Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry
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Men and women react differently to some disease states, and women are reported to be more sensitive than men to the toxic effects of smoking. We examined the serum concentration of Klotho-related molecules, α-Klotho (αKl) and fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-21, and the influence of smoking on these molecules in both sexes. ⋯ Klotho-related molecules showed a differential association and response to smoking between men and women.
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The ratio of serum γ-glutamyl transferase (GGT) to alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (GGT/ALT) is a marker for evaluating effects to antivirotic treatment and a helpful predictive factor for the prognosis of Child-Pugh A hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients after surgery. The relationship between the incidence of postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) and preoperative GGT/ALT is studied in hepatectomized hepatitis B- or C- associated HCC patients. ⋯ The GGT/ALT of patients with AKI was significantly higher than those without it. Evaluation of GGT/ALT before surgery can be a helpful predictive tool for postoperative AKI in hepatitis B- or C- associated HCC patients undergoing hepatectomy, particularly in patients with BCLC stage 0 or A staged HCC. Hepatitis B- or C- associated HCC patients with low ALT especially within the normal range may have a high risk of AKI. However, the reason remains to be elucidated.
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Recent studies have indicated that long non-coding RNA actin filament-associated protein 1 antisense RNA 1 (lncRNA AFAP1-AS1) was increased in non-small cell lung cancer and associated with unfavorable patient prognosis. AFAP1-AS1 also participates in promoting invasion and metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer cells. However, the diagnosis value of serum AFAP1-AS1 in non-small cell lung cancer was unclear. In this study, we aimed to explore whether circulating AFAP1-AS1 can be used as a diagnostic biomarker for non-small cell lung cancer. ⋯ Serum AFAP1-AS1 could serve as an ideal combined biomarker for the diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer.
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Comparative Study
Comparison of plasma copeptin and multiple biomarkers for assessing prognosis of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Increased plasma copeptin concentrations are related to poor prognosis after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). The aim of this study was to assess prognostic significance of plasma copeptin detection compared with glial fibrillary astrocyte protein, myelin basic protein, S100B, phosphorylated axonal neurofilament subunit H, neuron-specific enolase, tau and ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase L1 in aSAH. ⋯ Copeptin in plasma might have the potential to be a useful prognostic biomarker for aSAH.
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Plasmacytoma variant translocation 1 (PVT1) is a newly discovered long non-coding RNA that functions as an oncogenic molecule in different cancers. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine its prognostic potential for malignant tumors. ⋯ Elevated PVT1 expression was related to poor prognosis and might be a potential biomarkerof clinicopathological characteristics in different cancer types. More studies need to be conducted to verify the clinical value of PVT1 in human cancers.