6377results about "Disease diagnosis" patented technology

Methods and kits are provided for diagnosing of neuropsychiatric syndromes concurrent with SLE (NPSLE) and for determining whether an SLE subject is at risk of developing a neuropsychiatric disease.

This disclosure relates to administration of a combination of: 1) about 100-110 mg, about 104-106 mg, or about 105 mg of bupropion hydrochloride, or a molar equivalent amount of a free base form or another salt form of bupropion; and 2) about 40-50 mg, about 44-46 mg, or about 45 mg of dextromethorphan hydrobromide, or a molar equivalent amount of a free base form or another salt form of dextromethorphan in certain patient populations, such as patients having moderate renal impairment, patients receiving a concomitant strong CYP2D6 inhibitor, patients who are known CYP2D6 poor metabolizers, those in need of an NMDA antagonist that does not cause dissociation, and those at risk of QT prolongation.

This disclosure relates to administration of a combination of: 1) about 100-110 mg, about 104-106 mg, or about 105 mg of bupropion hydrochloride, or a molar equivalent amount of the free base form or another salt form of bupropion; and 2) about 40-50 mg, about 44-46 mg, or about 45 mg of dextromethorphan hydrobromide, or a molar equivalent amount of the free base form or another salt form of dextromethorphan in certain patient populations, such as patients having moderate renal impairment, patients receiving a concomitant strong CYP2D6 inhibitor, patients who are known CYP2D6 poor metabolizers, those in need of an NMDA antagonist that does not cause dissociation, and those at risk of QT prolongation.

This disclosure relates to administration of a combination of: 1) about 100-110 mg, about 104-106 mg, or about 105 mg of bupropion hydrochloride, or a molar equivalent amount of the free base form or another salt form of bupropion; and 2) about 40-50 mg, about 44-46 mg, or about 45 mg of dextromethorphan hydrobromide, or a molar equivalent amount of the free base form or another salt form of dextromethorphan in certain patient populations, such as patients having moderate renal impairment, patients receiving a concomitant strong CYP2D6 inhibitor, patients who are known CYP2D6 poor metabolizers, those in need of an NMDA antagonist that does not cause dissociation, and those at risk of QT prolongation.

The invention relates to novel compositions and methods of using maribavir which enhance its effectiveness in medical therapy, as well as to maribavir isomers and methods of use thereof for counteracting the potentially adverse effects of maribavir isomerization in vivo in the event it occurs.

The invention discloses a bacterial polypeptide Gfo and application thereof in preparation of rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis products, and belongs to the technical field of rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis. The amino acid sequence of the bacterial polypeptide Gfo is LNSHGFLPETE. A diagnostic product prepared from the bacterial polypeptide Gfo can effectively detect that the level of an anti-bacterial polypeptide Gfo antibody in a biological sample of a rheumatoid arthritis patient is obviously higher than that of healthy people and other rheumatoid immune diseases similar to rheumatoid arthritis. In addition, in CCP antibody and RF negative patients, the increase is still significant. Therefore, the antibacterial polypeptide Gfo antibody is an important biomarker of rheumatoid arthritis, and provides an effective new method for diagnosis of RA, especially diagnosis of serum-negative RA.

The invention relates to the technical field of detection kits, in particular to a preparation method of fluorescent microspheres, the fluorescent microspheres and a preparation method of a kit. According to the invention, 4-vinylbenzoic acid, dibenzoylmethane and phenanthroline are used as ligands to prepare the europium complex; the prepared europium complex, styrene and lauryl methacrylate are subjected to first-stage copolymerization polymerization to obtain a polymer core with the europium complex, itaconic acid is added for continuous polymerization in the second-stage polymerization process, and the prepared fluorescent microspheres are uniform in size, high in fluorescence intensity and high in stability. The prepared detection kit has the advantages of high detection sensitivity and stable and reliable detection effect when being used for detecting the myocardial injury marker cTnI.

Myocilin-binding agents including antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof and fusion proteins that immunospecifically bind the coiled-coil domain of myocilin but do not bind to misfolded myocilin are provided herein. The disclosed antibodies and antigen binding fragments and fusion proteins are useful for the detection and extraction of natively folded myocilin from a sample.

