| 摘要 |
This invention relates to the finding that lipid oxidising abzymes damage Chlamydia antigens in a sample and the extent of damage provides a measure of the level or activity of the abzymes in the sample. Lipid oxidising abzymes may be measured or detected, for example, by abrogating or abolishing abzyme mediated lipid oxidation activity in a sample, and determining the binding of antibodies in the sample to a Chlamydia antigen relative to controls. Such methods may be useful in the assessment of cardiovascular conditions. |
