SERUM AMYLOID A PROTEIN IN INFLAMMATION AND OBESITY
摘要
<p>The present invention relates to the discovery that acute-phase serum amyloid protein A (A-SAA) is a biomarker for obesity and certain abnormal conditions. The present invention, therefore, provides methods of diagnosing obesity or an abnormal condition in a subject The present invention also provides methods of monitoring the progression of obesity or an abnormal condition in a subject. The present invention also relates to treating obesity or an abnormal condition comprising reducing the levels of active SAA1 and/or SAA2 in a subject in need thereof.</p>
申请公布号
WO2006063213(A2)
申请公布日期
2006.06.15
申请号
WO2005US44578
申请日期
2005.12.09
申请人
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE;GONG, DA-WEI;SHULDINER, ALAN;YANG, RONGZE;FRIED, SUSAN
发明人
GONG, DA-WEI;SHULDINER, ALAN;YANG, RONGZE;FRIED, SUSAN