The present disclosure, in some aspects, provides one or more biomarkers (e.g., plasma biomarkers or circulating biomarkers) for Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). In some embodiments, a biomarker (e.g., plasma biomarkers or circulating biomarkers) described herein is regulated by DUX4. Methods (e.g., non-invasive methods) of using the biomarkers, e.g., for detection (e.g., early detection) and monitoring patient as well as treatment efficacy are also provided. The present disclosure, in other aspects, provides one or more biomarkers (e.g., transcriptome biomarkers) for Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). In some embodiments, a biomarker (e.g., transcriptome biomarkers) described herein is regulated by DUX4. Methods of using the biomarkers, e.g., for detection (e.g., early detection) and monitoring patient as well as treatment efficacy are also provided.

Methods, systems, and software for estimating circulating tumor fraction are provided. A first plurality of nucleic acid sequences for a plurality of loci in genomic DNA from a solid tumor sample is obtained. A second plurality of nucleic acid sequences for a plurality of cell-free DNA fragments obtained from a liquid biopsy sample from the same subject is obtained. One or more somatic mutations is identified in the first plurality of nucleic acid sequences. A variant allele frequency (VAF) is determined for each somatic mutation based on a frequency of the respective somatic mutation in the liquid biopsy sample and a frequency of the corresponding wild type allele in the liquid biopsy sample, thereby determining a set of VAFs. An estimate of the circulating tumor fraction for the test subject is determined based on the set of VAFs for the one or more somatic mutations.

The present disclosure relates to methods of treating sepsis or septic conditions in patients who have heightened LIGHT, IL-18 levels or biomarkers listed herein which can be treated with molecules that inhibit biomarker activity.

The invention provides application of scEMC10 in treatment and diagnosis of cerebral vascular endothelial cell senescence, and relates to the technical field of biomedicine. The research of the inventor finds that brain microvascular endothelial cell senescence is caused by the lack of scEMC10; after the brain microvascular endothelial cells are treated by scEMC10, beta-galactosidase, SASP and classic senescence markers related to senescence can be down-regulated; after scEmc10 is supplemented to old mice and Alzheimer's disease 5XFAD model mice, the motion coordination ability and the spatial cognitive ability of the mice can be obviously improved, the relative content of a marker phosphorylated alpha-synuclein of the Parkinson's disease of the old mice can be obviously reduced, and the content of tyrosine hydroxylase phosphorylated active forms can be increased. Therefore, the scEMC10 can be used for treating brain microvascular endothelial cell senescence, improving Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease and detecting brain microvascular endothelial cell senescence as a marker.

Described herein are certain methods of treating a subject with retinitis pigmentosa, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective dose of a rhodopsin corrector molecule thereby treating the retinitis pigmentosa.

The invention belongs to the technical field of pressure sore treatment, and discloses an experimental test method for treating stress injury based on danshen emodin, which comprises the following specific steps: step 1, preparing experimental materials, selecting a healthy SD (Sprague Dawley) rat, and preparing a clean and sterile magnet and a shaver; the traditional Chinese medicine composition is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 1 part of isoflurane, 1 part of iodophor, 1 part of Vaseline, 1 part of Rhapontigenin and 1 part of resveratrol. The method comprises the following steps: modeling a stress injury model for an SD (Sprague Dawley) rat so as to simulate a stress injury disease, then respectively smearing three medicines, i.e., Danjie emodin, resveratrol and vaseline, tracking the healing condition of a stress injury wound, and finally performing ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) and Hamp; according to the present invention, the detection analysis is performed through the dyeing E, and the results show that the rheum emodin has good treatment effect on the stress injury, can reduce the expression of the proinflammatory factor, can promote the wound healing, has characteristics of environmental protection and low cost, and provides the new research direction for the treatment of the stress injury.

Provided herein are methods and immune biomarkers that identify progression and treatment options for multiple sclerosis (MS). Also provided are materials and methods for the prognosis, staging, and monitoring of MS in a sample and include methods of determining a subject as being at risk of developing MS. The methods include detecting at least one biomarker, such as CXCL13, CXCL10, CD27, NEFL, CCL4, and / or CCL3 in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the subject; and administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of a treatment (e.g., tolebrutinib and potentially one or more additional therapies, such as an anti-CD20 therapy) to the subject.

