Fibroblast growth factors 1 and 2 in cerebrospinal fluid are associated with HIV disease, methamphetamine use, and neurocognitive functioning. [PDF]
BackgroundHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and methamphetamine use commonly affect neurocognitive (NC) functioning. We evaluated the relationships between NC functioning and two fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) in volunteers who differed in HIV ...
Bharti, Ajay R +10 more
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Neopterin, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress: What Could We Be Missing?
Neopterin has been extensively used as a clinical marker of immune activation during inflammation in a wide range of conditions and stresses. However, the analysis of neopterin alone neglects the cellular reactions that generate it in response to ...
Steven P. Gieseg +2 more
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Concentrations of the Synaptic Marker Neurogranin in Neuro-HIV and Other Neurological Disorders. [PDF]
Purpose of reviewThe aim of this study was to examine the synaptic biomarker neurogranin in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in different stages of HIV infection and in relation to what is known about CSF neurogranin in other neurodegenerative diseases.Recent ...
Blennow, Kaj +6 more
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Biomarkers of Tuberculosis Severity and Treatment Effect: A Directed Screen of 70 Host Markers in a Randomized Clinical Trial. [PDF]
More efficacious treatment regimens are needed for tuberculosis, however, drug development is impeded by a lack of reliable biomarkers of disease severity and of treatment effect. We conducted a directed screen of host biomarkers in participants enrolled
Barbero, S +14 more
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Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the activity of immune system in patients with major depression by using serum neopterin levels as a biochemical tool.
Cemil Çelik +5 more
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Evaluating predictive markers for viral rebound and safety assessment in blood and lumbar fluid during HIV-1 treatment interruption [PDF]
Background: Validated biomarkers to evaluate HIV-1 cure strategies are currently lacking, therefore requiring analytical treatment interruption (ATI) in study participants.
De Langhe, Nele +15 more
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Serum Neopterin in Patients with Malignant Melanoma
Increased serum or urinary concentrations of neopterin have been described in patients with tumors of different primary locations, but reports on neopterin in patients with melanoma are scanty. We have studied serum neopterin and a melanoma marker, S-100-
Beneš Petr +7 more
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Prognostic Significance of Serum Neopterin in Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma
Increased concentrations of neopterin have been described in patients with tumors of different primary locations, but reports on neopterin in patients with carcinoma of the esophagus are still very limited.
Cincibuch Jan +9 more
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Expansion of neopterin and beta2-microglobulin in cerebrospinal fluid reaches maximum levels early and late in the course of human immunodeficiency virus infection [PDF]
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Bogner, Johannes R. +5 more
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Urinary Neopterin in Patients with upper Gastrointestinal, Biliary and Pancreatic Carcinomas
Increased urinary neopterin has been associated with advanced disease and poor prognosis in patients with colorectal carcinoma, but less is known about urinary neopterin in other gastrointestinal tumors.
Melichar Bohuslav +4 more
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