Molecular Biomarkers & Diagnosis

Lorelei Mucci

Publications

• Research Article
  Serum and Saliva Levels of High-Sensitivity C-reactive Protein in Acute Myocardial Infarction
  Author(s): Margrét Agnarsdóttir, Fredrik Ponten, Hans Garmo, Gunnar Wagenius, Lorelei Mucci, Kristina Magnusson, Lars Holmberg and Sonja Eaker-FältMargrét Agnarsdóttir, Fredrik Ponten, Hans Garmo, Gunnar Wagenius, Lorelei Mucci, Kristina Magnusson, Lars Holmberg and Sonja Eaker-Fält
  
  Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the serum and saliva levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in the patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI). Materials and Methods: In a cross sectional study, 28 patients with acute MI and 28 healthy subjects were recruited to the study, and hs-CRP levels which were measured in the serum, resting saliva, and stimulated saliva at the morning of first and second days of acute MI using ELISA method. Statistical analysis of the Student’s t test and Pearson correlation coefficient were used. Results: The mean stimulated saliva hs-CRP concentration (ng/ml) was significantly higher in the patients with acute MI at both the first and the second day of MI (2.08 ± 0.55 and 2.78 ± 0.75 respectively) than in the control group (0.26 ± 0.11). It was also higher in unstimulated saliva in the patients at the .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9929.1000128

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