摘要:
To develop a simple, low-cost and highly reliable testing method for mesothelioma, and a kit used for said testing method. The present invention provides a testing method for mesothelioma comprising a step in which the concentration of human periostin protein is measured in at least one type of sample from among samples of the blood or pleural fluid of a subject. The step in which the concentration of human periostin protein is measured may use an antibody directed against human periostin protein. The present invention further provides a kit for diagnosing mesothelioma, said kit including the antibody directed against human periostin protein. In one kit for diagnosing mesothelioma, the diagnosis of mesothelioma determines if a subject that may have mesothelioma has mesothelioma or is healthy. In another kit for diagnosing mesothelioma, the diagnosis of mesothelioma determines if a subject that may have mesothelioma has mesothelioma or has a respiratory illness other than mesothelioma.
摘要:
To develop a simple, low-cost and highly reliable testing method for mesothelioma, and a kit used for said testing method. The present invention provides a testing method for mesothelioma comprising a step in which the concentration of human periostin protein is measured in at least one type of sample from among samples of the blood or pleural fluid of a subject. The step in which the concentration of human periostin protein is measured may use an antibody directed against human periostin protein. The present invention further provides a kit for diagnosing mesothelioma, said kit including the antibody directed against human periostin protein. In one kit for diagnosing mesothelioma, the diagnosis of mesothelioma determines if a subject that may have mesothelioma has mesothelioma or is healthy. In another kit for diagnosing mesothelioma, the diagnosis of mesothelioma determines if a subject that may have mesothelioma has mesothelioma or has a respiratory illness other than mesothelioma.
摘要:
The present invention provides novel antibodies that recognize the extracellular domain of a human CLCP1 antigen; nucleic acids encoding the antibodies; vectors carrying the nucleic acids in an expressible manner; transformed cells containing the vectors; methods for producing the antibodies; diagnostic methods for cancer or prognosis of cancer, immunohistological or immunocytological assay methods, and kits for determining the expression level of CLCP1 in cells or tissues, all of which use the antibodies; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies; agents for treating or preventing CLCP1-expressing cancer; agents for inhibiting growth, migration, invasion, or metastasis of CLCP1-expressing cancer cells; immunostaining agents for staining CLCP1-expressing cancer cells; and agents for treating or preventing CLCP1-expressing tumor. The present invention also provides methods of screening for candidate substances that inhibit cancer cell growth, invasion, migration, or metastasis, or candidate substances having cytotoxicity against cancer cells.