Abstract:
Methods for diagnosis of bacterial infections (e.g., tuberculosis) are disclosed. In particular, the disclosure relates to the use of a panel of biomarkers for aiding diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of bacterial infections such as tuberculosis. The identified biomarkers can be used to detect active infection as well as bacterial burden, and for monitoring responses to treatment.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the field of diagnostic methods. Specifically, the present invention contemplates a method for diagnosing heart failure in a subject based on determining the amounts of at least three biomarkers. The invention also relates to tools for carrying out the aforementioned methods, such as diagnostic devices.
Abstract:
The present invention inter alia relates to methods and uses involving the determination of lipid/lipid concentration ratios in order to diagnose, predict, prevent and/or treat atherosclerosis or cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its complications including, e.g., acute myocardial infarction. The methods include analyzing lipid concentrations and resulting lipid/lipid concentration ratios of a non-high density lipoprotein samples from patients and comparing them to a control.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the detection and/or measurement in vitro of a lipase or phospholipase activity, characterized in that it comprises: the addition of a sample likely to contain said lipase or phospholipase into the wells of microtitration plates coated with a layer of a lipid substrate which is able to be hydrolyzed by said lipase or phospholipase by releasing α-eleostearic acid, the detection and/or the measurement of the lipase or phospholipase activity by UV spectrophotometry of the α-eleostearic acid released during the previous stage. The invention also relates to the application of the above-mentioned method to the in vitro diagnosis of pathologies linked to an increase in the plasma lipase level.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods for the diagnosis of NAFLD in a subject, and for the differential diagnosis of NASH or steatosis in a subject suffering from NAFLD, based on the determination in a sample of metabolic markers, particularly lipid metabolic markers.
Abstract:
In various embodiments, the present invention provides compositions and methods for treating and/or preventing cardiovascular-related diseases in subject in need thereof.
Abstract:
In various embodiments, the present invention provides compositions and methods for treating and/or preventing cardiovascular-related diseases in subject in need thereof.
Abstract:
In one aspect there is provided a method for predicting a risk of unhealthy ageing in a subject, comprising: (a) determining a level of two or more lipid biomarkers in a sample from the subject, wherein the biomarkers are selected from two or more of the following groups: (i) a triacylglycerol (TAG) from TAG (46:5) to TAG (54:3); (ii) an ether phosphatidylcholine (PC-O) from PC-O(28:0) to PC-O(38:6); (iii) a sphingomyelin (SM) from SM (33:1) to SM(50:1); (iv) a phosphatidylcholine (PC) from PC (32:1) to PC (40:5); (v) a phosphatidylinositol (PI) from PI (36:1) to PI (38:3); (vi) a phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) from PE (36:2) to PE (38:4); and (b) comparing the levels of the biomarkers in the sample to reference values; wherein the levels of the biomarkers in the sample compared to the reference values are indicative of the risk of unhealthy ageing in the subject.
Abstract:
A method for the detection and/or measurement in vitro of a lipase or phospholipase activity, including the addition of a sample likely to contain said lipase or phospholipase into the wells of microtitration plates coated with a layer of a lipid substrate which is able to be hydrolyzed by the lipase or phospholipase by releasing α-eleostearic acid, and the detection and/or the measurement of the lipase or phospholipase activity by UV spectrophotometry of the α-eleostearic acid released during the previous stage. The application of this method to the in vitro diagnosis of pathologies linked to an increase in the plasma lipase level.
Abstract:
The present disclosure is based, at least in part, on providing a set of markers, also referred to herein as FXN-sensitive lipid markers (or FSLMs), the respective levels of which are positively or negatively correlated to frataxin (FXN) levels in a cell. Therefore, these FSLMs can be used to determine, evaluate, and/or monitor the effectiveness of FXN replacement therapy in a subject.