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Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease in tropical and subtropical climates caused by the dengue virus (DENV), has become a major social and economic burden in recent years. However, current primary detection methods are inadequate for early diagnosis of DENV because they are either time-consuming, expensive, or require training. Non-structural protein 1 (NS1) is secreted during DENV infection and is thus considered a suitable biomarker for the development of an early detection method. In the present study, we developed a detection method for the NS1 protein based on a previously reported thio-NAD cycling ELISA (i.e., ultrasensitive ELISA) and successfully achieved a LOD of 1.152 pg/mL. The clinical diagnosis potential of the detection system was also evaluated by using 85 patient specimens, inclusive of 60 DENV-positive and 25 DENV-negative specimens confirmed by the NAAT method. The results revealed 98.3% (59/60) sensitivity and 100% (25/25) specificity, which was in almost perfect agreement with the NAAT data with a kappa coefficient of 0.972. The present study demonstrates the diagnostic potential of using an ultrasensitive ELISA as a low-cost, easy-to-use method for the detection of DENV compared with NAAT and could be of great benefit in low-income countries.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v15091894 | DOI Listing |
Genet Med
September 2025
Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington School of Medicine.
Purpose: The fourth phase of the Electronic Medical Records and Genome Network (eMERGE4) is testing the return of 10 polygenic risk scores (PRS) across multiple clinics. Understanding the perspectives of health-system leaders and frontline clinicians can inform plans for implementation of PRS.
Methods: Fifteen health-system leaders and 20 primary care providers (PCPs) took part in semi-structured interviews.
J Pathol Transl Med
September 2025
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China.
Background: C-C motif chemokine ligand 3 (CCL3) is a crucial chemokine that plays a fundamental role in the immune microenvironment and is closely linked to the development of various cancers. Despite its importance, there is limited research regarding the expression and function of CCL3 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Therefore, this study seeks to examine the expression of CCL3 and assess its clinical significance in NPC using bioinformatics analysis and experiments.
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September 2025
Department of Neurology, Danish Dementia Research Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Background: Early identification of pathological α-synuclein deposition (αSynD) may improve understanding of Lewy body disorder (LBD) progression and enable timely disease-modifying treatments.
Objectives: We investigated αSynD using a seed amplification assay and assessed prodromal LBD symptoms in individuals with idiopathic olfactory dysfunction (iOD).
Methods: In this cross-sectional, case-control study, we included iOD participants and normosmic healthy controls (HC) aged 55 to 75 years without diagnoses of dementia with Lewy bodies, Parkinson's disease (PD), or other major neurological disorders.
J Appl Microbiol
September 2025
Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, 58140 Sivas, Türkiye.
Aims: The increasing antimicrobial resistance, particularly in Acinetobacter baumannii, complicates the treatment of infections, leading to higher morbidity, mortality, and economic costs. Herein, we aimed to determine the in vitro antimicrobial, synergistic, and antibiofilm activities of colistin (COL), meropenem, and ciprofloxacin antibiotics, and curcumin, punicalagin, geraniol (GER), and linalool (LIN) plant-active ingredients alone and in combination against 31 multidrug-resistant (MDR) A. baumannii clinical isolates.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Cosmet Dermatol
September 2025
Department of Dermatology, Nantong Third People's Hospital, Affiliated Nantong Hospital 3 of Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and underlying mechanism of advanced optimal pulse technology intense pulsed light (AOPT) in low-energy triple-pulse long-width mode (AOPT-LTL) for melasma treatment.
Methods: An in vivo guinea pig model of melasma was established through progesterone injection and ultraviolet B radiation. Three sessions of AOPT-LTL treatment were performed weekly.