scholarly journals Clinical Evaluation of Some Biochemical Parameters from Patients in Heamodialysis Room

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 757-765
Author(s):  
Baghdad Science Journal

As a marker of systemic inflammation, raised (C-reactive protein (CRP)) concentrations which are still within the normal range have been associated with an increased inflammation of chronic renal diseases (CRD). The current study aimed to establish potential determinats of raised CRP concentrations in patients who treated in Heamodialysis room,then study the relationship between CRP& some biochemical parameters related CRD We used a CRP latex reagents Kit which is based on an immunological reaction between CRP antisera bounded to the biologically inert latex particles or with CRP in the test specimens of 19 patients with (CRD) mean age 48 years ,range = 30?65 & in 21 healthy subjects as control group their age range = 30 ?45 years. The results are classified according to visible agglutination to: 1-A positive result / is indicated by the obvious agglutination pattern of the latex, in a clear solution. 2-A negative result / is indicated by no change in the latex suspension on the test slide. Then, we correlated the results of the precipitin test with the quantitative data on C-reactive protein. This study has found that: CRP concentrations in patients with CRD were increased very clearly than normal subjects , and established that CRP concentration in male was more than in female for patients specimens. Biochemical studies have shown raising (CRP) concentration is a marker of systemic inflammation. The relation between CRP & S.creatinine ,hemoglobine ,blood sugar is negative ,while positive with blood urea . Other biochemical parameter related to CRD'' blood urea, blood creatinine & hemoglobine and blood sugar'' were assayed for both subjects in order to asses the disease by compared the results. Abbreviation: CRP:C-reactive protein, CRD: Chronic renal diseases, F: Female, M: Male, Hb: hemoglobin, BU: blood Urea, S.Cr: Serum creatinine, BS: blood sugar, nCRP: native CRP, MCRP: Matified CRP.

Author(s):  
Hasan Hüseyin Özdemir ◽  
Ahmet Dönder

Abstract Objectives A tension headache is the most common type of headache, and its causes are multifactorial. A relationship has been shown between migraine headaches and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and C-reactive protein (CRP). In this study, we investigated the NLR, PLR, and serum CRP levels in frequent episodic tension-type headache (FETTH) and chronic tension-type headache (CTTH) patients. Materials and Methods This retrospective study included 64 patients with FETTH, 80 patients with CTTH, and 60 healthy controls who were followed up in the neurology clinic. Hematological parameters were compared between the patient and control groups. Results In CTTH patients, platelets, NLR, PLR, and CRP values were statistically higher than in FETTH patients and patients in the control group. In FETTH patients, the PLR value was higher than in patients in the control group, but there was no statistically significant difference in NLR and CRP values between FETTH patients and patients in the control group. Also, there was no correlation between these values and age and gender. Conclusion Increase platelet count might have an effect on tension-type headache pathophysiology. Systemic inflammation parameters were shown to be significantly higher in CTTH patients. More comprehensive studies are needed to evaluate the effect of systemic inflammation on the chronicity of tension headaches.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ertuğrul Kurtoğlu ◽  
Hasan Korkmaz ◽  
Erdal Aktürk ◽  
Mücahid Yılmaz ◽  
Yakup Altaş ◽  
...  

Objectives. There are limited clinical data revealing the relationship between mitral annular calcification (MAC) and systemic inflammation. The goal of the present study was to compare high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels in patients with and without MAC and investigate the relationship between MAC and hs-CRP.Methods. One hundred patients with MAC who underwent transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and 100 age-matched controls without MAC who underwent TTE were included in our study. Hs-CRP levels were compared between groups.Results. Prevalence of female gender, hypertension, and coronary artery disease were significantly higher in the MAC group than in the control group (64% versus 45%,P=0.007, 42% versus 28%,P=0.03and 37% versus 18%,P=0.003, resp.). On multivariate analysis, age, gender, and coronary artery disease were the only independent predictors of MAC. The levels of hs-CRP were higher in the MAC group than in the control group (2.02±0.35versus1.43±0.47 mg/dl,P<0.001). This increase in hs-CRP levels in the MAC group persisted in patients without hypertension, coronary artery disease, and in male patients when compared to the control group.Conclusions. Our study demonstrated that hs-CRP, which is a sensitive marker of systemic inflammation, increased in patients with MAC.


Author(s):  
В.А. Белоглазов ◽  
Ю.О. Попенко ◽  
Н.А. Шадчнева ◽  
А.И. Гордиенко ◽  
В.Б. Калиберденко ◽  
...  

