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US 12,692,533 B2Granted
Methods and compositions for noninvasive detection of organ transplant rejection
AssigneesGeorgia Tech Research Corporation, Emory University
InventorsGabriel A. Kwong, Andrew B. Adams, Quoc Mac, David V. Mathews
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Abstract
An activity-based nanosensor composition for detecting protease activity comprising a cleavable detectable substrate and methods of use are disclosed.
Claims7
A method of detecting a T cell cytotoxicity driven immune condition and/or the likelihood thereof in a subject, the method comprising:
- i) administering a nanosensor to the subject, said nanosensor comprising:
- a) a scaffold;
- b) a peptide substrate coupled to the scaffold, wherein the peptide substrate is capable of being cleaved by Granzyme B;
- and
- c) a detectable reporter coupled to the scaffold by the peptide substrate, wherein in vivo cleavage of said peptide substrate releases said detectable reporter from the scaffold;
- ii) detecting a level of said detectable reporter in a blood or urine sample collected from the subject;
- wherein the presence of detectable reporter indicates the subject has or is likely to have a T cell cytotoxicity driven immune condition;
- and
- iii) treating the subject for a T cell cytotoxicity driven immune condition when the detectable reporter is detected.
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