introduction: dentists are exposed to mercury vapor from dental amalgam in their routine occupational practice; excess exposure to mercury is harmful. the aim of this study was to assess the influence of some possible related factors on the urine mercury levels of general dentists and restorative specialists in mashhad in 2010. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was performed ran...

Urinary ferritin levels were measured by a "2-site" immunoradiometric assay in normal volunteers and in patients with various hematologic disorders. The mean urinary ferritin concentration in normal subjects averaged 2.2 microgram/liter, only 3% of the serum ferritin level. Elevated urinary ferritin levels averaging 45 microgram/liter were observed in patients with hematologic malignancies, but...

objective(s): in recent years, there has been an increasing amount of study on early diagnosis of kidney injury through sensitive and specific biomarkers. we examined the practical applicability of the urinary levels of nag (n-acetyl-β-d-glucosaminidase), ap (alkaline phosphatase), and ldh (lactate dehydrogenase) as renal dysfunction screening biomarkers in full and pre-term newborns treated wi...

in this paper, a general introduction is given, presenting the overactive bladder syndrome (oab) and its impact on the quality of life and economical burden in patients affected. moreover, the anatomy, physiology and histology of the lower urinary tract are discussed, followed by a brief overview on the possible role of prostaglandin (pg) and phosphodiesterase type 5 (pde5) in the urinary bladd...

The relationship between urinary immunoglobulin levels and coating of a panel of bacteria by these immunoglobulins has been investigated. The results indicate that elevated urinary immunoglobulin levels are a distinct hazard in interpreting tests for antibody-coated bacteria as indicating upper or lower urinary tract infections.

INTRODUCTION Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is thought to increase the severity and number of attacks in wheezy children. Objective assessments are needed to change the behavior of families to reduce the exposure of wheezy children to ETS. AIM To determine whether informing families about their children's urinary cotinine levels curtailed the exposure of children to ETS. MATERIAL AND MET...

Two O-hydroxylysyl glycosides, Hyl-Gal-Glc and Hyl-Gal, have been isolated from normal human urine and shown to be identical to two glycosides isolated from alkaline hydrolysates of collagen. A relatively sample and reproducible analytical procedure has been devised to measure the levels of these glycosides in human urine. By the use of this procedure it was shown that a normal diet has only a ...

Renal hematuria is caused by glomerular disease. Under pathological conditions, the distribution of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in kidney tissue is abnormal and urinary IL-6 levels are increased. Abnormal IL-6 secretion promotes the hyperplasia of mesangial cells and matrix and, thus, affects the permeability of the glomerular filtration membrane. Therefore, the detection of urinary IL-6 levels in pat...

This study evaluated the relationship between phytate urinary levels and bone characteristics in a large population of postmenopausal women. The study population consisted of 180 postmenopausal women who participated in a descriptive cross-sectional study. A urine sample was collected from each subject to determine phytate levels and the volunteers were divided into two groups according to phyt...