MycoBiomDB – Record Details (MyCo_1793)

Biomarker Record Details

Database ID: MyCo_1793
DB IDMyCo_1793
TitleCirculating galectin-3 in infections and non-infectious inflammatory diseases
Year2013
PMID23828453
Fungal Diseases involvedCandidemia
Associated Medical ConditionNone
GenusCandida
Speciesspp.
OrganismCandida spp.
Ethical StatementNone
Site of InfectionNone
Opportunistic invasiveNone
Sample typeBody fluid
Sample sourcePlasma
Host GroupHuman
Host Common nameHuman
Host Scientific nameHomo sapiens
Biomarker NameGalectin-3
Biomarker Full NameGalectin-3
Biomarker TypeDiagnostic
BiomoleculeProtein
Geographical LocationNetherlands
CohortTo assess the capacity of galectin-3 to serve as a biomarker discriminating between different inflammatory states, the plasma concentrations of galectin-3 were measured in 127 patients with either an infection or non-infectious inflamma-tion.
Cohort No.127
Age GroupNone
P ValueNone
SensitivityNone
SpecificityNone
Positive Predictive ValueNone
MICNone
Fold ChangeNone
PathwayNone
Disease Introduction MechanismNone
TechniqueELISA
Analysis MethodELISA Based
ELISA kitsELISA Kit (ELISAs; IBL International GmbH, Hamburg, Germany, and R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA, respectively)
Assay DataNone
Validation Techniques usedELISA
Up Regulation Down RegulationPositive
Sequence DataNone
External LinkNone