The invention belongs to the field of medicines, and particularly relates to application of a new target NCSTN for regulating and controlling bone metabolism and an agonist of the new target NCSTN in preparation of a medicine for preventing or treating osteoporosis. The invention aims to provide a new target NCSTN for regulating and controlling bone metabolism and application of the new target NCSTN in promoting osteogenic activity, inhibiting osteoclast activity and treating osteoporosis. According to the invention, the mechanism of the NCSTN agonist for treating osteoporosis is found for the first time, and the NCSTN agonist has the effects of inhibiting osteoclast maturation and differentiation and promoting osteoblast bone formation function. The mechanism is greatly different from the previously reported mechanism of singly inhibiting bone resorption or singly promoting bone formation, and the osteoporosis treatment which simultaneously acts on bone resorption and bone formation can greatly reduce the adverse reaction of the body to the medicine.

The invention belongs to the technical field of drug development, and particularly relates to application of 2-fluoro-N-(2-(4-methyl-2-(m-tolyl) thiazole-5-yl) ethyl) benzenesulfonamide in preparation of drugs for treating nervous system diseases. The invention aims to provide a medicine which has small toxic and side effects and can target SLC11A2 to treat or improve nerve cell injury. According to the technical scheme, the invention relates to application of 2-fluoro-N-(2-(4-methyl-2-(m-tolyl) thiazole-5-yl) ethyl) benzenesulfonamide in preparation of a medicine for treating nervous system diseases. It is proved that the compound 2-fluoro-N-(2-(4-methyl-2-(m-tolyl) thiazole-5-yl) ethyl) benzenesulfonamide is small in toxic and side effect, and nerve cell damage can be protected or improved by targeting SLC11A2; and a new choice is provided for treating or improving nerve cell injury.

Myocilin-binding agents including antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof and fusion proteins that immunospecifically bind the coiled-coil domain of myocilin but do not bind to misfolded myocilin are provided herein. The disclosed antibodies and antigen binding fragments and fusion proteins are useful for the detection and extraction of natively folded myocilin from a sample.

The present invention relates to a use of THBS1 as a novel combination drug target that can overcome drug resistance of a targeted anticancer agent. A THBS1 inhibitor according to the present invention inhibits the drug resistance of a target anticancer agent and thus increases an anticancer effect when administered in combination with a target anticancer agent. Accordingly, the present invention can overcome resistance to a targeted anticancer agent and increase a treatment success rate of anticancer drugs for cancer patients, thereby suggesting new possibilities for treatment strategies using targeted anticancer drugs and contributing to the realization of precision medicine.

The present invention relates to a binding agent capable of specifically binding and competitively inhibiting neutrophil elastase, the binding agent comprising an immunoglobulin single variable domain (ISVD), as well as related products, methods and uses, for example, methods and uses, particularly for the prevention, treatment or diagnosis of inflammatory diseases.

The present disclosure is directed to human IgE antibodies and fragments thereof binding to galactose-α-1,3-galactose, a known red meat allergen, and methods for use thereof.

The invention provides an antigen epitope peptide related to connexin and application of the antigen epitope peptide. The connexin antigen epitope peptide disclosed by the invention is selected from (1) a polypeptide with an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 14; and (2) a polypeptide which is derived from (1) by substituting, deleting or adding 1-2 amino acids in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14 and retains the binding capacity with a connexin antibody. According to the present invention, the new connexin antigenic peptide fragment sequence is identified for the first time, such that the existing autoantigen epitope map is expanded, and more importantly, the molecular basis is provided for the development of the clinical detection method with high diagnosis sensitivity and high specificity, such that the pathological mechanism of MG can be further improved, and the application prospect is broad. And new auxiliary diagnosis means and treatment targets are provided for antibody negative MG patients.

The invention discloses pyruvate carboxylase (PC) serving as a biomarker for detecting endometriosis and application of the pyruvate carboxylase (PC) to treatment of the endometriosis. The biomarker can be used for detecting the expression level of PC in an endometrial tissue sample through an immunohistochemical method, and when the IHC score is greater than or equal to 4, a subject is judged to be at a high risk of endometriosis or suffered from the endometriosis. Meanwhile, the invention provides an application of drugs (including specific siRNA, ZY-444, octyl gallate and the like) for inhibiting PC expression in treatment of endometriosis, and a corresponding treatment method. The invention provides a new biomarker, target spot and scheme for detection and treatment of endometriosis, and has important clinical application value.

