摘要:
A test apparatus for evaluating a measuring device for measuring a diffusion capacity of a person's lungs by measuring a change of concentration of a gas species in a mixture, when the mixture is inhaled and subsequently exhaled by a person, wherein the test apparatus includes (a) a port for connecting to the measuring device; (b) a compartment coupled to the port; (c) a circulation circuit configured to circulate gas from the compartment back to the compartment; and (d) a gas species removing element configured to selectively reduce a partial pressure of the gas species at a point in the circulation circuit.
摘要:
A method of evaluating a measuring device for measuring, in normal operation, a diffusion capacity of a person's lungs by measuring a change of concentration of a gas species in a mixture, when the mixture is inhaled and subsequently exhaled by the person or imposed by an artificial ventilator, the method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving the mixture in a compartment; (b) circulating gas from the compartment back to the compartment through a circulation circuit; and (c) selectively reducing partial pressure of the gas species in the circulation circuit to a predetermined level. A device for implementing the evaluation method is also disclosed.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method for the isolation of large numbers of hematopoietic stem cells. In particular the invention relates to a method for the isolation of viable haemopoietic stem cells from the placenta. The uses of these isolated cells in various applications are also described.
摘要:
The invention relates to the field of medical diagnostics. More specifically, the invention relates to methods to diagnose or screen for inflammatory conditions or disease, including auto-inflammatory disease and affective disorder, in a subject, preferably a human subject, by assaying for a marker for an inflammatory disease. Provided is a method to diagnose, screen for or predict the development of an affective disorder (AD), preferably bipolar disorder (BP), in a subject, the method comprising determining the level of at least one, preferably at least two, more preferably at least three, most preferred at least four, AD-specific gene product(s) in a biological sample isolated from the subject, preferably peripheral blood monocytes, wherein the gene is selected from the group comprising ATF3, phosphodiesterase 4 B, CXCL2, BCL2-related protein A2, Dual specificity phosphatase 2, TNFα-induced protein 3/A20, BTEB1 CXCL3, Chemokine CCL-3 like, CCL-4, CCL20, CX2CR1, Amphiregulin, Thrombomodulin, Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor, DNA-damaged inducible transcript, V28 chemokine-like receptor, TRAIL. MAPK6, B4BP4, PBEF1, Thrombospondin 1, MAFF, HSP70, CCL2, MCP-3, CCR2, CX3CR1, DOK1, HBB, G-gamma globin, THBD, PHLDA1, DTR and GNLY.
摘要:
The invention relates to the detection of, among others, tumor-specific fusion proteins. Provided is a method for detecting a fusion protein in a sample, the fusion protein comprising an amino-terminal fragment and a carboxy-terminal fragment that each correspond to a native protein. The method comprises contacting the sample with at least one binding molecule specifically reactive with a part of the native protein that is not present in the fusion protein, under conditions that allow for the formation of a complex between at least one binding molecule and the native protein, removing the complex from the sample to deplete the sample of the native protein but not of the fusion protein; and detecting the fusion protein in the sample using at least one antibody probe directed against the fusion protein. Also provided is a diagnostic kit for carrying out a method of the invention.
摘要:
The invention provides inter alia an engineered T cell, wherein said T cell is engineered to express a T cell receptor (TCR) or an antibody-based receptor that binds to a T cell epitope of human ropporin-1A (ROPN1) or human ropporin-1B (ROPN1B); wherein said T cell epitope is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:56 and SEQ ID NO:24.
摘要:
The invention relates to a device (1) and a method for obtaining an indicator of the microcirculatory condition of a patient. the device (1) comprises at least one sensor (2) for measuring data indicative of an arterial blood oxygen level, at least one sensor (3) for measuring data indicative of a tissue oxygen level and a control unit (4) for determining a measure of microcirculation, in particular changes in tissue perfusion on the basis of the tissue oxygen level and the arterial blood oxygen level.
摘要:
The invention provides a BAF complex modulating compound for use as a coronavirus antiviral; wherein the BAF complex modulating compound is of Formula (I):
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The present invention relates to a method to determine bisulfite conversion of unmethylated cytosine to uracil in genomic DNA, comprising the steps of providing a first set of amplification primers for amplifying bisulfite converted copies of a repetitive DNA element by qPCR and a second set of amplification primers for amplifying unconverted copies of said repetitive DNA element by qPCR, performing a multiplex qPCR with said first and second set of amplification primers to generate amplicons, and determining the bisulfite conversion efficiency by comparing the amounts of said first and second amplicon.