METHOD FOR DETECTING PODOCYTES IN URINE

摘要

The present invention relates to a method of detecting urinary podocytes with a light microscope through use of an insoluble carrier-bound antibody that recognizes a protein specifically expressed on a podocyte surface, and more specifically, to a method of detecting urinary podocytes, including the following steps of (1) to (3): (1) preparing an insoluble carrier-bound antibody by binding an insoluble carrier to an antibody that recognizes a protein specifically expressed on a podocyte surface; (2) bringing a urine sample of a test subj ect into contact with the insoluble carrier-bound antibody; and (3) observing the urine sample brought into contact with the insoluble carrier-bound antibody with a light microscope to count podocytes.