Abstract:
Disclosed herein are a device and a method for extracting individual organic acids, Total Volatile Fatty Acids (VFA), ammonium (NH 4 + ), buffering inorganic carbon compounds or hydrogen carbonate (HCO 3 - ) to determine their concentrations and the trends of said concentrations in an active anaerobic digestion (AD) process. The determination of said concentrations in real-time allows the AD operator to run the AD at optimal efficiency and ensure that the VFA and NH 4 + concentrations do not reach toxic levels. A ratio of the concentration of total organic acids to the total inorganic carbon can be used to determine the performance of the digester.
Abstract:
The present invention relates generally to the field of diagnostic and prognostic assays for heart disease. More particular, the present invention provides an assay for diagnosing the presence or extent of development of heart disease or its classification or state thereof. The assay of the present invention is also useful in the stratification of a subject with respect to a risk of developing heart disease. The assay of the present invention is also capable of integration into pathology architecture to provide a diagnostic and reporting system.
Abstract:
Methods for the diagnosis of infection with Treponema palladium using a peptide-spacer-lipid construct are disclosed, where the spacer covalently links the peptide to the lipid. The peptide is a peptide comprising the sequence AlaSerGlyAlaLysGluGluAlaGluLysLysAlaAlaGluGlnArgAlaLeuLeu. The lipid is selected from a diacyl- or dialkyl- glycerolipid including glycerophospholipids. The method comprises contacting a sample of plasma or serum of a subject with a suspension of cells modified to incorporate a peptide-lipid construct to form a mixture, incubation of the mixture to allow agglutination and determining the degree of agglutination of the cells in the mixture. A particular construct is shown in figure 1.
Abstract:
The present invention pertains to the field of toxicological assessments for risk stratification of chemical compounds. Specifically, it relates to a method for diagnosing the pro-pathological effect of compounds which are inducing liver enzymes. It also relates to a method of determining whether a compound is capable of exhibiting pro-pathological effects on the liver by enzyme induction in a subject and to a method of identifying a drug for treating the pro-pathological effect of liver enzyme induction. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a data collection comprising characteristic values of at least five analytes, a data storage medium comprising said data collection, and a system and a device for diagnosing the pro-pathological effect of liver enzyme induction. Finally, the present invention pertains to the use of a group of analytes or means for the determination thereof for the manufacture of a diagnostic device or composition for diagnosing the pro-pathological effect of liver enzyme induction in a subject. For each sex, a different metabolome pattern, i.e. a different set of analytes is disclosed. The liver enzyme induction markers are mainly selected from free fatty acids, but also include various phosphatidylcholines, galactose, 3- and 5-Methoxysphingosine, Cholesterol, Threonic acid, 1, 2-Dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidyl-L-serine, Glycerol, Glycerophosphate, Dodecanol, myo-Inositol-2-monophosphate.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung beschreibt ein Verfahren zur Bestimmung bzw. Abschätzung der Aufnahme und Verteilung von Substanzen in das Hirngewebe und daraus ableitbarer Parameter wie der Permeabilität von Substanzen durch die sogenannte Blut-Hirn-Schranke sowie insbesondere auch des Anteils an im Hirn frei verfügbaren Substanzen. Bei diesem Verfahren wird mit Hilfe von, vorzugsweise in einem Testkit enthaltenen Lipidmembranen, die an einem Festkörper als Trägermaterial immobilisiert sind, der Verteilungskoeffizient der entsprechenden Substanz zwischen einer wäßrigen Phase und der Lipidphase bestimmt. Dieser Verteilungskoeffizient kann anschließend als Parameter in ein QSAR-Modell zur Bestimmung des Blut-Hirn-Verteilungskoeffizienten eingesetzt werden.
Abstract:
On décrit des matériels et des méthodes de criblage et d'identification de réactifs, qui modulent l'activité de la protéine Norrin, laquelle se rapporte à la signalisation de la voie Wnt. De préférence, des agents identifiés par ces matériels et méthodes modulent le remodelage osseux et/ou les taux de lipide, et peuvent être des mimétiques de Norrin et des agonistes de Norrin, ainsi que d'autres agonistes et mimétiques du complexe LRP5/Norrin/Frizzled4.
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Abstract:
Methods for assessing the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and other related disorders include obtaining an NMR derived reference spectrum for a known glucose concentration sample and storing this information as a reference standard. A patient blood sample is collected and NRM derived patient spectrums for the blood sample are obtained. The two NMR data sets (the reference and the patient) are compared and a glucose concentration is determined for the patient sample. The glucose concentration can be evaluated with a blood sample undergoing lipoprotein cholesterol evaluation. The NMR based test can be used to concurrently provide a glucose concentration and lipoprotein constituent values based on a single testing event. The disclosure also includes a multi-purpose test, i.e., a test which concurrently provides lipoprotein screening and coronary heart disease risk evaluation along with a diabetes screening and risk assessment for developing Type 2 diabetes. A method for assessing diabetes includes identifying the presence of diabetic dyslipidemia based on the values of predetermined NMR measured lipoprotein constituents.
Abstract:
A method is provided for transforming one or more biomarkers into a cholesterol efflux capacity (CEC) level. Methods relate to determining SR-BI-mediated and ABCA1 -mediated CEC. CEC may be used for compound screening and to determine risk of cardiovascular disease and to recommend or administer treatment regimens.
Abstract:
A method is provided for transforming one or more biomarkers into a cholesterol efflux capacity (CEC) value. Methods relate to determining SR-BI-mediated and ABCA1 -mediated CEC. CEC may be used for compound screening and to determine risk of cardiovascular disease and to recommend or administer treatment regimens.