Advances in Clinical Chemistry

Dr Gregory S Makowski is a board-certified clinical chemist and fellow of the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. Following receipt of his PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Connecticut Storrs, he pursued post-doctoral studies at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington that culminated in joint appointments in the School of Medicine and the Department of Laboratory Medicine at John Dempsey Hospital. He has numerous clinical and basic science publications and serves on various scientific and editorial boards. He is actively engaged in the training of Pathology residents and fellows in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Hartford Hospital. He currently serves as Vice President Clinical Laboratory Services Hartford HealthCare in Connecticut.

Highly Sensitive Troponin Immunoassays: Navigating Between the Scylla and Charybdis
Giuseppe Lippi, Martina Montagnana, Rosalia Aloe and Gianfranco Cervellin

Circulating Forms of the B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (Bnp) Pro-Hormone: Pathophysiologic and Clinical Considerations
Aldo Clerico, Simona Vittorini and Claudio Passino

Next Generation Natriuretic Peptide Measurement
Ingrid Hunter and Jens P. Goetze

Cytokines In Muscle Damage
Anastassios Philippou, Maria Maridaki, Apostolos Theos and Michael Koutsilieris

The Immune System - A Hidden Treasure for Biomarker Discovery in Cutaneous Melanoma
Monica Neagu

Neurophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin in Acute Kidney Injury
Konstantinos Makris and Nikolaos Kafkas

Urinary Metabolomics in Newborns and Infants
Vassilios Fanos, Roberto Antonucci, Luigi Barberini and Luigi Atzori

Antihypertensive Role of Polyphenols

Ramón Rodrigo, David Gil, Andrés Miranda-Merchak and Georgios Kalantzidis