The present invention uses ex vivo human airway cultures to assess the human transmissibility and replication competence of influenza and coronavirus strains. By comparing pandemic influenza A subtype H1N1 and highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 as reference strains, the transmissibility risk of various viruses was evaluated and categorized. Additionally, an in vitro model evaluated virus-induced impairment of alveolar fluid clearance (AFC) as an indicator of disease severity. The study revealed correlations between bronchus viral replication, human transmission, AFC impairment, and clinical disease severity across different influenza and coronavirus strains.

This invention discloses a camel-derived CRP single-domain antibody, its preparation method, and its applications, relating to the biomedical field. The method involves enriching CRP antigen in alpaca leukocytes immunized with the antigen, followed by single-cell screening and sequencing. Through sequencing structural analysis, a recombinant plasmid of the camel-derived CRP antibody is constructed. This plasmid is cloned and transformed into eukaryotic cells to express related antibodies. Monoclonal antibodies with human CRP resistance are screened for expression. The VHH domain of the monoclonal antibody is cloned and expressed, and paired screening yields CRP-VHH monoclonal antibodies with antibody activity. This antibody can be used in ELISA kits, chemiluminescence kits, and latex kits, possessing the same functionality as existing kits. Furthermore, this antibody also has applications in the preparation of antitumor drugs.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods and compositions (e.g., kits) for detecting anti-repeat-associated non-ATG (RAN) protein antibodies in a subject (e.g., a subject that has been administered a therapeutic anti-RAN protein antibody or a vaccine against a disease or disorder associated with RAN protein expression, translation, and / or accumulation, for example amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and / or frontotemporal dementia (FTD)). In some embodiments, methods described by the disclosure comprise detecting one or more anti-RAN protein antibodies in a biological sample obtained from a subject by an electrochemiluminescence-based immunoassay using one or more target di-amino acid repeat peptides. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to kits comprising one or more di-amino acid repeat peptides and an electrochemiluminescence-based immunoassay plate and / or reagents.

The invention discloses an application of EIF5B in treatment of leukemia. According to the application, the translation initiation factor EIF5B which is generally highly expressed in various subtype AML patients is found for the first time, specifically participates in maintaining the function of an AML cell line, does not influence the function of normal HSPC, and is expected to become a broad-spectrum AML treatment target.

The invention discloses an antibody for detecting indol sulfate, a detection kit and application of the antibody, and the antibody can be specifically combined with indol sulfate and has high combination activity. The detection kit detects the content of indoxyl sulfate in a to-be-detected sample through a competitive binding reaction of an immunomagnetic bead coated indoxyl sulfate antibody, an antigen in the sample and an alkaline phosphatase labeled indoxyl sulfate antigen, and has important economic value and social significance.

The invention belongs to the technical field of biological medicine, and discloses an application of CDH5 protein and / or SELL protein as a biomarker in preparation of a kit for detecting diabetic retinopathy, the biomarker comprises at least one of CDH5 protein and SELL protein; the amino acid sequence of the CDH5 protein is as shown in SEQ NO: 1, and the amino acid sequence of the SELL protein is as shown in SEQ NO: 2. The CDH5 protein and / or the SELL protein are / is used as the biomarker for detecting diabetic retinopathy, especially for detecting early diabetic retinopathy, good sensitivity and specificity can be obtained, the accuracy of a detection result is ensured, early diagnosis and early treatment are realized, sampling is convenient and non-invasive, and large-scale popularization can be realized.

The invention provides application of a substance for detecting the ratio of lymphocyte subgroups in preparation of a reagent or a kit for diagnosis or auxiliary diagnosis of Graves disease, and belongs to the technical field of preparation of disease diagnosis reagents. A research shows that compared with a healthy sample, the proportion of B cells in a lymphocyte subpopulation of a to-be-detected sample is remarkably increased, the proportion of NK cells is remarkably reduced, the proportion of activated T cells is remarkably reduced, the proportion of memory T cells is remarkably reduced, the proportion of CD4 + memory T cells is remarkably reduced, the proportion of Th1 cells is remarkably reduced, and the proportion of Tc1 cells is remarkably reduced, so that the to-be-detected sample is a GD patient; the substance for detecting the ratio of lymphocyte subgroups is high in sensitivity and specificity when being used for diagnosis or auxiliary diagnosis of Graves disease.