Free thyroxine measurement in clinical practice: how to optimize indications, analytical procedures, and interpretation criteria while waiting for global standardization

F D'Aurizio, J Kratzsch, D Gruson… - Critical reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Thyroid dysfunctions are among the most common endocrine disorders and accurate
biochemical testing is needed to confirm or rule out a diagnosis. Notably, true …

Affinity-Switchable Interaction of Biotin and Streptavidin for the Signal-ON Detection of Small Molecules

MC Chung, YQ Liu, BL Jian, SQ Xu, JJ Syu, CF Lee… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Lateral flow assay (LFA) based on gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) is a widely used analytical
device for the rapid analysis of environmental hazards and biomarkers. Typically, a …

[HTML][HTML] Development and basic performance verification of a rapid homogeneous bioassay for agonistic antibodies against the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor

M Hoshina, S Ojima, A Kawasaki, K Doi, S Ohta… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Graves' disease is a type of autoimmune hyperthyroidism caused by thyroid-stimulating
antibodies (TSAb). 1 The combination of a porcine thyroid cell bioassay and cyclic …

Comparative Analysis of the Gut Microbiota of Bat Species with Different Feeding Habits

DA Mena Canata, MS Benfato, FD Pereira… - Biology, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Bats represent a diverse and ecologically significant mammalian group
characterized by different feeding habits. Despite the gut microbiota influence on feeding …

Biotin interference: evaluation of an updated thyroglobulin electrochemiluminescent immunoassay

A Evenepoel, J Schiettecatte, A Van Dalem… - Clinical Chemistry and …, 2022 - degruyter.com
Biotin interference in immunoassays is well-known and researched [1]. Biotinylated
antibodies function as linking molecules between analyte and streptavidin-coated-beads [2 …

[HTML][HTML] Practical considerations for accurate determination of free thyroxine by equilibrium dialysis

A Ribera, L Zhang, C Ribeiro, N Vazquez… - Journal of Mass …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Free thyroxine (FT4) measurement is one of the most requested tests in patient
care for diagnosing and treating thyroid-related illnesses. Equilibrium dialysis (ED) is …

The formulation and in vitro evaluation of WS Biotin, a novel encapsulated form of D‐Biotin with improved water solubility for hair and skin treatment applications

S Duchi, P Rebollo Torregrosa, A Hajuj… - … Journal of Cosmetic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To develop and evaluate the efficacy of WS Biotin, a novel water‐soluble form of D‐
Biotin, for cosmetic use. Methods A new encapsulated form of D‐Biotin was developed with …

[PDF][PDF] Biochemical Diagnosis of Thyroid Dysfunctions

L Giovanella, F D'Aurizio… - … and Theranostics of …, 2023 - library.oapen.org
Thyroid disorders are commonly encountered in clinical practice and laboratory tests are
integral to their diagnosis and management, including assessment of disease severity and …

Determination of biotin interference in pediatric obesity related ELISA research kits

EK Kahraman, O DONMA, MM Donma, A YILMAZ… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Background Although high-dose biotin interference is now considered in automated
immunoassays, it has not yet been detected in manually studied research kits, especially …

Sense and nonsense concerning biotin interference in laboratory tests

A Moerman, JR Delanghe - Acta Clinica Belgica, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Biotin supplementation (mainly OTC preparations) has gained popularity. There
are concerns about biotin interference in immunoassays and potential misdiagnosis …