摘要:
Subject matter of the present invention is a method for predicting the risk of getting cancer in a subject that does not suffer from cancer or alternatively diagnosing cancer in a subject comprising: determining the level of Pro-Tachykinin, its splice variants or fragments thereof including Substance P and Neurokinin of at least 5 amino acids in a bodily fluid obtained from said subject; and correlating said level of Pro-Tachykinin, its splice variants or fragments thereof with a risk for getting cancer, wherein a reduced level is predictive for an enhanced risk of getting cancer or alternatively diagnosing cancer wherein an reduced level is correlated with the diagnosis of cancer.
摘要:
Disclosed is a method for predicting the risk of getting a major adverse cardiac event or death in a subject that has suffered an acute myocardial infarction containing determining the level of Protachykinin or fragments thereof of at least 5 amino acids in a bodily fluid obtained from the subject; and correlating the level of Protachykininor fragments thereof with the a risk for getting a major adverse cardiac event or death, wherein an elevated level is predictive for an enhanced risk of getting a major adverse cardiac event or death.
摘要:
Subject matter of the present invention is a method for stratifying a female subject for hormone replacement therapy comprising: • determining the level of Pro-Neurotensin or fragments thereof of at least 5 amino acids in a bodily fluid obtained from said female subject; and • comparing said level of Pro-Neurotensin or fragments thereof with a pre-determined pro-NT threshold and • wherein in case the determined level of Pro-Neurotensin or fragments thereof is above said pre-determined threshold then the subject is identified as having an enhanced risk to suffer an adverse event or having an enhanced risk to attract a disease in case of a hormone replacement therapy, and • wherein in case the determined level of Pro-Neurotensin or fragments thereof is below said pre-determined threshold then the subject is identified as not having an enhanced risk to suffer an adverse event or as not having an enhanced risk to attract a disease in case of a hormone replacement therapy, and/or • determining the level of Pro-Enkephalin or fragments thereof of at least 5 amino acids (pENK) in a bodily fluid obtained from said female subject; and • comparing said level of Pro-Enkephalin or fragments thereof with a pre-determined "pENK threshold" and • wherein in case the determined level of Pro-Enkephalin or fragments thereof is below said pre-determined pENK threshold then the subject is identified as having an enhanced risk to suffer an adverse event or having an enhanced risk to attract a disease in case of a hormone replacement therapy, and • wherein in case the determined level of Pro-Enkephalin or fragments thereof is above said pre-detennined pENK threshold then the subject is identified as not having an enhanced risk to suffer an adverse event or as not having an enhanced risk to attract a disease in case of a hormone replacement therapy.
摘要:
The invention relates to the diagnosis of components in human or animal body fluids, tissues and/or biomaterials. More specifically the invention relates to the use of precursors of enkephalins and/or its fragments isolated from body fluids, tissues or other biomaterials as marker peptide or medical diagnositics as well as for the diagnostic detection of the course prognosis and course control of diseases/disorders comprising diseases/disorders of the central nervous system, neurodegenerative diseases, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Huntington’s disease, ischemia comprising myocardiac ishcemica, schizophrenia, diseases/disorders of the immune system, diseases/conditions of pain, chronic pain, migraine, tension type headache, tumor diseases/cancer comprising lymphoblastic leukaemia, malignant brain tumors, adenomas, in particular human pituitary adenomas, disorders of the blood brain barrier, multiple sclerosis, inflammation, chronic arthritis, infectious diseases, bacterial and viral infections, in particular infections of Gram-positive bacteria, borna diseases virus infections, peritonitis, intoxication, AIDS, stress, trauma comprising head trauma, infarction, in particular cerebral infarction, heart and cardiovascular diseases comprising coronary heart disease, bone and skin disorders, malaria chronic/obstructive pulmonary disease and cerebral damage. The invention further provides antibodies ofr binding to certain proteins and their fragments, more specifically proenkephalin and its fragments. In accordance with the invention, a kit useful for the above mentioned diagnosis is also provided.
摘要:
Subject matter of the present invention is a method for a) diagnosing congestion or assessing or monitoring the extent of congestion in a subject or, b) predicting or determining or monitoring need of therapy or intervention or predicting or determining or monitoring the success of a therapy or intervention of congestion or guiding a therapy or intervention in a subject or, c) predicting decongestion or residual congestion after therapy or intervention of congestion in a subject or, d) assessing decongestion or residual congestion after therapy or intervention of congestion in a subject or, e) assessing the decision on hospital discharge of a subject, wherein said subject is subject having acute heart failure that is either new-onset AHF or acute decompensated HF or acute decompensated chronic HF or wherein said subject is a subject having chronic heart failure with worsening signs/symptoms of chronic heart failure and wherein Pro-Adrenomedullin or fragments thereof of at least 5 amino acids is used as an early surrogate marker for congestion.
摘要:
Subject matter of the present invention is a method for predicting the risk of getting cancer in a female subject that does not suffer from cancer or alternatively diagnosing cancer in a female subject comprising: determining the level of Pro-Enkephalin or fragments thereof including Leu-Enkephalin and Met-Enkephalin of at least 5 amino acids in a bodily fluid obtained from said female subject; and correlating said level of Pro-Enkephalin or fragments thereof with a risk for getting cancer, wherein a reduced level is predictive for an enhanced risk of getting cancer or alternatively diagnosing cancer wherein an reduced level is correlated with the diagnosis of cancer.