Methods of using chemokine panec-1 antibodies

A method for screening a sample for a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:

• 2, the method comprising:
• (a) contacting a test sample with an antibody that specifically binds the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:
• 2, and
• (b) detecting binding of the antibody to the polypeptide, thereby screening the sample for a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
• 2.

A diagnostic test for pancreatic inflammation in a subject comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a biological sample from the subject;
• (b) contacting the biological sample with an antibody which specifically binds to the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:
• 2;
• (c) detecting the presence and/or amount of bound antibody in the biological sample;
• (d) comparing the presence and/or amount of antibody bound in the subject sample with the presence and/or amount of antibody bound in a control sample;
• (e) wherein a higher presence or amount in the subject sample as compared to the control is indicative of pancreatic inflammation.

A method for analyzing a tissue biopsy sample for the presence of a polypeptide comprising SEQ ID NO:

• 2, comprising:
• (a) contacting the sample with an antibody which specifically binds to the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:
• 2;
• (b) detecting the binding of the antibody to the polypeptide;
• and
• (c) correlating the bound antibody with the presence of the polypeptide comprising SEQ ID NO:
• 2.

A method for isolating a polypeptide comprising SEQ ID NO:

• 2 from a sample, the method comprising:
• (a) contacting the sample with an antibody which specifically binds to the polypeptide comprising SEQ ID NO:
• 2 to generate an antibody-polypeptide complex;
• and
• (b) separating the antibody-polypeptide complex from the sample, thereby isolating the polypeptide from the sample.