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Jack Aviv and brains of children
Author(s) -
Lamola Angelo A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
biopolymers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.556
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1097-0282
pISSN - 0006-3525
DOI - 10.1002/bip.23092
Subject(s) - tel aviv , zinc protoporphyrin , chemistry , bilirubin , neurotoxicity , medicine , library science , toxicity , biochemistry , heme , organic chemistry , computer science , enzyme
Both lead intoxication in early childhood and deficient bilirubin‐binding capacity (BBC) of blood in jaundiced neonates indicate risk for brain damage. Zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP) is a biomarker for lead intoxication (PbI) as well as well as for iron deficiency. Under the leadership of Jack Aviv, Aviv Biomedical, Inc. developed robust hematofluorometers for point‐of‐care assays of ZPP in blood and for the high‐affinity BBC of blood. These assays use just drops of whole blood and are simple, fast and inexpensive. ZPP by hematofluorometry has been used world‐wide as a primary screen for lead intoxication since 1979. Recent clinical studies enabled by an Aviv Biomedical, Inc. bilirubin hematofluorometer have renewed interest in BBC‐based assessment of neurotoxicity for improved management of neonatal jaundice. This article sketches Jack Aviv's contribution to the development and application of hematofluorometry.