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Br J Biomed Sci ; 50(2): 150-5, 1993 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8219920

RESUMO

Drugs of abuse are usually detected in urine samples-drugs of abuse in urine (DAU). Whilst DAU testing may be required in the clinical situation, it is also a potential source of income from (e.g.) pre-employment medical examinations. DAU test results can, therefore, quite easily become the subject of legal debate. These points are discussed, along with an overview of the documentation procedures necessary should a laboratory decide to offer this service, and a brief survey of the screening and confirmatory testing procedures available.


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Drogas Ilícitas/urina , Detecção do Abuso de Substâncias/métodos , Cromatografia/métodos , Inglaterra , Humanos , Garantia da Qualidade dos Cuidados de Saúde , Manejo de Espécimes/métodos
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Ann Clin Biochem ; 28 ( Pt 1): 112, 1991 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2024927
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Nephrol Dial Transplant ; 14(3): 620-6, 1999 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10193809

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Although an indicator of renal tubular dysfunction, an increased urinary N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) activity might reflect increased lysosomal activity in renal tubular cells. METHODS: Puromycin aminonucleoside (PAN) was administered to Sprague Dawley rats to induce proteinuria. Total protein, albumin, NAG activity and protein electrophoretic pattern were assessed in daily urine samples for 33 days. The morphological appearance of the kidneys was examined on days three, four, six, eight and thirty three and the NAG isoenzyme patterns on days zero, four, eight and thirty three. RESULTS: Following intravenous PAN urine volume and urine NAG activity increased significantly by day two, but returned to normal by day four. After day four all treated animals exhibited a marked rise in urine albumin, total protein excretion and NAG activity. Electrophoresis showed a generalised increase in middle and high molecular weight urine proteins from day four onwards. Protein droplets first appeared prominent in tubular cells on day four. Peak urine NAG activity and a change in NAG isoenzyme pattern coincided with both the peak proteinuria and the reduction in intracellular protein and NAG droplets (day six onwards). CONCLUSIONS: This animal model demonstrates that an increase in lysosomal turnover and hence urine NAG activity, occurs when increased protein is presented to the tubular cells. Urine NAG activity is thus a measure of altered function in the renal tubules and not simply an indicator of damage.


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Acetilglucosaminidase/urina , Túbulos Renais/patologia , Animais , Biomarcadores , Isoenzimas/urina , Proteinúria/induzido quimicamente , Proteinúria/patologia , Puromicina Aminonucleosídeo/toxicidade , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley
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