Interleukin-13 as a cardiovascular disease marker
AssigneeSaga University
InventorsKoichi Node, Kenji Izuhara, Tetsuaki Hirase, Yuki Nishimura
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Abstract
The present invention relates to use of interleukin-13 as a cardiovascular disease marker. The therapeutic composition and diagnostic composition of the invention for cardiovascular diseases are characterized by comprising an antibody to an interleukin-13 receptor and/or an antibody to interleukin-13.
Claims10
A cardiovascular disease marker comprising interleukin-13.
A diagnostic composition for cardiovascular diseases, comprising an antibody to interleukin-13.
A therapeutic composition for cardiovascular diseases, comprising an antibody to an interleukin-13 receptor and/or an antibody to interleukin-13.
A diagnostic kit for cardiovascular diseases, comprising an antibody to interleukin-13.
A method of evaluating the state of cardiovascular diseases, comprising reacting a biological sample with an antibody to interleukin-13 to thereby detect interleukin-13, and evaluating the state of the cardiovascular diseases using the detection results as an indicator.
A method of treating cardiovascular diseases, comprising using an antibody to an interleukin-13 receptor and/or an antibody to interleukin-13.
Use of an antibody to an interleukin-13 receptor and/or an antibody to interleukin-13 for preparing a pharmaceutical to be used for treating cardiovascular diseases.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.