摘要:
The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing multiple sclerosis (MS) in a subject suspected to suffer therefrom comprising the steps of: a) determining the amounts of at least three markers from a group of markers comprising LPA20.4, HETE15S (15-hydroxyeicosatetranoic acid), GluCerC16, LacCerC24.1, C16Sphinganine, biopterin, PEA (palmitoylethanolamine) and OEA (oleoylethanolamide) in a sample of said subject; b) comparing the determined amounts to a reference or to references; and c) diagnosing MS based on said comparison in said subject.
摘要:
The present invention pertains to a non- invasive method and apparatus for predicting or monitoring analgesia and blood levels of opioid drugs in a patient receiving pain treatment, e.g., during palliative treatment. The inventive method comprises the measurement of one or more, preferably two or more, surrogate markers of a patient. According to the present invention surrogate markers correlate with the level of analgesia in the opioid receiving subject and thus provide a non-invasive method to predict and monitor analgesia during a treatment. Even more, surrogate markers were identified which correlate with the blood-concentration of the opioid in the subject. Thus, the invention provides a valuable clinical tool to assess and control pain treatments with opioids. Disclosed is the prediction method, an apparatus suitable for performing the inventive methods as well as the apparatus for use in medical treatments, such as pain therapy.
摘要:
The present invention pertains to novel analgesics useful for treating pain. BLT2 agonists were found to desensitize TRPV1 mediated signalling in sensory neurons. Thus the invention provides BLT2 agonists as novel pain therapeutics. Additional aspects of the invention pertain to combinations of BLT2 agonists with BLT1 antagonists for treating pain in subjects. Pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising the new analgesics of the invention are furthermore provided.
摘要:
Neuropathic pain is a debilitating disease with poor treatment options. Clinical investigations conclude that early therapeutic intervention is crucial for increasing the therapeutic success and for ameliorating neuropathic pain. However, in patients with diabetes or patients that suffer from adverse events of chemotherapy, the onset of neuropathic pain is difficult to estimate. For this reason, biomarkers represent important diagnostic markers that may be used for therapeutic strategies and, in an ideal case, for the prediction of onset, intensity and duration of neuropathic pain even before the first symptoms arise in patients. Using animal models of neuropathic pain, we observe that oxidized lipids and epoxylipids are generated in nervous tissue and plasma even before neuropathic pain arises in the animals. We therefore suggest determination of the concentrations of these lipids by mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) in the plasma of patients as potential biomarkers for neuropathic pain. Using this method, high-risk patients may be identified early and pharmacological treatment may start before neuropathic pain is established. The early treatment may lead to a reduction or even prevention of neuropathic pain in these patients.