The varied reactions of the host to infection, inflammation, or trauma are collectively known
as the acute-phase response and encompass a wide range of pathophysiological …

Lung cancer is undoubtedly one of the most serious health issues of the 21 st century. It is
the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in both men and women worldwide …

The focus of this article is to review the recent advances in proteome analysis of human
body fluids, including plasma/serum, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, saliva, bronchoalveolar …

Background: Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry
(MALDI-TOF MS) and the related technique, surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization …

The synthesis of acute-phase protein serum amyloid A (SAA) is largely regulated by
inflammation-associated cytokines and a high concentration of circulating SAA may …

Mass spectrometry is an analytical technique for the characterization of biological samples
and is increasingly used in omics studies because of its targeted, nontargeted, and high …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is often diagnosed at a late stage with concomitant poor prognosis.
Early detection greatly improves prognosis; however, the invasive, unpleasant and …

In this article, we present an overview of the different strategies for sample preparation for
identification by mass spectrometry (MS) of biomarkers from serum and/or plasma. We …

Recently, the focus of cancer research has expanded from genetic information in the human
genome to protein expression analyses. Because this 'proteome'reflects the state of a cell …

A major challenge in the management of patients with prostate cancer is identifying those
individuals at risk of developing metastatic disease, as in most cases the disease will remain …