28.08.2011 | Jasmin Leschner; Larisa Ring; Jens Feierler; Klaus Dinkel; Marianne Jochum; Alexander Faussner, Biological Chemistry, 2011

Abstract The bradykinin (BK) B2 and B1 receptors (B2R, B1R) belong to the rhodopsin-like G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and are involved in (patho)physiological processes such as blood pressure regulation or inflammation. They mediate the effects of the pro-inflammatory peptides ...

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17.05.2011 | Cristina D. de Castilhos; Jamila Mezzalira; Mariana P.S. Goldim; Frederico G. Werlang; Janice C. Coelho, Clinical Chemistry , 2011

Abstract Background: Dried blood spots (DBS) on filter paper is a valuable sampling technique in clinical chemistry, but the stability of enzymes used in the diagnosis of lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs) needs to be evaluated. Methods: In a first experiment, blood from 20 subjects was ...

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17.05.2011 | Christof Schild; Florence Egger; Alain Kaelin-Lang; Jean-Marc Nuoffer, Clinical Chemistry , 2011

Abstract Background: Serum protein electrophoresis is used as a screening test for monoclonal gammopathies. Here, we present a case of a high-concentration monoclonal immunoglobulin (M-protein) that was missed by serum protein electrophoresis on a Capillarys 2 capillary zone electrophoresis ...

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17.05.2011 | Ilkka Penttilä; Karri Penttilä; Toivo Halonen; Kari Pulkki; Jukka Törrönen; Rainer Rauramaa, Clinical Chemistry , 2011

Abstract Background: Measurement of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is a key diagnostic criterion and a key parameter for the follow-up of the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Typically, immunochemical assays of HbA1c are performed in clinical chemistry analyzers. In this study, we applied the HbA1c ...

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22.02.2011 | Mehdi Hedayati; Marjan Khazan; Parichehr Yaghmaee; Marjan Zarif Yeghaneh; Leila Behdadfar; Maryam Sadat Daneshpour, Clinical Chemistry , 2011

Abstract Background: High temperature and long heating time can be considered the main drawbacks of the conventional digestion methods of urinary iodine determination. The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of a microwave for digestion and decomposition of urine interfering ...

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22.02.2011 | Kalle Kisand; Irina Kerna; Jaanika Kumm; Helgi Jonsson; Agu Tamm, Clinical Chemistry , 2011

Abstract Background: Blood biomarkers are subject to pre-analytical variability. In many cases, the stability of important new tissue biomarkers during freeze cycles and storage has not been studied sufficiently. Methods: To test the stability of matrix metalloproteinases-7 (MMP-7) and their ...

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18.11.2010 | Reiko Hanada; Toshikatsu Hanada; Josef M. Penninger, Biological Chemistry, 2010

Abstract The TNF family molecule RANKL and its receptor RANK are key regulators of bone remodeling, lymph node formation, and mammary gland development during pregnancy. RANKL and RANK are also expressed in the central nervous systems (CNS). However, the functional relevance of RANKL/RANK in ...

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21.09.2010 | Edmunds Z. Reineks; Anita Hughes; Sihe Wang, Clinical Chemistry , 2010

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Volume 48, Issue 9, Page 1351-1353, September 2010.

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12.07.2010 | Dmitri I. Svergun, Biological Chemistry, 2010

Abstract Small-angle scattering (SAS) of X-rays and neutrons reveals low-resolution structures of biological macromolecules in solution. With the recent experimental and methodological advances, SAS became a unique tool for characterising biological systems. The method covers an extremely ...

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