| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to a diagnostic method for prostatitis and to a kit used with the method. More specifically, the invention relates to a diagnostic method for prostatitis comprising the step of measuring the amount of HBD (Human ß defensin)-2 gene expression from a prostate sample from a subject, and relates to a kit for diagnosing prostatitis comprising a primer, probe or antibody able to measure the amount of HBD (Human ß defensin)-2 expression. The present invention is based on a new finding that an increase in the level of HBD-2 expression from prostate tissue or cells correlates with the occurrence of prostatitis. The method and kit of the present invention allow prostatitis to be accurately and rapidly diagnosed by means of a straightforward molecular biological analysis. |