Актуальность. Поскольку роль эндотоксина в индукции бронхообструктивного синдрома сегодня уже не вызывает сомнений, представляется целесообразным и определение роли антиэндотоксинового иммунитета (АЭИ) в формировании различных биофенотипов хронического воспаления, которые лежат в основе особенностей течения бронхиальной астмы (БА). Цель настоящего исследования - определение роли гуморального и мукозального звеньев АЭИ и системного воспаления при различных биофенотипах воспаления у больных БА, которые могли бы быть полезны для разработки персонифицированной терапии. Материалы и методы. В исследование включены 109 больных с верифицированным диагнозом среднетяжёлой и тяжёлой бронхиальной астмы. Пациенты были разделены на 3 группы в зависимости от типа воспаления в дыхательных путях: 1-я группа - эозинофильный, 2-я группа - нейтрофильный, 3-я группа - смешанный гранулоцитарный. Гуморальное и мукозальное звенья эндотоксин-связывающих систем оценивали по уровням специфических эндотоксин-связывающих антител классов M, A, G (анти-ЭТ IgM, анти-ЭТ IgA, анти-ЭТ IgG) в периферической крови, и уровню секреторного антиэндотоксинового иммуноглобулина класса A в индуцированной мокроте. Системное воспаление оценивали по концентрации С-реактивного белка (СРБ). Результаты. При нейтрофильном и смешанном биофенотипах воспаления зарегистрированы повышенные уровни анти-ЭТ IgM и анти-ЭТ IgА в периферической крови. В то время как при эозинофильном биофенотипе воспаления не выявлено существенных различий данных показателей от контрольной группы. Концентрация анти-ЭТ IgG во всех группах больных бронхиальной астмы не отличалась от диапазона нормы. При всех биофенотипах воспаления выявлено повышение концентраций секреторного анти-ЭТ IgА и СРБ в рамках низкоинтенсивного воспаления. Наибольший уровень анти-ЭТ IgА и СРБ зарегистрирован при нейтрофильном и смешанном биофенотипах воспаления. Выявлены умеренные прямые корреляционные связи: между уровнем секреторного анти-ЭТ IgA и относительным количеством нейтрофилов в индуцированной мокроте (r = 0,469, р < 0,05); между уровнем СРБ и уровнем секреторного анти-ЭТ IgA (r = 0,427, р < 0,05). Выводы. Наиболее выраженный гуморальный и мукозальный ответ на эндотоксин и интенсивность системного воспаления при нейтрофильном и смешанном биофенотипах воспаления свидетельствуют о значительной роли ингаляционного эндотоксина в формировании тяжёлой астмы. Выявленный дисбаланс гуморального и мукозального звеньев АЭИ систем дополняет современные представления патогенеза бронхиальной астмы с различными биофенотипами воспаления, предоставляет перспективу возможности персонификации лечения и достижения контроля заболевания. Background. Since the role of endotoxin in induction of broncho-obstructive syndrome is above any doubt today, we focused on the role of anti-endotoxin immunity (AEI) in the formation of different phenotypes of chronic inflammation, which underlie characteristics of the course of asthma. The aim of this study was to determine the role of humoral and mucosal components of AEI and systemic inflammation in different inflammatory phenotypes in patients with asthma, which could be useful in developing personalized therapy. Materials and methods. The study included 109 patients with a verified diagnosis of moderate to severe asthma. All patients were divided into 3 groups depending on the type of inflammation in the respiratory tract: Group 1, eosinophilic; Group 2, neutrophilic; and Group 3, mixed granulocytic inflammation. The humoral and mucosal components of endotoxin binding systems were evaluated by levels of specific endotoxin-binding class M, A, and G antibodies (anti-ET IgM, anti-ET IgA, and anti-ET IgG) in peripheral blood and the level of secretory anti-endotoxin IgA in induced sputum. Systemic inflammation was assessed by concentration of C-reactive protein (CRP). Results. Peripheral blood concentrations of anti-ET IgM and anti-ET IgA were elevated in neutrophilic and mixed inflammatory phenotypes. At the same time, in the eosinophilic inflammatory phenotype, these indexes were not significantly different from the control group. In all groups of patients with asthma, concentrations of anti-ET IgG were similar and remained within the normal range. In all inflammatory phenotypes, concentrations of secretory anti-ET IgA and C-reactive protein were increased within the range of low-intensity inflammation. The highest levels of anti-ET IgA and CRP were found in neutrophilic and mixed inflammatory phenotypes. Levels of secretory anti-ET IgA moderately directly correlated with the relative number of neutrophilic leukocytes in induced sputum (r = 0.469, р < 0.05) and levels of CRP moderately directly correlated with levels of secretory anti-ET IgA (r = 0.427, р < 0.05). Conclusions. The most pronounced humoral and mucosal response to endotoxin and the intensity of systemic inflammation in neutrophilic and mixed inflammatory phenotypes evidenced a significant role of inhaled endotoxin in the formation of severe asthma. The observed imbalance of humoral and mucosal components in AEI systems supports modern ideas of the pathogenesis of asthma with different inflammatory phenotypes and provides a promising possibility of individualized treatment and control of the disease.


