Lab Report On The Urinary Concentration Of Tnf- - 1417 Words

participant in sterilized urine containers and used to determine albumin in 24 h urine specimen. The urine levels of the biomarkers were normalized to the urinary creatinine concentration to control for variations in hydration status. Serum and urinary TNF-ÃŽ ±: serum levels were measured by an enzyme-linked immune absorbent assay (ELISA) using commercially available standard kits (Quantikine high-sensitivity human TNF-ÃŽ ± Research Diagnostic Systems, Europe Ltd, Abington, UK). The urinary concentration of TNF-ÃŽ ± was determined using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with a Human TNF-ÃŽ ± Quantikine ELISA kit (DTA00C; RD systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA). The study protocol was approved by the Ethical Committee of Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University and informed written consent was obtained from each individual. Statistical analyses Were performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences for Windows (version 22.0; SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Data were e xpressed using descriptive statistic (mean  ± standard deviation) and were analyzed. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test was done to compare different parameters between more than two groups. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to assess the association between serum and urinary TNF-ÃŽ ± levels, clinical, biochemical tests and other studied metabolic parameters in patients with diabetic nephropathy. P-values were considered significant if 0.05).On the other hand there were no significantShow MoreRelatedA Brief Note On Sepsis And Septic Shock9966 Words   |  40 Pagesput the patient at higher risk for symptomatic bacteremia and sepsis due to the inability of the immune system to fight off an infection. Additionally, hospitalized patients often have various portals of entry for bacterial infections, including urinary catheters, mechanical ventilation, endotracheal tubes, surgical wounds, intravenous catheters, invasive monitors, and trauma sites. Because hospitalized p atients are at higher risk for infection and are unable to fight off otherwise harmless bacteria