公开(公告)号：EP2287616A1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-23

申请号：EP10176365.4

申请日：2004-09-15

申请人： Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation ,  THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

发明人： Woodward, Cherie M. ,  Centola, Michael B. ,  Alex, Philip J. ,  Hensley, Kenneth

IPC分类号： G01N33/68

CPC分类号： G01N33/6863 ,  G01N33/564 ,  G01N2800/104 ,  G01N2800/24 ,  G01N2800/52

摘要： The invention provides a method for aiding in the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), said method comprising the steps of:
(a) measuring the level of a cytokine within a sample previously obtained from a patient using an assay system or assay device;
(b) comparing the measured cytokine level of the sample with a pre-defined level of the cytokine found in normal or inflammatory states;
(c) determining if the patient has IBS based on the comparison in step (b); and
(d) reporting the determination to the patient or a clinician.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种帮助诊断肠易激综合征（IBS）的方法，所述方法包括以下步骤：（a）使用化验系统或化验装置测量先前从患者获得的样品内细胞因子的水平; （b）将所测量的样品的细胞因子水平与在正常或炎症状态中发现的预定义水平的细胞因子进行比较; （c）基于步骤（b）中的比较确定患者是否患有IBS; 和（d）将测定结果报告给患者或临床医师。