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US 2023/0417771 A1Published application
Health test for a broad spectrum of health problems
AssigneeGaia Medical Institute
InventorSarka O. Southern
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Abstract
Provided herein are methods and devices for the detection of conditions or disorders by detecting altered levels of stress response pathway biomarkers. Also provided are methods and reagents for identifying panels of biontarkers associated with condition or disorder.
Claims8
A method for detecting traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a subject comprising:
- (i) processing a salivary cell sample from the subject for biomarker analysis comprising:
- (a) applying a sample of saliva or salivary cells from a subject to a substrate;
- (b) fixing the cells:
- (c) incubating the cells in a citrate buffer at about pH 3.0 at 37° C.;
- (d) contacting the cells with serum;
- (e) applying a primary antibody for each of biomarker of a biomarker panel;
- and
- (f) detecting the binding of the primary antibody using a secondary antibody having a detectable label, wherein the label is detected optically using a computerized image analysis, and
- (ii) detecting an altered level of at least one biomarker associated with TRI in the sample as compared to a corresponding sample from a subject not having TBI, wherein an alteration in the level of biomarker is indicative of a stress response associated with TEl, thereby detecting TBI in the subject.
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A method for detecting mild TBI (concussion) in a subject comprising:
- (i) processing a salivary cell sample from the subject for bion arker analysis;
- and
- (ii) detecting an altered level of at least one biomarker associated with concussion in the sample, as compared to a corresponding sample from a subject not having a concussion, wherein an alteration in the level of biomarker is indicative of a stress response associated with concussion, thereby detecting concussion in the subject.
The method of claim 7, wherein processing a salivary cell sample from the subject for biomarker analysis comprises:
- (a) applying a sample of saliva or salivary cells from a subject to a substrate;
- (b) fixing the cells;
- (c) incubating the cells in a citrate buffer at about pH 3.0 at 37° C.;
- (d) contacting the cells with serum;
- (e) applying a primary antibody for each of biomarker of a biomarker panel;
- and
- (f) detecting the binding of the primary antibody using a secondary antibody having a detectable label, wherein the label is detected optically using a computerized image analysis.
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A method for detecting concussion in a subject comprising:
- (i) processing a salivary cell sample from the subject for biomarker analysis comprising:
- (a) applying a sample of saliva or salivary cells from a subject to a substrate;
- (b) fixing the cells;
- (c) incubating the cells in a citrate buffer at about pH 3.0 at 37° C.;
- (d) contacting the cells with serum;
- (e) applying a primary antibody for each of biomarker of a biomarker panel;
- and
- (f) detecting the binding of the primary antibody using a secondary antibody having a detectable label, wherein the label is detected optically using a computerized image analysis, and
- (ii) detecting an altered level of at least one biomarker associated with concussion in the sample comprising salivary cells from the subject, as compared to a corresponding sample from a normal subject, wherein an alteration in the level of biomarker is indicative of a stress response associated with concussion, thereby detecting concussion in the subject.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.