2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-122
Author(s):  
T. Ashcheulova ◽  
N. Gerasimchuk

Arterial hypertension (AH) is a heterogenic and multisystem disease. It has been suggested that oxidative stress (OS) and systemic non-specific inflammation may be involved in pathogenesis of cardiovascular pathology including AH. The aim of our study was to characterize the plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) level as a marker of systemic inflammation in relation to OS development (on the base of 8-isoprostane level assessment), depending on duration and degree of AH. We examined 117 persons, of which 102 patients from 30 to 65 years old (average age – 54.7 years) who had previously not been receiving regular antihypertensive therapy had I–III degrees of essential hypertension and 15 healthy persons (average age – 48.7 years). In 34 patients from this group the degree of OS activity was determined by 8-isoprostane level as the main marker of OS. The control group consisted of 10 healthy persons, by age and gender comparable with the study group. Determination of plasmatic CRP levels and the level of 8-isoprostane in the serum was performed by ELISA. The study established an increase of the plasmatic CRP levels in patients with hypertension, and a statistically significant increase of serum 8-isoprostane content in hypertensive patients compared to the control group. When assessing the relationship of 8-isoprostane and CRP content in patients with different degrees of hypertension we found that the strongest positive relationship between their levels was observed in the case of I degree hypertension. This may indicate the role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of hypertension as a damaging mechanism which contributes to the activation of immune mechanisms and further progression of the disease. Increased CRP and 8-isoprostane levels confirm the involvement of autoimmune mechanisms and oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of hypertension. The level of C-reactive protein is dependent on the duration of hypertension, while the 8-isoprostane levels – only on degree of hypertension. A raised level of C-reactive protein can be used as an independent marker of systemic inflammation in patients with arterial hypertension.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 038-044
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Tonbra Egoro ◽  
Emmanuel Sunday Oni ◽  
Jonathan Ebipade Lawrence

Automobile spray painters are often prone to chemical toxicity due to their routine work. This study was aimed at the occupational effect of spray painting fumes on some biochemical parameters in automobile spray painters. Five milliliters of blood specimen were collected into lithium heparin anti-coagulated bottles from twenty five automobile spray painters with ≤ 10 years working experience (experimental group one), ≥ 11 years working experience (experimental group two) and non-automobile spray painters which were monitored as control group respectively. After this, plasma alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, C-reactive protein, urea and creatinine were measured quantitatively using a spectrophotometer. The mean values of all the measured biochemical parameters showed no statistically significant differences (p>0.05) in the automobile spray painters with ≤ 10 years working experience as compared with that of the control group with the exception of plasma C-reactive protein, while those with ≥ 11 years working experience showed statistically significant differences (p<0.05) in plasma alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and C-reactive protein however, the plasma urea and creatinine showed no statistically significant differences (p>0.05). In conclusion, the concentration of plasma alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and C-reactive protein may be altered in automobile spray painters with ≥ 11 years working experience, thus these biochemical parameters should be monitored regularly in spray painters within this category of working experience


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 103-108
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Tonbra Egoro ◽  
Emmanuel Sunday Oni ◽  
Otaraku Jonathan Oye ◽  
Annabel Awele Idama

