Oesophageal cancer is endemic in some regions of the Islamic Republic of Iran and efforts have made to find factors that play a role in its prognosis. We retrospectively examined the correlation of serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels with several clinicopathological characteristics of 207 cases of oesophageal carcinoma. The mean ALP level in patients with lymph node involvement was signific...

The performance characteristics of two bone alkaline phosphatase (ALP; EC 3.1.3.1) assays, a wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) precipitation assay and a new immunoadsorption assay (IAA), were compared. The withinand between-run imprecision of the IAA (3.6-4.2% and 3.6-7.7%) was comparable with that of the WGA assay. The mean crossreactivity with liver ALP appeared to be 4% in the WGA assay and 11 % i...

Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) films cografted with vinylene carbonate (VCA) and Nvinyl-N-methylacetamide (VIMA) were studied as a matrix for the immobilization of the enzyme alkaline phosphatase (ALP) either by direct fixation or by inserting spacers. When water-soluble alkyldiamines such as diaminoethylene, diaminobutane, diethylenetriamine, and diaminohexane were used as spacers between the...

We propose a novel electrochemical detection system for alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity using the difference in water and oil solubilities between the substrate, ferrocene ethyl phosphate ester (FcEtOPO(3)(2-)), and the enzymatic product, ferroceneethanol (FcEtOH). In this system, water droplets containing ALP and FcEtOPO(3)(2-) were placed on a Pt disk microelectrode and surrounded by a mi...

Porous materials are highly preferred for bone tissue engineering due to space for blood vessel ingrowth, but this may introduce extra experimental variations because of the difficulty in precise control of porosity. In order to decide whether it is absolutely necessary to use porous materials in in vitro comparative osteogenesis study of materials with different chemistries, we carried out ost...

To remedy the problems caused by the introduction of an additional electron mediator and realize signal amplification, a new strategy has been presented to construct an electrochemical aptasensor for thrombin detection based on the cascade electrocatalysis of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and Pt nanoparticle (PtNP)-functionalized ZnO nanoflowers.

Abbreviations: HCG: Human Chorionic Gonadotropin; Β-hCG: Β-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin; DVT: Deep Vein Thrombosis; TMP-SMX: Trimethoprim and Sulfamethoxazole; EBV: Epstein Barr Virus; ALT: Alanine Aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate Aminotransferase; ALP: Alkaline Phosphatase, PT: Prothrombin Time; CBC: Complete Blood Cell; AFLP: Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy; DKA: Diabetic Ketoacidosis; GTD: Ge...

Abbreviations: OTA: Ochratoxin-A; hr: Hour; ppm: Parts-Per Million; b.wt.: Body Weight; RBC: Red Blood Cell; Hb: Hemoglobin; PCV: Packed Cell Volume; TLC: Total Leukocyte Count; DLC: Differential Leukocyte Count; MCV: Mean Corpuscular Volume; MCH: Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin; MCHC: Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration; BUN: Blood Urea Nitrogen; ALP: Alkaline Phosphatase; ALT: Alanine Trans...

BACKGROUND Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) removes phosphate groups from many types of molecules. The aim of the present research was to study the relation between plasma ALP and survival in diabetic patients with myocardial infarction. METHODS Retrospective study: from 954 admissions (15 months period) in a coronary care unit, we selected 200 admissions corresponding to 195 patients with myocardi...

Background: Diabetes mellitus, a group of metabolic disorder with multiple etiologies is characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia, induced deficiency insulin production and action. Prediabetes type hyperglycemia in which glycemic indices are higher than normal but lower the diabetes threshold. Objective: This study aims to assess impact bone markers (serum calcium, phosphorus alkaline phosphatas...