Development of an ELISA for evaluation of swab recovery efficiencies of bovine serum albumin.

After a potential biological incident the sampling strategy and sample analysis are crucial for the outcome of the investigation and identification. In this study, we have developed a simple sandwich ELISA based on commercial components to quantify BSA (used as a surrogate for ricin) with a detection range of 1.32-80 ng/mL.

Stratifying risk of urinary tract malignant tumors in patients with asymptomatic microscopic hematuria.

Objective: To identify patients who could safely avoid unnecessary radiation and instrumentation after the detection of microscopic hematuria.

Patients And Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study of patients who were referred to urologists and underwent a full evaluation for asymptomatic microscopic hematuria during a 2-year period in an integrated care organization in 3 regions along the West Coast of the United States. A test cohort and validation cohort of patients with hematuria evaluations between January 9, 2009, and August 15, 2011, were identified.

The effect of soy isoflavones on the development of intestinal neoplasia in ApcMin mouse.

Data from epidemiological studies suggest that isoflavones in soy may have a protective effect on the development of colon cancer in humans. Therefore, we have investigated whether soy isoflavones will inhibit intestinal tumour development in Apc(Min) mice. The mice were fed a Western-type high risk diet (high fat, low fibre and calcium) containing two different isolates of soy protein as a protein source.

Assessment of recovery from ocular irritancy using a human tissue equivalent model.

The SKIN(2) ZK1200 tissue equivalent model has been used in an exploratory study of recovery from ocular irritation. Nine substances from the ECETOC eye irritation reference chemicals data bank were tested. The cellular viability of the tissue model was measured using the MTT assay immediately after chemical exposure and after incubation periods corresponding to observation times used in the Draize tests.

Utility of preoperative serum prostate-specific antigen concentration and biopsy Gleason score in predicting risk of pelvic lymph node metastases in prostate cancer.

Objectives: To determine the accuracy of the preoperative serum concentration of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) plus the Gleason pathology score of biopsy specimens in predicting the presence of disease in the pelvic lymph nodes in patients with prostate cancer.

Methods: The medical records of all patients treated for prostate cancer at eight medical centers from January 1988 to June 1993 were reviewed. There were 932 patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer for whom all relevant data were available who had undergone pelvic lymphadenectomy with (n = 912) or without (n = 20) radical prostatectomy.