ASSAY AND METHOD FOR MEASURING ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE ACTIVITY IN URINE AS AN INDEX OF TISSUE ZINC DEFICIENCY

    公开(公告)号:US20230313264A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-05

    申请号:US18011545

    申请日:2021-07-01

    Inventor: JERRY W. DENNEY

    CPC classification number: C12Q1/42

    Abstract: A kit comprising two reagents for conducting two different Assays to measure a zinc-activated enzyme in a bodily fluid. The assay results are utilized to obtain a relative zinc-activated enzyme activity value that can be correlated to tissue zinc levels. A more specific embodiment utilizes two paired reagents for conducting an A Assay and a B Assay that measure different alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activities in a urine sample to obtain a Relative Renal Alkaline Phosphatase Activity (RRAPA) value. The RRAPA value can be correlated to zinc levels in renal tissue.

    METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSESSING A STATUS OF A WOUND OF A PATIENT

    公开(公告)号:US20230250466A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-10

    申请号:US17920087

    申请日:2021-04-22

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for assessing a status of a wound of a patient, comprising the steps of i. determining a concentration of one or more inflammatory markers in a sample from the wound, wherein the sample comprises or consists of wound fluid and the one or more inflammatory markers may indicate an inflammation within the wound, ii. determining a concentration of one or more bacterial markers in the sample, wherein the one or more bacterial markers may indicate a colonization of the wound with metabolically active bacteria, iii. assessing the status of the wound based on the concentrations of the one or more inflammatory markers and the one or more bacterial markers, wherein the status of the wound is assessed as being inflamed or not inflamed and as being colonized with metabolically active bacteria or not colonized with metabolically active bacteria. This diagnostic method allows a reliable, specific and detailed assessment of the status of the wound.

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