{"title":"Preface.","authors":"Gregory S Makowski","doi":"10.1016/S0065-2423(21)00035-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0065-2423(21)00035-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50872,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Clinical Chemistry","volume":"102 ","pages":"ix-x"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0065-2423(21)00035-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39025957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Urinary biohazard markers in firefighters.","authors":"Bela Barros, Marta Oliveira, Simone Morais","doi":"10.1016/bs.acc.2021.02.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.acc.2021.02.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Firefighters are the professional force at high risk of suffering potential health consequences due to their chronic exposure to numerous hazardous pollutants during firefighting activities. Unfortunately, determination of fire emission exposure is very challenging. As such, the identification and development of appropriate biomarkers is critical in meeting this need. This chapter presents a critical review of current information related with the use of different urinary biomarkers of effect and exposure in occupationally exposed firefighters over the last 25 years. Evidence suggests that urinary isoprostanes and mutagenicity testing are promising biomarkers of early oxidative stress. Data indicate that firefighters participating in firefighting activities present with increased urinary biomarkers of exposure. These include polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, heavy metals and metalloids, organo-chlorine and -phosphorus compounds, environmental phenols, phthalates, benzene and toluene. More studies are urgently needed to better evaluate firefighter occupational safety and health and to support the implementation of preventive measures and mitigation strategies to promote the protection of this chronically exposed group of workers.</p>","PeriodicalId":50872,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Clinical Chemistry","volume":"105 ","pages":"243-319"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/bs.acc.2021.02.004","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39648310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Extracellular vesicles: Potential impact on cardiovascular diseases.","authors":"Jian Yang, Xue Zou, Pedro A Jose, Chunyu Zeng","doi":"10.1016/bs.acc.2021.02.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/bs.acc.2021.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have received considerable attention in biological and clinical research due to their ability to mediate cell-to-cell communication. Based on their size and secretory origin, EVs are categorized as exosomes, microvesicles, and apoptotic bodies. Increasing number of studies highlight the contribution of EVs in the regulation of a wide range of normal cellular physiological processes, including waste scavenging, cellular stress reduction, intercellular communication, immune regulation, and cellular homeostasis modulation. Altered circulating EV level, expression pattern, or content in plasma of patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) may serve as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in diverse cardiovascular pathologies. Due to their inherent characteristics and physiological functions, EVs, in turn, have become potential candidates as therapeutic agents. In this review, we discuss the evolving understanding of the role of EVs in CVD, summarize the current knowledge of EV-mediated regulatory mechanisms, and highlight potential strategies for the diagnosis and therapy of CVD. We also attempt to look into the future that may advance our understanding of the role of EVs in the pathogenesis of CVD and provide novel insights into the field of translational medicine.</p>","PeriodicalId":50872,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Clinical Chemistry","volume":"105 ","pages":"49-100"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9706493/pdf/nihms-1848009.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39648314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The prothrombotic state in cancer.","authors":"Benjamín Rubio-Jurado, Lluvia Sugey Sosa-Quintero, Sandra Guzmán-Silahua, Eduardo García-Luna, Carlos Riebeling-Navarro, Arnulfo Hernán Nava-Zavala","doi":"10.1016/bs.acc.2021.03.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.acc.2021.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Neoplasms result from changes in the mechanisms of growth, differentiation, and cellular death. Cancers are of high clinical relevance due to their prevalence and associated morbidity and mortality. The clinical and biological diversity of cancer depends mainly on cellular origin and degree of differentiation. These changes result from alterations in molecular expression that generate a complex clinical, biochemical, and morphologic phenotype. Although cancer is associated with a hypercoagulable state, few cancers result in a thrombotic event. Many factors influence thrombotic incidence, such as advanced disease, central catheter placement, chemotherapy, neoplasia, and surgery. The pro-coagulant state is associated with anomalies in the vascular wall, blood flow, blood constituents (tissue factor, thrombin), coagulation state, and cell growth factors. Tumor cells perpetuate this phenomenon by releasing tissue factor, inflammatory cytokines, and growth factors. These changes favor cellular activation that gives rise to actions involving coagulation, inflammation, thrombosis, tumor growth, angiogenesis, and tumor metastases. These, in turn, are closely linked to treatment response, tumor aggressiveness, and host survival. Activation of the coagulation cascade is related to these phenomena through molecules that interact in these processes. As such, it is necessary to identify these mediators to facilitate treatment and improve outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":50872,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Clinical Chemistry","volume":"105 ","pages":"213-242"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/bs.acc.2021.03.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39648309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preface.","authors":"Gregory S Makowski","doi":"10.1016/S0065-2423(21)00090-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0065-2423(21)00090-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50872,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Clinical Chemistry","volume":"105 ","pages":"ix-x"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39648311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiuzhi Zhang, Man Liu, Xue Zhang, Yulin Wang, Liping Dai
