Abstract:
Provided herein are methods and kits for assaying antigen-specific T cell responses, such as rare autoantigen-specific T cell responses, by measuring a level of IP-10 in a sample from a subject having or suspected of having an autoimmune disease, an allergy, an infectious disease or condition, or an adverse immune condition caused by administration of an isolated, recombinant or synthetic protein or peptide. Also provided herein are methods and kits for assaying a T cell response to an antigen peptide, such as an islet autoantigen peptide, such as measuring a T cell response to at least one antigen peptide, such as an islet autoantigen peptide, in a sample from a subject, such as one having or suspected of having Type 1 Diabetes (TID), Celiac disease or both.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are methods, compounds, such as bindaret, and compositions that are useful for the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of an ocular disorder, including the discovery of agents that are efficacious against these disorders. Also included is the use of a fluorescent compound in an amount effective to indicate the presence of said ocular disorder in order to determine the efficacity of said compounds used in the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of said ocular disorders.
Abstract:
Methods are disclosed that are based on the finding that serum and plasma levels of eotaxin, MIP1α, and CRP act as important biomarkers that are useful for determining the feasibility in instigating immunotherapeutic treatment of cancer when immunizing with the GV1001 peptide (EARPALLTSRLRFIPK; derived from human telomerase protein), optionally when combined with state of the art combination treatment with Gemcitabine and Capecitabine. In particular, the present invention provides methods for determining whether patients should be treated GV1001 and for determining whether instigated treatment should be continued.
Abstract:
The present invention pertains to a new method for the diagnosis, prognosis, stratification and/or monitoring of a therapy, of cancer in a patient. The method is based on the determination of the level of a panel of biomarkers selected from CEA, AREG, IL-6, GDF-15, HGF-receptor, CXCL9, ErbB4-Her4, CXCL10, Flt3L, VEGFR-2, CD69, CXCL5, PSA, EMMPRIN, Cathepsin-D, Caspase-3, TNF-alpha, and INF-gamma. The new biomarker panel of the invention allows diagnosing and even stratifying various cancer diseases. Furthermore provided are diagnostic kits for performing the non-invasive methods of the invention.
Abstract:
Compositions, kits and methods for assessing the prognosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in patients are provided. In addition, compositions, kits and methods for diagnosing subtypes of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis are provided. Also provided are methods for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Abstract:
Described herein are methods of treating multiple sclerosis (MS), such as secondary progressive MS (SPMS), by intrathecally administering a B cell depleting agent, such as rituximab, alone or in combination with intravenous administration of a B cell depleting agent. Also described is the use of IL-12p40, CXCL13, or both as CSF biomarkers for selecting a patient with progressive MS as a candidate for treatment with an intrathecal immunomodulatory therapy, and for identifying a progressive MS patient as having meningeal inflammation. The present disclosure also describes a method of evaluating the effectiveness of a therapy for treating progressive MS by measuring the level of IL-12p40, CXCL13, or both in the CSF of the patient before and after treatment. A decrease in the level of IL-12p40, CXCL13, or both after treatment indicates the therapy is effective for treating progressive MS.
Abstract:
Methods for detecting cancer in a subject are disclosed. The method includes detecting the level of expression of one or more cancer markers in a biological sample obtained from the subject; and comparing the level of expression of the one or more cancer markers in the biological sample to a normal level of expression of the one or more cancer markers. The one or more cancer markers comprise CCL25 or CCR9 or both CCL25 and CCR9.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to novel humanized, chimeric and murine antibodies that have binding specificity for the human CC chemokine ligand 20 (CCL20). The present invention further relates to heavy chains and light chains of said antibodies. The invention also relates to isolated nucleic acids, recombinant vectors and host cells that comprise a sequence which encodes a heavy chain and/or a light chain of said antibodies, and to a method of preparing said antibodies. The anti-CCL20 antibodies of the invention can be used in therapeutic applications to treat, for example, inflammatory and autoimmune disorders and cancer.