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.
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Serum Neopterin, Retinol and Alpha-tocopherol in Patients with the Carcinoma of the Esophagus
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 esophageal carcinoma are scanty.
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Clinical Value of Serum Neopterin in Breast Cancer [PDF]
Background: The immune marker neopterin may have a prognostic role in different cancers including breast cancer. Aim: To assess the relation between pre-chemotherapy serum level of neopterin and the clinical and pathological features of breast cancer ...
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Urinary neopterin concentrations during radiotherapy for gynecological cancer
Neopterin is a biomarker of host response to neoplasia. In the present study, urinary neopterin was determined during the course of (chemo)radiation in ten patients with gynecological tumors (nine patients with cervical carcinoma and one patient with ...
Trivedi Sachin Vipin +8 more
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Serum neopterin level in cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and pneumonia
Background Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) sometimes has diagnostic difficulties and a lot of differential diagnosis such as pneumonia. The aim of this work was to assess the role of serum neopterin in differentiating between pulmonary TB and pneumonia and ...
Wafaa S. El-Shimy +3 more
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Urinary Neopterin in Patients with Metastatic Colon Cancer Treated with Patupilone
Despite increased efficacy of regimens combining cytotoxic drugs and targeted agents, most patients with metastatic colorectal cancer will ultimately die of the disease.
Melichar Bohuslav +7 more
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Neopterin, β2-Microglobulin, Tryptophan and Kynurenine In Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
In 62 patients diagnosed as sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (sALS), we quantitated serum concentrations of neopterin, β2-microglobulin. kynurenine and tryptophan.
Westarp Martin E. +4 more
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Determination of neopterin in urine of industrial workers by HPLC
This study aimed to determine neopterin levels in the urine of industrial workers by the high-performance liquid chromatography method. Intra- and inter-day precision values for neopterin in urine were less than 3.14, and accuracy (relative error) was ...
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Neopterin and 7,8-dihydroneopterin are generated within atherosclerotic plaques
Plasma neopterin correlates with the level of cardiovascular disease. Neopterin is the oxidation product of 7,8-dihydroneopterin, which is released by γ-interferon-stimulated macrophages. 7,8-Dihydroneopterin is a potent antioxidant, which inhibits lipid
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