EP1051615A4 - Screening method for reproductive tract inflammation and preeclampsia using neutrophil defensins - Google Patents

Screening method for reproductive tract inflammation and preeclampsia using neutrophil defensins

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Publication number
EP1051615A4
EP1051615A4 EP98907427A EP98907427A EP1051615A4 EP 1051615 A4 EP1051615 A4 EP 1051615A4 EP 98907427 A EP98907427 A EP 98907427A EP 98907427 A EP98907427 A EP 98907427A EP 1051615 A4 EP1051615 A4 EP 1051615A4
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Prior art keywords
preeclampsia
screening method
reproductive tract
tract inflammation
neutrophil defensins
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1051615A1 (en
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Robert Phillips Heine
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University of Pittsburgh
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University of Pittsburgh
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N33/00—Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups G01N1/00 - G01N31/00
    • G01N33/48—Biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Haemocytometers
    • G01N33/50—Chemical analysis of biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Testing involving biospecific ligand binding methods; Immunological testing
    • G01N33/68—Chemical analysis of biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Testing involving biospecific ligand binding methods; Immunological testing involving proteins, peptides or amino acids
    • G01N33/689—Chemical analysis of biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Testing involving biospecific ligand binding methods; Immunological testing involving proteins, peptides or amino acids related to pregnancy or the gonads
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N2800/00—Detection or diagnosis of diseases
    • G01N2800/36—Gynecology or obstetrics
    • G01N2800/368—Pregnancy complicated by disease or abnormalities of pregnancy, e.g. preeclampsia, preterm labour

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Hematology (AREA)
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  • Urology & Nephrology (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Immunology (AREA)
  • Microbiology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Biotechnology (AREA)
  • Proteomics, Peptides & Aminoacids (AREA)
  • Reproductive Health (AREA)
  • Pregnancy & Childbirth (AREA)
  • Gynecology & Obstetrics (AREA)
  • Food Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Medicinal Chemistry (AREA)
  • Cell Biology (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Biochemistry (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analysing Biological Materials (AREA)
  • Measuring Or Testing Involving Enzymes Or Micro-Organisms (AREA)
EP98907427A 1998-02-06 1998-02-06 Screening method for reproductive tract inflammation and preeclampsia using neutrophil defensins Withdrawn EP1051615A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/US1998/002649 WO1999042826A1 (en) 1998-02-06 1998-02-06 Screening method for reproductive tract inflammation and preeclampsia using neutrophil defensins

Publications (2)

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EP1051615A1 EP1051615A1 (en) 2000-11-15
EP1051615A4 true EP1051615A4 (en) 2002-08-21

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AU (1) AU6323598A (en)
CA (1) CA2296022A1 (en)
WO (1) WO1999042826A1 (en)

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US5459235A (en) * 1993-03-19 1995-10-17 The Regents Of The University Of California Antimicrobial peptides antibodies and nucleic acid molecules from bovine neutrophils
WO1995001424A1 (en) * 1993-06-30 1995-01-12 Board Of Supervisors Of Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College Transformed mammalian cells capable of expressing cecropin b

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US5712170A (en) * 1992-12-29 1998-01-27 Oy Medix Biochemica Ab Test strip, its production and use

Non-Patent Citations (4)

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Title
PRIETO J A ET AL: "NEUTROPHIL ACTIVATION IN PREECLAMPSIA. ARE DEFENSINS AND LACTOFERRIN ELEVATED IN PREECLAMPTIC PATIENTS?", JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE, JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE, INC., CHICAGO,, US, vol. 42, no. 1, January 1997 (1997-01-01), pages 29 - 32, XP002913466, ISSN: 0024-7758 *
REIN M F ET AL: "USE OF LACTOFERRIN ASSAY IN THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS", SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, LIPPINCOTT CO., PHILADELPHIA, US, vol. 23, no. 6, November 1996 (1996-11-01), pages 517 - 521, XP002913468, ISSN: 0148-5717 *
See also references of WO9942826A1 *
YASIN B ET AL: "Susceptibility of Chlamydia trachomatis to protegrins and defensins.", INFECTION AND IMMUNITY. UNITED STATES MAR 1996, vol. 64, no. 3, March 1996 (1996-03-01), pages 709 - 713, XP002202156, ISSN: 0019-9567 *

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AU6323598A (en) 1999-09-06
CA2296022A1 (en) 1999-08-26
WO1999042826A1 (en) 1999-08-26
EP1051615A1 (en) 2000-11-15

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