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US 7,888,049 B2Granted
Rapid nasal assay kit
AssigneeToxcure, Inc.
InventorChristopher M. Shaari
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an assay which can be used on nasal secretions. The assay is used to determine the cause of nasal secretions, for example whether the secretions are due to an allergic reaction or a non-allergic reaction.
Claims16
A nasal secretion assay kit for the detection of non-allergic rhinitis comprising:
- a. a nasal secretion gathering means;
- b. a first capture antibody, which will react with and form a complex with a capture substance selected from the group consisting of TH1 cells, INF-Gamma, CCR5 and CXCR3;
- c. a first detection antibody, which will react with the complex in (a) and will generate a detectable response if the complex is present;
- d. a second capture antibody, which will react with and form a complex with IL-4;
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- e. a second detection antibody, which will react with the complex in (d) and will generate a detectable response if the complex is present,
- wherein the first detectable response is distinguishable from the second detectable response, and wherein the presence of a detectable response in (c) and the absence of a detectable response in (e) indicates that a nasal secretion is the result of a non-allergic rhinitis.
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