摘要:
The present invention makes use of immunoassays, such as sandwich ELISAs, to profile the circulating concentration of elastic fiber and microfibril fragments in samples from individuals with diseases associated with elastic fiber and/or microfibril degradation. Examples of such diseases include, Marfan's syndrome, aortic aneurysm, and scleroderma. Profiling the concentration of such fragments can be used to diagnose disease and monitor disease progression.
摘要:
The invention provides antibodies that specifically bind to medin. The antibodies have the capacity to bind to monomeric, misfolded, aggregated, fibril or deposited forms of medin. The antibodies can be used for treating or effecting prophylaxis of diseases associated with medin, medin accumulation or accumulation of medin deposits (e.g., medin amyloidosis). The antibodies can also be used for diagnosing medin amyloidosis and inhibiting or reducing aggregation of medin, among other applications.
摘要:
We hypothesized that gene expression patterns in peripheral blood cells may correlate with TAA disease status, and carried out a comprehensive gene expression survey on peripheral blood cells obtained from TAA patients and normal individuals. A distinct gene expression profile in peripheral blood cells can classify TAA patients from normal individuals. The genes provided by the present teachings define a set of diagnostic markers, thus providing a blood-based gene expression test to facilitate early detection of TAA disease. Methods of distinguishing ascending from descending TAA are also provided, as are methods of distinguishing familial from sporadic TAA.
摘要:
The present invention makes use of immunoassays, such as sandwich ELISAs, to profile the circulating concentration of elastic fiber and microfibril fragments in samples from individuals with diseases associated with elastic fiber and/or microfibril degradation. Examples of such diseases include, Marfan's syndrome, aortic aneurysm, and scleroderma. Profiling the concentration of such fragments can be used to diagnose disease and monitor disease progression.
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A method of diagnosing or determining the degree of an arterial aneurysm, especially an abdominal aortic aneurysm, which comprises determining the presence or level of interleukin-1α (IL-1α) in a serum or plasma sample.
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The present invention relate to a method of diagnosing a subject having a vessel disorder. More particularly, a biological sample is obtained from a subject suspected of having a vessel disorder. A protein profile is determined or measured in the sample using procedures described herein, for example, mass spectrometry or immunodetection. The protein profile from the subject is compared to a protein profile in a healthy control, wherein an alteration in the levels of a protein of the profile in the subject compared to the healthy control is indicative of a vessel disorder.
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The present invention relates to a method for detecting the presence of high levels of autoantibodies against protein C/activated protein C endothelial receptor (EPCR). The invention is characterised in that it comprises in vitro detection and quantification of anti-EPCR autoantibodies in a sample.
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By measuring smooth muscle myosin heavy chain in the blood of a patient using an antibody to the smooth muscle myosin heavy chain, dissecting aortic aneurysm can be diagnosed very easily and rapidly without any special equipment.
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Methods for detecting abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) or predisposition to AAA in a apoE subject, methods for monitoring the efficacy of treatment of AAA in a subject, and methods for evaluating the severity of AAA or risk of AAA in a subject involve measuring the amount of tetrahydrobiopterin (H4B) present in the test sample and comparing it to the amount of H4B present in a standard or previous test sample. A decreased amount of H4B present in the test sample compared to the standard is indicative of AAA or predisposition to AAA. Treatment can be administered to the subject prior to a second time point, and an increased amount of H4B present in the second test sample compared to the first test sample is indicative of effective treatment of AAA. Candidates can be identified for further testing or monitoring for AAA, and/or for treatment for AAA.
摘要:
The present invention provides compositions and methods based on genetic polymorphisms that are associated with coronary heart disease (particularly myocardial infarction), aneurysm/dissection, and/or response to drug treatment, particularly statin treatment. For example, the present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules containing the polymorphisms, variant proteins encoded by these nucleic acid molecules, reagents for detecting the polymorphic nucleic acid molecules and variant proteins, and methods of using the nucleic acid molecules and proteins as well as methods of using reagents for their detection.