[Evaluation of an algorithm based on quantitative assays of glomerular parameters (albuminuria and urinary IgG) for proteinuria typing].

The first orientation test for proteinuria typing is electrophoresis. However, this technique has several drawbacks, such as delayed turnaround time and subjective readings. Some laboratories therefore use quantitative assays of glomerular markers combined with tubular markers.

Monocyte HLA-DR Measurement by Flow Cytometry in COVID-19 Patients: An Interim Review.

Several months after the sudden emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, the understanding of the appropriate host immune response to a virus totally unknown of human immune surveillance is still of major importance. By international definition, COVID-19 falls in the scope of septic syndromes (organ dysfunction due to dysregulated host response to an infection) in which immunosuppression is a significant driver of mortality. Sepsis-induced immunosuppression is mostly defined and monitored by the measurement of decreased expression of HLA-DR molecules on circulating monocytes (mHLA-DR).

Human serum albumin nanoparticles as nanovector carriers for proteins: Application to the antibacterial proteins "neutrophil elastase" and "secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor".

The use of proteins and defined amino acid sequences as therapeutic drugs have gained a certain interest in the past decade. However, protein encapsulation within protein nanoparticles was never endeavored. For this reason, human serum albumin (HSA) nanoparticles were prepared by nanoprecipitation method.

Protein-Based Nanoparticle Preparation via Nanoprecipitation Method.

Nanoparticles are nowadays largely investigated in the field of drug delivery. Among nanoparticles, protein-based particles are of paramount importance since they are natural, biodegradable, biocompatible, and nontoxic. There are several methods to prepare proteins containing nanoparticles, but only a few studies have been dedicated to the preparation of protein- based nanoparticles.