Method for diagnosing chronic sinusitis
AssigneeSaga University
InventorsKenji Izuhara, Shoichiro Ohta, Kazuhiko Arima, Hiroshi Shiraishi, Shoichi Suzuki, Nobuo Ohta, Akihiro Ishida, Yusuke Suzuki
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for detecting chronic sinusitis, which comprises measuring the concentration of a periostin protein in blood or nasal secretion collected from a test subject. Thereby, a method for detecting chronic sinusitis, which is capable of detecting chronic sinusitis more simply, more promptly and less invasively, is provided.
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A method for detecting chronic sinusitis, which comprises measuring the concentration of a periostin protein in blood or nasal secretion collected from a test subject.
An agent for detecting chronic sinusitis, which comprises an antibody recognizing periostin and which is used to measure the concentration of a periostin protein in blood or nasal secretion and to detect chronic sinusitis.
A method for analyzing nasal secretion, which comprises measuring the concentration of a periostin protein in the collected nasal secretion.
A detection agent for measuring a concentration of a periostin protein in nasal secretion, comprising an antibody recognizing periostin.
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