HUMAN MARKER GENES AND AGENTS FOR DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND PROPHYLAXIS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS AND ARTHEROSCLEROSIS

摘要

The invention relates to novel targets in the screening for compounds useful in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of a disease selected from the group comprising cardiovascular diseases, disorders of lipid metabolism or atherosclerosis. The invention relates to novel compounds for use as a medicament for diseases or conditions involving a disease selected from the group comprising cardiovascular diseases, disorders of lipid metabolism or atherosclerosis. The invention especially relates to antagonists and expression-inhibitory compounds that target G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), kinases and proteases, and to methods for identifying such compounds. The invention further relates to methods for identifing these antagonists and expression-inhibitory compounds, and methods for diagnosing a disease selected from the group comprising cardiovascular diseases, disorders of lipid metabolism or atherosclerosis or a susceptibility to such a condition.