Risk Factors Associated with False Positive HIV Test Results in a Low-Risk Urban Obstetric Population by Tamara T. Chao, Jeanne S. Sheffield, George D. Wendel, M. Qasim Ansari, Donald D. McIntire, Scott W. Roberts

“…To examine risk factors for false positive HIV enzyme immunoassay (EIA) testing at delivery. Study Design. …”
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Highly Specific Chemiluminescence Immunoassay for the Determination of Chloramphenicol in Cosmetics by Qiyan Li, Riran Zhu, Jun Li, Xiaobing Wang, Lihua Xu, Yanshen Li, Peng Li

“…A direct and highly specific chemiluminescent enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (CL-ELISA) method for monitoring chloramphenicol (CAP) in cosmetics has been developed. …”
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Effect of Dementia on the Use of Drugs for Secondary Prevention of Ischemic Heart Disease by Nicole R. Fowler, Amber E. Barnato, Howard B. Degenholtz, Angela M. Curcio, James T. Becker, Lewis H. Kuller, Oscar L. Lopez

“…To examine the effect of dementia on the use of four medications recommended for secondary prevention of ischemic heart disease (IHD): angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, beta-blockers, lipid-lowering medications, and antiplatelet medications. …”
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Plasma Glycosaminoglycans: A new Promising tool for Assessment of Non-Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients Following Nephrectomy by Awais ALi, Abdelkarem Omneya, Kashif Adil

“…Total plasma glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) levels were analyzed through a manual enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using a non-competitive sandwich technique. …”
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Experimentally Induced Pulpal Lesion and Substance P Expression: Effect of Ketoprofen—A Preliminary Study by Gian Marco Abbate, Paola Sacerdote, Giada Amodeo, Alessandro Mangano, Luca Levrini

“…SP levels were determined by using a commercially available enzyme immunoassay (ELISA) kit. The subjects were randomly divided into two groups: group 1 received a dose of ketoprofen 30 minutes prior to the experimental procedure. …”
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Association between Elevated Serum Tau Protein Level and Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy in Patients with Severe Sepsis by Teng Zhao, Yan Xia, Dawei Wang, Li Pang

“…The serum tau protein level was measured using a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The association between the level of serum tau protein and SAE was assessed by multiple logistic regression analysis. …”
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Transcriptional Profiling of Testis Development in Pre-Sexually-Mature Hezuo Pig by Zunqiang Yan, Qiaoli Yang, Pengfei Wang, Shuangbao Gun

“…Additionally, chemokine, B cell receptor, activation of immune response, and enzyme binding were enriched in macrophages. Our study investigated transcriptional alterations across different cell types during spermatogenesis, yielding new understandings of spermatogenic processes and cell development. …”
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Liver and spleen elastography in diagnosis of extrahepatic portal vein obstruction: pilot study by M. Yu. Nadinskaya, Ye. O. Liusina, Ch. S. Pavlov

“…Statistically significant difference in serum aminotransferases levels in non-cirrhotic PVT vs Child-Pugh class A HCV-LC was observed: enzyme levels were 1,5-2 fold higher in LC (р…”
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Antifibrotic Effect of Lactulose on a Methotrexate-Induced Liver Injury Model by Banu Taskin, Mümin Alper Erdoğan, Gürkan Yiğittürk, Damla Günenç, Oytun Erbaş

“…Lactulose treatment significantly reduced the liver enzyme ALT, plasma TNF-α, TGF-β, PTX3, and MDA levels and also decreased histological changes in the liver tissue with MTX-induced hepatotoxicity in the rat model. …”
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Bioconversion of Airborne Methylamine by Immobilized Recombinant Amine Oxidase from the Thermotolerant Yeast Hansenula polymorpha by Sasi Sigawi, Marina Nisnevitch, Oksana Zakalska, Andriy Zakalskiy, Yeshayahu Nitzan, Mykhailo Gonchar

“…The primary amine oxidase (primary amine : oxygen oxidoreductase (deaminating) or amine oxidase, AMO; EC 1.4.3.21), a copper-containing enzyme from the thermotolerant yeast Hansenula polymorpha which was overexpressed in baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, was tested for its ability to oxidize airborne methylamine. …”
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Effect of Salicylic Acid on Triterpenoid Biosynthesis and Reactive Oxygen Species Content in Ganoderma applanatum Mycelium by GUO Peijie, WANG Zhanbin, XIA Yongqiao, WANG Xingpei