{"title":"Autoantibodies to tumor-associated antigens in lung cancer diagnosis.","authors":"Xiuzhi Zhang, Man Liu, Xue Zhang, Yulin Wang, Liping Dai","doi":"10.1016/bs.acc.2020.08.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.acc.2020.08.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lung cancer (LC) accounts for the majority of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Although screening the high-risk population by low-dose CT (LDCT) has reduced mortality, the cost and high false positivity rate has prevented its general diagnostic use. As such, better and more specific minimally invasive biomarkers are needed in general and for early LC detection, specifically. Autoantibodies produced by humoral immune response to tumor-associated antigens (TAA) are emerging as a promising noninvasive biomarker for LC. Given the low sensitivity of any one single autoantibody, a panel approach could provide a more robust and promising strategy to detect early stage LC. In this review, we summarize the background of TAA autoantibodies (TAAb) and the techniques currently used for identifying TAA, as well as recent findings of LC specific antigens and TAAb. This review provides guidance toward the development of accurate and reliable TAAb as immunodiagnostic biomarkers in the early detection of LC.</p>","PeriodicalId":50872,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Clinical Chemistry","volume":"103 ","pages":"1-45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/bs.acc.2020.08.005","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39158773","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yunhua Zhang, Cen Ding, Changhong Li, Xiaohui Wang
{"title":"Advances in fluorescent probes for detection and imaging of amyloid-β peptides in Alzheimer's disease.","authors":"Yunhua Zhang, Cen Ding, Changhong Li, Xiaohui Wang","doi":"10.1016/bs.acc.2020.08.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.acc.2020.08.008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Amyloid plaques generated from the accumulation of amyloid-β peptides (Aβ) fibrils in the brain is one of the main hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD), a most common neurodegenerative disorder. Aβ aggregation can produce neurotoxic oligomers and fibrils, which has been widely accepted as the causative factor in AD pathogenesis. Accordingly, both soluble oligomers and insoluble fibrils have been considered as diagnostic biomarkers for AD. Among the existing analytical methods, fluorometry using fluorescent probes has exhibited promising potential in quantitative detection and imaging of both soluble and insoluble Aβ species, providing a valuable approach for the diagnosis and drug development of AD. In this review, the most recent advances in the fluorescent probes for soluble or insoluble Aβ aggregates are discussed in terms of design strategy, probing mechanism, and potential applications. In the end, future research directions of fluorescent probes for Aβ species are also proposed.</p>","PeriodicalId":50872,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Clinical Chemistry","volume":"103 ","pages":"135-190"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/bs.acc.2020.08.008","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39158774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zeynep Alpay Savasan, Sun Kwon Kim, Kyung Joon Oh, Stewart F Graham
{"title":"Advances in cerebral palsy biomarkers.","authors":"Zeynep Alpay Savasan, Sun Kwon Kim, Kyung Joon Oh, Stewart F Graham","doi":"10.1016/bs.acc.2020.04.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.acc.2020.04.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cerebral palsy (CP), defined as a group of nonprogressive disorders of movement and posture, is the most common cause of severe neurodisability in children. The prevalence of CP is the same across the globe, affecting approximately 17 million people worldwide. Cerebral Palsy is an umbrella term used to describe the disease due to its inherent heterogeneity. For instance, CP has multiple (1) causes; (2) clinical types; (3) patterns of neuropathology on brain imaging and (4) it's associated with several developmental pathologies such as intellectual disability, autism, epilepsy, and visual impairment. Understanding its physiopathology is crucial to developing protective strategies. Despite its importance, there is still insufficient progress in the areas of CP prediction, early diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Herein we describe the current risk factors and biomarkers used for the diagnosis and prediction of CP. With the advancement in biomarker discovery, we predict that our understanding of the etiopathophysiology of CP will also increase, lending to more opportunities for developing novel treatments and prognosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":50872,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Clinical Chemistry","volume":"100 ","pages":"139-169"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/bs.acc.2020.04.006","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38829488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}