Abstract:
Use of urine and serum biomarkers in diagnosing diabetic nephropathy, staging diabetic nephropathy, monitoring diabetic nephropathy progress, and assessing efficacy of diabetic nephropathy treatments. These biomarkers include urine precursor alpha-2-HS-glycoprotein, urine alpha- 1 antitrypsin, urine alpha- 1 acid glycoprotein, urine osteopontin, serum osteopontin, their fragments, and combinations thereof.
Abstract:
This invention relates to the measurement of urine biomarkers levels by mass spectrometry or immune assay for diagnosing nephropathy, monitoring nephropathy progress, assessing efficacy of a nephropathy treatment and assessing renal toxicity of an agent.. These urine biomarkers include leukocyte-associated Ig-like receptor-2, alpha- 1 acid glycoprotein, their fragments, and combinations thereof.
Abstract:
The application provides methods of determining the severity or monitoring the progression of heart failure in a human test subject by determining the level of RNA encoded by one or more heart failure markers genes in the blood of the test patients compared to controls. A kit comprising primers for genes differentially expressed in heart failure is also taught.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses that innate immune responses to crystalline cholesterol plays a critical a role in directing the chronic inflammatory state associated with the development of atherosclerotic lesions. Hence, identifying the sensor system(s) that both detects and directs the inflammatory response to crystalline cholesterol will provide an opportunity to develop novel therapeutic agents for the treatment of atherosclerosis.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing acute rejection of a cardiac allograft using genomic expression profiling, proteomic expression profiling, metabolite profiling, or alloreactive T-cell genomic expression profiling,
Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing chronic rejection of a cardiac allograft using genomic expression profiling, proteomic expression profiling, or a combination of genomic and proteomic expression profiling.
Abstract:
A microfluidic system for fluid transfer to a microarray includes a liquid transfer needle having a fluid conduit therein within which is defined a withholding pressure P1, and a microcompartment defined within the microarray, the microcompartment being configured to generate a capillary pressure P2 therein. The capillary pressure P2 is less than the withholding pressure P1, such that a defined amount of liquid is transferred from the liquid transfer needle into the microcompartment when the liquid transfer needle and the microcompartment are disposed in fluid flow communication. A method of delivering multiple solutions to a plurality of microcompartments in an microarray while avoiding cross-contamination between the solutions is also provided.
Abstract:
The present invention provides nucleic acid amplification, detection, and genotyping techniques. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method for amplifying and detecting a target nucleic acid sequence by providing a first primer pair comprising: a first primer comprising a target specific sequence, a tag sequence 5' of the target specific sequence, and a blocker between the target specific sequence and the tag sequence, and a second primer comprising a target specific sequence; providing a reporter attached to either the second primer or to a dNTP; providing a capture complex comprising an anti-tag sequence attached to a solid support; combining the first primer pair, the capture complex, the reporter, and a sample comprising a target nucleic acid sequence under conditions suitable for amplification of the target nucleic acid sequence and hybridization of the amplified target nucleic acid sequence to the capture complex; and detecting the amplified target nucleic acid sequence.
Abstract:
The present invention provides nucleic acid amplification, detection, and genotyping techniques. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method for amplifying and detecting a target nucleic acid sequence by providing a first primer pair comprising: a first primer comprising a target specific sequence, a tag sequence 5' of the target specific sequence, and a blocker between the target specific sequence and the tag sequence, and a second primer comprising a target specific sequence; providing a reporter attached to either the second primer or to a dNTP; providing a capture complex comprising an anti-tag sequence attached to a solid support; combining the first primer pair, the capture complex, the reporter, and a sample comprising a target nucleic acid sequence under conditions suitable for amplification of the target nucleic acid sequence and hybridization of the amplified target nucleic acid sequence to the capture complex; and detecting the amplified target nucleic acid sequence.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns methods of using short-controlling RNA sequences (scRNAs) to screen for and identify target nucleic acids that bind to the loop sequences of the scRNAs. The present invention also relates to methods of detecting scRNAs and to diagnostic and therapeutic methods useful in the management of diseases wherein scRNAs or aberrant levels of scRNAs are expressed.