This study was aimed on assessment of selected biochemical parameters among food hawkers along the streets of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Five milliliter of blood specimen was collected from fifteen food hawkers with ≤ 5 years working experience (experimental group one), ≥ 5 years working experience (experimental group two) and nonfood hawkers (control group) respectively into lithium heparin anti-coagulated bottles. Thereafter alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, urea, creatinine and C-reactive protein were measured quantitatively. The mean values of volunteers in experimental group one showed no statistically significant difference (p>0.05) in alanine aminotransferase (7.46 ± 1.02), aspartate aminotransferase (7.02 ± 0.86), urea (7.70 ± 1.29) and creatinine (70.44 ± 3.54) as compared with the control group (7.42 ± 0.98), (6.98 ± 0.82), (7.65 ± 1.28) and (70.40 ± 3.52) respectively, but there was a statistically significant difference (p<0.05) in C-reactive protein (17.40 ± 1.98) when compared with the control group (2.70 ± 0.70). However, the mean values of food hawkers in experimental group two showed statistically significant difference (p< 0.05) in all the measured biochemical parameters 27.70±2.98, 21.40±2.06, 15.50±2.02, 110.70±3.74, 29.42±3.20 as compared with that of the control group 7.42±0.98, 6.98±0.82, 7.65±1.28, 70.40±3.52, 2.74±0.70. The volunteers in experimental groups one and two showed 13% -27% and 53% -80% abnormal values of the measured biochemical parameters respectively as compared with that of the control group. In conclusion, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, urea, creatinine and C-reactive protein may be altered in food hawkers with ≥ 5 years working experience. It is therefore recommended that food hawkers in this category should go for hepato-renal and inflammatory biochemical parameters checkup occasionally in any registered and licensed Medical Laboratory Facility.


Kardiologiia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-27
Author(s):  
V. Yu. Mareev ◽  
Ya. A. Orlova ◽  
A. G. Plisyk ◽  
E. P. Pavlikova ◽  
Z. A. Akopyan ◽  
...  

Actuality The course of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is unpredictable. It manifests in some cases as increasing inflammation to even the onset of a cytokine storm and irreversible progression of acute respiratory syndrome, which is associated with the risk of death in patients. Thus, proactive anti-inflammatory therapy remains an open serious question in patients with COVID-19 and pneumonia, who still have signs of inflammation on days 7–9 of the disease: elevated C-reactive protein (CRP)>60 mg/dL and at least two of the four clinical signs: fever >37.5°C; persistent cough; dyspnea (RR >20 brpm) and/or reduced oxygen blood saturation <94% when breathing atmospheric air. We designed the randomized trial: COLchicine versus Ruxolitinib and Secukinumab in Open-label Prospective Randomized Trial in Patients with COVID-19 (COLORIT). We present here data comparing patients who received colchicine with those who did not receive specific anti-inflammatory therapy. Results of the comparison of colchicine, ruxolitinib, and secukinumab will be presented later.Objective Compare efficacy and safety of colchicine compared to the management of patients with COVID-19 without specific anti-inflammatory therapy.Material and Methods Initially, 20 people were expected to be randomized in the control group. However, enrollment to the control group was discontinued subsequently after the inclusion of 5 patients due to the risk of severe deterioration in the absence of anti-inflammatory treatment. Therefore, 17 patients, who had not received anti-inflammatory therapy when treated in the MSU Medical Research and Educational Center before the study, were also included in the control group. The effects were assessed on day 12 after the inclusion or at discharge if it occurred earlier than on day 12. The primary endpoint was the changes in the SHOCS-COVID score, which includes the assessment of the patient’s clinical condition, CT score of the lung tissue damage, the severity of systemic inflammation (CRP changes), and the risk of thrombotic complications (D-dimer) [1].Results The median SHOCS score decreased from 8 to 2 (p = 0.017), i.e., from moderate to mild degree, in the colchicine group. The change in the SHOCS-COVID score was minimal and statistically insignificant in the control group. In patients with COVID-19 treated with colchicine, the CRP levels decreased rapidly and normalized (from 99.4 to 4.2 mg/dL, p<0.001). In the control group, the CRP levels decreased moderately and statistically insignificantly and achieved 22.8 mg/dL by the end of the follow-up period, which was still more than four times higher than normal. The most informative criterion for inflammation lymphocyte-to-C-reactive protein ratio (LCR) increased in the colchicine group by 393 versus 54 in the control group (p = 0.003). After treatment, it was 60.8 in the control group, which was less than 100 considered safe in terms of systemic inflammation progression. The difference from 427 in the colchicine group was highly significant (p = 0.003).The marked and rapid decrease in the inflammation factors was accompanied in the colchicine group by the reduced need for oxygen support from 14 (66.7%) to 2 (9.5%). In the control group, the number of patients without anti-inflammatory therapy requiring oxygen support remained unchanged at 50%. There was a trend to shorter hospital stays in the group of specific anti-inflammatory therapy up to 13 days compared to 17.5 days in the control group (p = 0.079). Moreover, two patients died in the control group, and there were no fatal cases in the colchicine group. In the colchicine group, one patient had deep vein thrombosis with D-dimer elevated to 5.99 µg/mL, which resolved before discharge.Conclusions Colchicine 1 mg for 1-3 days followed by 0.5 mg/day for 14 days is effective as a proactive anti-inflammatory therapy in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and viral pneumonia. The management of such patients without proactive anti-inflammatory therapy is likely to be unreasonable and may worsen the course of COVID-19. However, the findings should be treated with caution, given the small size of the trial.