“…The analysis of antioxidant enzyme activity and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in the mycelium of G. applanatum indicated that the intracellular catalase (CAT) activity and MDA levels peaked on the 8th day, which increased by 55.3% and 77%, respectively compared with the control group. …”
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The Role of PCNA Posttranslational Modifications in Translesion Synthesis by Montaser Shaheen, Ilanchezhian Shanmugam, Robert Hromas

“…The E2 SUMO conjugating enzyme Ubc9 and the E3 SUMO ligase Siz1 are responsible for PCNA sumoylation during undisturbed S phase and in response to fork stalling as well. …”
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Association of Serum CXCL13 with Intrarenal Ectopic Lymphoid Tissue Formation in Lupus Nephritis by De Ning He, Wen Li Chen, Kang Xia Long, Xiao Zhang, Guang Fu Dong

“…Serum CXCL13 levels were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). The expression of CD3, CD20, and CD21 in renal biopsy specimens was tested using immunohistochemical methods. …”
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Transforming Soil Stability: A Review on Harnessing Plant Cell Compounds and Microbial Products for Modifying Cation Exchange Capacity by M. V. Shah, N. M. Rathod, D. N. Prajapati, P. J. Mehta, R. R. Panchal and Vijay Upadhye

“…The use of microorganisms that have specific enzymes is also used in the diminishing soil CEC, i.e., by using ureolytic enzyme-producing bacteria like Sporosarcina pasteurii, Bacillus paramycoides, Citrobacter sedlakii, and Enterobacter bugadensis.…”
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Molecular Typing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates by Opa-Typing and Ribotyping in New Delhi, India by Pejvak Khaki, Preena Bhalla, Ahmad Mir Fayaz, Sohiela Moradi Bidhendi, Majid Esmailzadeh, Pawan Sharma

“…The technique even with a single restriction enzyme has a high level of discrimination (99.9%) between epidemiologically unrelated isolates. …”
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Oxidative Stress and Its Association with COVID-19: A Narrative Review by Hardi Rafat Baqi, Halgord Ali M. Farag, Abdel Hamid H. El Bilbeisi, Rafee Habib Askandar, Amany M. El Afifi

“…Especially the virus’s route to cell entry via angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor is well known that leads to pathogenesis in angiotensin II (AT II) which are critical in NADH/NADPH oxidase inducing ROS generation. …”
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A Comparative Study of Interleukin 6, Inflammatory Markers, Ferritin, and Hematological Profile in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Anemia of Chronic Disease and Iron Deficiency... by Eman Tariq Ali, Azza Sajed Jabbar, Ali Nazar Mohammed

“…Serum concentrations of IL-6, hsCRP, anti-CCP, and ferritin were measured in all patients and healthy individual using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELISA. Results. …”
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Docking-Based Virtual Screening and Molecular Dynamics Simulations to Identify Potential Penicillin-Binding Protein 2a Inhibitors from... by Motahareh Masumi, Fatemeh Noormohammadi, Fatemeh Kianisaba, Fatemeh Nouri, Mohammad Taheri, Amir Taherkhani

“…Kaempferol 3-rutinoside-7-sophoroside and rutin also exhibited salient binding affinity to the enzyme’s allosteric site. This study suggests that kaempferol 3-rutinoside-7-sophoroside and rutin may be considered as drug candidates for therapeutic aims in several human infections associated with MRSA. …”
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Diet-derived urolithin A is produced by a dehydroxylase encoded by human gut Enterocloster species by Reilly Pidgeon, Sacha Mitchell, Michael Shamash, Layan Suleiman, Lharbi Dridi, Corinne F. Maurice, Bastien Castagner

“…We show that the ucd operon encodes a predicted molybdopterin-dependent enzyme complex that dehydroxylates urolithins at a specific position (9-OH). …”
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Parental perception of treatment options for mucopolysaccharidosis: a survey to bridge the gap for personalized medicine by Anna-Maria Wiesinger, Florian B. Lagler

“…Results Most likely parents would choose an approach to repurposed treatments for their child (neuronopathic: 82%, 14/17 and non-neuronopathic: 94%, 16/17), followed by enzyme replacement therapy (ERT, both 88%, 15/17), hematopoietic stem cell therapy (HSCT, 70%, 12/17 and 76%, 13/17), and finally gene therapy (GT, 58%, 10/17 and 53%, 9/17). …”
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