摘要 |
The invention relates to a method for checking the self-healing process carried out by the immune system of a test subject infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) using one or at least two samples which are taken from the test subject and which contain cells, having the following steps: 1) determining whether HPV with at least one HPV-specific stimulus molecule that stimulates the immune system of the test subject is contained in the sample or at least one of the other samples; 2) determining whether innate antibodies against the HPV with the stimulus molecule are contained in the sample or at least one of the other samples; 3) analyzing steps 1) and 2) such that the self-healing process carried out by the immune system of the test subject, said process preventing the formation of an HPV-induced carcinoma, has started if the stimulus molecule is present and the antibodies are present. The invention further relates to a device for carrying out such a method and to a use of an HPV-specific antibody for carrying out such a method. |