BRADYKININ B1 RECEPTOR AS MARKER FOR INFLAMMATORY DISEASES

摘要

The present invention relates to a marker for inflammatory diseases, a tool to measure inflammatory disease activity and to a drug screening assay of therapeutical agents for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. The marker for inflammatory diseases includes bradykinin B1 receptor. The invention also relates to a method for the diagnosis of inflammatory diseases in a patient, which comprises determining the presence of bradykinin B1 receptor in a biological sample of said patient, wherein the presence of bradykinin B1 receptor is indicative of an inflammatory disease.