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We have developed an immunomicroarray for systematic studies of the binding properties of 10 different micro-/nano-sized streptavidin-functionalized beads to a biotin substrate immobilized on SiO(2) with or without surface modification. SiO(2) surface cleaning, immobilized substrate concentration an...
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PMID: 20417734
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The behaviour of binding reactions in immunoassays can be predicted and studied by modelling methods. Simple antibody-analyte binding reaction kinetics can be simulated by e.g. a mechanistic assay model based on differential equations. However, the mathematical modelling becomes more complicated if...
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PMID: 20580482
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In independent studies delirium was associated with higher levels of cortisol, interleukin(IL)s, and S100B. The aim of this study was to simultaneously compare cortisol, IL-6, IL-8, and S100B levels in patients aged 65years and older admitted for hip fracture surgery with and without delirium. Corti...
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PMID: 20580479
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The clinical utility of tumour markers in pleural effusion is still controversial with regard to the efficient detection of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM).
The levels of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and cytokeratin 19 fragment (CYFRA 21-1) were retrospectively studied in pleural effusion of...
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PMID: 21036761
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Young adults born very preterm show elevated adrenal androgens, particularly when born small for gestational age. Postnatal corticosteroid administration is positively associated with serum Adione in young women....
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PMID: 20682633
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The burden of childhood tuberculosis (TB) is influenced by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic and this dangerous synergy affects various aspects of both diseases; from pathogenesis and the epidemiologic profile to clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. HIV-infected...
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PMID: 20651637
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More than 40 million people are affected by food-borne trematode infections. Diagnosis is unsatisfactory and there are only two drugs available for treatment and control: praziquantel and triclabendazole. This review provides an update on recent developments in the diagnosis and treatment of food-bo...
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PMID: 20683264
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This paper presents a rapid, ultra-low-cost approach to fabricate microfluidic devices using a polyolefin shrink film and a digital craft cutter. The shrinking process (with a 95% reduction in area) results in relatively uniform and consistent microfluidic channels with smooth surfaces, vertical sid...
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PMID: 20680207
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We verified the reliability of FT4 results by 3 commercial IAs throughout pregnancy, by comparison of the pattern to that obtained with an equilibrium dialysis isotope dilution-mass spectrometry (ED ID-MS) candidate reference measurement procedure.
Pregnant females (107) and age-matched non-pregnant...
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PMID: 20510682
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Second-generation antipsychotics are widely used in the treatment of all forms of psychoses, but they often produce undesirable side effects, among which are weight gain and other elements of metabolic syndrome. The mechanisms of these adverse effects are not known. The liver and adipose tissue are...
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PMID: 20570665
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Recent studies suggest excretory-secretory (ES) antigen specific antibody detection tests to be of promising utility in laboratory diagnosis of many parasitic diseases in human including neurocysticercosis (NCC). The objective of the present study was to characterize the ES antigens collected from i...
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PMID: 20399738
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This paper reports on an inkjet printing method for the fabrication of lateral flow immunochromatographic devices made from a single piece of filter paper by patterning microfluidic channels and dispensing immunosensing inks, requiring only a single printing apparatus. This "paperfluidic" immunosens...
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PMID: 20652543
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A new detection format for multiplexed analysis based on fluorescent encoded magnetic composite nanoparticles is presented. Two kinds of virus were analyzed by this new method: equine influenza virus (EIV) and equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV). Firstly, EIV antigen and EIAV antigen were conjugat...
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PMID: 20652548
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The Chagas disease particle gel immunoassay (PaGIA-Chagas) is a simple, fast and practical test used for the diagnosis of the chronic Chagas disease and is based on anti-Trypanosoma cruzi antibody detection in serum. This study aimed to validate the PaGIA-Chagas on plasma collected with capillary tu...
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PMID: 21045375
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We describe the development and preclinical validation of a highly sensitive Luminex(®) assay specific to IL-23 that is suitable for its measurement in support of early-phase clinical trials.
Intra-assay precision for the BioSource™ ELISA was under 12.3%, and under 5.2% for the eB...
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PMID: 21083285
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We tested the hypothesis that plasma concentration of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMP)-4 and tenascin C (TNC) might be useful as biomarkers for assessing the severity of PH. Therefore, the concentrations of MMP-2, TIMP-4, TNC and N-terminal b-typ...
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PMID: 20528622
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Autoantibodies against thyroxin (T4AA) and triiodothyronine (T3AA) are present in dogs with autoimmune thyroiditis and have been reported to interfere with immunoassays. The objectives of this study were to determine the frequency of autoantibodies and to determine whether interference occurs by T4A...
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PMID: 20706025
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