摘要:
The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing or detecting a predisposition to autism and related diseases comprising assaying a bodily sample in vitro directly or indirectly for a reduced tyrosyl protein sulphotransferase (TPST) level as compared to a reference sample, and a method of treatment for the same diseases by administering to a patient suffering therefrom a therapeutic amount of an enhancer of TPST.
摘要:
The invention relates to the identification and the use of compounds which activate the expression of at least one gene selected from LARGE, HS6ST2 and ST8SIA1, for preventing and/or attenuating ageing, and/or for hydrating skin. The invention thus relates to an in vitro method for screening for candidate compounds for preventing and/or attenuating ageing of the skin, and/or for hydrating the skin, comprising the following steps: a. bringing at least one test compound in contact with a sample of keratinocytes; b. measuring the expression of at least one gene selected from LARGE, HS6ST2 and ST8SIA1, in said keratinocytes; c. selecting the compounds for which an activation of at least 1.4 fold of the expression of at least one of said genes is measured in the keratinocytes treated in a. compared with the untreated keratinocytes.
摘要:
The present invention discloses the differential expression of a cytosolic sulfotransferase in specific brain regions of Alzheimer's disease patients. Based on this finding, this invention provides a method for diagnosing or prognosticating a neurodegenerative disease, in particular Alzheimer's disease, in a subject, or for determining whether a subject is at increased risk of developing such a disease. Furthermore, this invention provides therapeutic and prophylactic methods for treating or preventing Alzheimer's disease and related neurodegenerative disorders using a gene coding for SULT4A1. A method of screening for modulating agents of neurodegenerative diseases and recombinant animal models are also, disclosed.
摘要:
The present invention provides an improved method of assessing/quantifying the amount of homocysteine in a body fluid sample via an enzymatic assay which comprises reducing background signal by treatment with one of the following: a reducing agent, a pyruvate deactivating agent, heat treatment, or by lyophilising or immobilzing the homocysteine converting enzyme.
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Methods, processes, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for predicting minoxidil response in the treatment of androgenetic alopecia based on colorimetric assay.
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Radiolabeled tracers for sulfotransferases (SULTs), their synthesis, and their use are provided. Included are substituted phenols, naphthols, coumarins, and flavones radiolabeled with 18 F, 123 I, 124 I, 125 I, or 11 C. Also provided are in vivo techniques for using these and other tracers as analytical and diagnostic tools to study sulfotransferase distribution and activity, in health and disease, and to evaluate therapeutic interventions.
摘要:
The present invention discloses the differential expression of a cytosolic sulfotransferase in specific brain regions of Alzheimer's disease patients. Based on this finding, this invention provides a method for diagnosing or prognosticating a neurodegenerative disease, in particular Alzheimer's disease, in a subject, or for determining whether a subject is at increased risk of developing such a disease. Furthermore, this invention provides therapeutic and prophylactic methods for treating or preventing Alzheimer's disease and related neurodegenerative disorders using a gene coding for SULT4A1. A method of screening for modulating agents of neurodegenerative diseases and recombinant animal models are also, disclosed.
摘要:
The present application discloses polynucleotide sequences coding for a novel human sulfotransferase. It also relates to methods for identifying modulators of the activity of said sulfotransferase.
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The invention relates to the individualization of therapy on the basis of a phenotypic profile of an individual. More specifically, the present invention relates to the use of metabolic phenotyping for the individualization of treatment with immunosuppressants.
摘要:
The novel methods of the invention involve use of particular homocysteinase enzymes that permit the determination of homocysteine concentrations in biological samples without interference from the concentrations of cysteine and/or of methionine that are routinely present in such samples. There is also provided a diagnostic kit for use in determining the amount of homocysteine in a biological sample comprising (a) a homocysteinase having the aformentioned characteristics, and (b) at least one reagent capable of being used to determine the amount of product formed in the homocysteinase reaction. In a further aspect, the homocysteinase is provided as a chimeric molecule that comprises amino acid subsequences derived from, or patterned on, more than one homocysteinase, and which is typically produced from a chimeric polynucleotide that encodes therefor. Additional enhancements in homocysteine assay methodology include use of the enzyme gamma -glutamylcysteine synthetase to further limit any interference from cysteine present in the biological samples.