摘要:
The present invention relates to a method which may be used for the analysis of endogenously formed antibodies such as anti-drug antibodies (ADAs) or rheumatoid factor (RF) in a solution, which method comprises (a) contacting the solution with a solid phase to which e.g. IgG molecule(s) have been attached; (b) allowing the ADAs or RF to bind specifically to the attached molecule(s); (c) adding a labeled isotype-specific reagent capable of binding ADAs or RF; (d) removing any excess of reagent; and (f) detecting the label bound or unbound to determine directly or indirectly the presence or concentration of ADAs in the solution. The molecule(s) have been attached to the solid phase via a linker, which may be an organic molecule, an amino acid, a peptide, a protein a molecule of protein origin, a monosaccharide, an oligosaccharide or a polysaccharide. The method according to the invention may be used e.g. as an immunoassay for making clinical decisions in patient care, as well as in the development of new drugs.
摘要:
A method of providing a clinical decision support in allergy diagnosis comprises the steps of: a) providing a body fluid sample from a patient, b) selecting a plurality of allergens to be tested for in the sample, c) determining for each allergen the concentration in the sample of at least one immunoglobulin directed against the allergen, d) transforming each determined immunoglobulin concentration to a clinical effect value on a normalized scale common to allergens in general, e) assigning to each allergen tested for, based on known cross-reactivity information for the allergen, an allergen specificity value, representing the degree of cross-reactivity for the allergen, and f) presenting determined clinical effect and allergen specificity values for each allergen, or a group or groups of the allergens. A computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and a patient information carrier device containing a diagnosis result are also disclosed.
摘要:
An isolated horse allergen is disclosed which is a secretoglobin having a molecular weight of 15 kDa under non-reducing conditions and comprising a first peptide chain having a molecular weight of about 5 kDa and a second peptide chain having a molecular weight of about 10 kDa linked together, and variants and fragments thereof sharing epitopes for antibodies therewith. The use of the allergen in diagnosis and therapy is also disclosed as well as a diagnostic kit and a pharmaceutical composition containing the allergen.
摘要:
The present invention refers to the field of allergy. More specifically, the invention relates to the identification of new allergens from mammals and to diagnosis and treatment of allergy towards mammals. In particular the invention relates to a recombinantly produced canine allergen, Can f 4, or bovine allergen, Bos d 23k, or variants or fragments thereof sharing epitopes with the wildtype allergen, and the use thereof for the manufacture of a diagnostic composition as well as methods for in vitro diagnosis and treatment of allergy.
摘要:
The present invention relates to the field of allergic diseases, and especially to methods for assessing if symptoms in a patient are related to a hypersensitivity to a specific allergen. Furthermore the invention relates to a computer program product comprising means for controlling the steps of said methods for use with an apparatus for analysis of binding assays. The invention also relates to such an apparatus.