2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1S) ◽  
pp. 70-72
Author(s):  
I K Malashenkova ◽  
D P Ogurtsov ◽  
S A Krynskiy ◽  
N A Hailov ◽  
E I Chekulaeva ◽  
...  

The aim of the work was to study the factors of natural and adaptive immunity and systemic inflammation in subacute stage of schizophrenia to clarify the role of these systems in the chronization of the disease. 31 patients with the diagnosis of schizophrenia (SCI) with paranoid after 3-4 weeks of therapy were examined. The control group included 16 healthy volunteers. Markers of systemic inflammation and immunity, including key cytokines and lymphocyte subpopulations, were investigated. Increased levels of IgМ, C-reactive protein and cortisol in the blood were found in patients with SCI. Also in most cases the content of proinflammatory proteins IL-8, IL-6 and IL-10 was increased. The greatest increase in the levels of systemic inflammation and cytokines was found in patients with first psychotic episode. The content of HT was more often normal, but the level of NT-4 and nerve growth factor β (NGFβ) in most patients was positively associated with levels of IL-6. At low levels of BDNF a significant increase in levels of CIC, cortisol, IL-8, IL-6 and IL-10, but not Ig were found. Also, in patients with low BDNF symptoms of delusions prevailed, while in cases of normal or elevated BDNF (19 out of 24 cases), in addition to delusions, hallucinations were pronounced. Conclusion. It is believed that antipsychotic drugs reduce systemic inflammation and activity of the immune system. However, we have found signs of severe systemic inflammation, activation and dysfunction of the immune system in patients with SCI after 3-4 weeks of therapy. Preservation of immune disorders and systemic inflammation in patients with SCI despite clinical improvement can participate in the progression of the disease through neuroimmune interactions. Further studies of the trigger mechanisms of chronic immune activation are needed.


Renal Failure ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 551-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincenzo Panichi ◽  
Massimiliano Migliori ◽  
Stefano De Pietro ◽  
Daniele Taccola ◽  
Anna Maria Bianchi ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 74-80
Author(s):  
E.T. Egoro ◽  
E.S. Oni ◽  
J.O. Otaraku ◽  
D.E. John

The aim of this study was to assess some biochemical parameters among charcoal (Physiculus nematopus) traders in Swali market Yenagoa Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Five milliliter of blood specimens was collected from each of the fifteen charcoal (Physiculus nematopus) traders with < 5 years working experience (experimental group one), fifteen charcoal (Physiculus nematopus) traders with ≥5 years working experience (experimental group two) and fifteen non charcoal traders (control group) into lithium heparin anti-coagulated bottles respectively. Thereafter alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), urea, creatinine and C-reactive protein (CRP) were measured quantitatively. The results of charcoal traders in experimental group one showed no statistically significant differences (p>0.05) in all the measured biochemical parameters ALT (7.26U/I), AST (5.61U/I), CRP (2.48mg/L), urea (8.68mmol/L), creatinine (82.14µmol/L) as compared to that of the control group (7.22U/I), (5.58U/I), (2.47mg/L), (8.65mmo/L), (82.10µmol/L) respectively while that of experimental group two showed statistically significant differences (p<0.05) in alanine aminotransferase (20.40U/I), aspartate aminotransferase (16.20U/I) and C-reactive protein (22.42mg/L) as compared to that of the control group (7.22U/I), (5.58U/I), (2.47mg/L) respectively. However, urea (8.68mmol/L) and creatinine (82.25µmol/L) showed no statistically significant differences (p>0.05) as compared to that of the control group (8.65mmol/L), (82.10µmol/L) respectively. In conclusion alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and C-reactive protein may be altered in charcoal (Physiculus nematopus) traders exposed to charcoal dust for ≥ 5 years. It is therefore recommended that charcoal traders in this category should embark on hepato-inflammatory biochemical parameters investigation intermittently in any registered and licensed Medical Laboratory facility so as to monitor the concentrations of these parameters.


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