The luminol test for blood was carried out on a set of interior fittings and surfaces inside three different makes of modern motor car. The surfaces and fittings provided little interference with the test for blood, although there was some detectable chemiluminescence when the test was applied to blood-free material from a seatbelt, a boot-lining and a gear-knob. The case with which haemoglobin...

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) is now a widely accepted treatment for end-stage renal disease. However, the high incidence of peritonitis is a major complication of CAPD. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) play a major role in antimicrobial response of the host. During phagocytosis, the PMNs undergo a striking increase in oxidative metabolism, known as the respiratory burst, ...

A carbon nanofiber-based luminol-biotin probe was synthesized for the sensitive chemiluminescence (CL) detection of a target protein by grafting luminol and biotin onto an oxidized carbon nanofiber. This carbon nanofiber was prepared by chemical vapor-deposition with methane in the presence of the Ni-Cu-MgO catalyst, which was followed by oxidization with HNO3-H2SO4 to produce a carboxyl group ...

Upon activation, neutrophils release reactive oxygen species that are believed to contribute to the widespread manifestation of preeclampsia. Neutrophils have an NADPH oxidase enzyme that catalyzes the production of reactive oxygen species. Little is known about the manifestations of the activated response and the upstream signaling pathways that regulate this process in preeclampsia. It is hyp...

The in vitro effects of six doses (2 x 10(-3) to 2 x 10(-8) M) of antimicrobial drugs that are frequently used in udder infusions on the capacity of bovine blood polymorphonuclear neutrophilic leukocytes to generate reactive oxygen species were studied by the measurement of luminol-dependent chemiluminescence after stimulation with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate. All drugs, except cloxacillin,...

This communication presents a new peroxidase mimic of CoFe(2)O(4) nanoparticles evaluated by the luminol-based chemiluminescent (CL) reaction. This offers a new method for evaluation and screening of the nanoparticles-based enzyme mimetics.

In gram-negative sepsis, the activation of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and the resulting production of superoxide and other oxygen radicals may be an important cause of tissue damage. A suppression of the PMN response to LPS stimulation would be therapeutically beneficial. The aim of this study was to determine whether different polyclonal immunoglobulins (Igs...

The chemical tests for blood currently in use depend upon the detection of hemoglobin or one of its derivatives [1]. Hemoglobin has several properties which make it suitable for this purpose. The most important, due to its sensitivity, is the peroxidase activity of hemoglobin heme which forms the basis of the benzidine, leuco-malachite green, phenolphthalein, and luminol tests for blood. The lu...