There's a Big Family Hiding in Your Body Cytokines Cytokines are proteins that act as messengers in the immune system, which protects the body from threats like germs. The immune system contains cells that fight pathogens, allergens, and harmful substances. Cytokines signal these cells to combat invaders and maintain immune function even without threats. Cytokine detection - very necessary &n...
A Critical Role From Child Growth to Adult Health Growth Hormone Growth hormone（GH） is a peptide hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the human pituitary gland, consisting of 191 amino acids. It promotes the growth of bones, internal organs, and the whole body, facilitates protein synthesis, and affects fat and mineral metabolism, playing a crucial role in human growth and development. ...
A Versertile Biomarker for Diagnostic Ferritin Ferritin, derived from Latin 'ferratus' (iron-bearing), was discovered by Victor Laufberger in 1937 in a horse's spleen [1]. It is the only known protein complex capable of storing large amounts of iron and serves as a crucial indicator of iron levels in the human body. The Significance of Iron and Ferritin Iron's exceptional capacity to donate...
Strengthening the Battle Against Mpox with Getein by Your Side WHO declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency On August 14, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency. According to a WHO report, there has been a recent surge in mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and other...
Build a COVID-19 Protective Barrier with Getein COVID-19 cases spike in summer months this year. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is constantly changing and new variants of the virus are expected to occur. Numerous variants of the virus that cause COVID-19 are being tracked globally during this pandemic. Is COVID on the rise? From barbecues to festivals and elder facilitie...
PCT as an Indicator for Infection Diagnosis PCT (procalcitonin), as the propeptide of calcitonin (CT), is a glycoprotein consisting of 116 amino acids, with a molecular weight of about 14.5 kDa. Structurally, it can be divided into three parts: the amino terminal, the immature calcitonin and the calcitonin carboxy-terminal peptide. In normal physiological conditions, it is secreted by thyro...
