Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for typing an aggregate (including a fibril) of a polypeptide in a test sample, such as human superoxide dismutase (hSODI), wherein the polypeptide is capable of forming at least two structurally distinct types of aggregates, said method comprising (i) determining the reactivity of the aggregate in the test sample with one or more different antibody preparations in a panel of antibody preparations, wherein each antibody preparation in the panel has binding specificity to a peptide sequence derived from the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide, such that different antibody preparations in the panel have binding specificity to different peptides, and wherein at least one of the antibody preparations of the panel, for which reactivity to the aggregate is determined in step (i), displays differential reactivity to at least two structurally distinct types of the aggregate; and (ii) attributing a type to the aggregate in the test sample, based on the determined level(s) of reactivity with the one or more antibody preparations in the panel as determined in step (i).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the use of a substance for the manufacture of a composition for stimulating the release of EC-SOD from cells or stimulating the synthesis of EC-SOD in cells. In particular, the invention relates to the use of a substance for the manufacture of a composition for prophylaxis or treatment of a disease or disorder connected with the presence or formation of superoxide radicals and other toxic intermediates derived from the superoxide radical. Further, the invention relates to a method for determining the effect of a substance with respect to stimulating the release of EC-SOD from cells or stimulating the synthesis of EC-SOD in cells and to substances which have been selected by said method. Within the scope of the invention is a method of preventing, diminishing, controlling or inhibiting a disease or disorder connected with the presence or formation of superoxide radicals and other toxic intermediates derived from the superoxide radical in a patient who has been established to have a high risk of developing a such disease or disorder, or who has developed a such disease or disorder, the method comprising administering an effective amount of a substance which is capable of stimulating the release of EC-SOD from cells or stimulating the synthesis of EC-SOD in cells.