The present invention relates to rapid methods for the detection of ischemic states and to kits for use in such methods. Provided for is a rapid method of testing for and quantifying ischemia based upon methods of detecting and quantifying the existence of an alteration of the serum protein albumin which occurs following an ischemic event; methods for detecting and quantifying this alteration include evaluating and quantifying the cobalt binding capacity of circulating albumin, analysis and measurement of the ability of serum albumin to bind exogenous cobalt, detection and measurement of the presence of endogenous copper in a purified albumin sample and use of an immunological assay specific to the altered form of serum albumin which occurs following an ischemic event. Also taught by the present invention is the detection and measurement of an ischemic event by measuring albumin N-terminal derivatives that arise following an ischemic event, including truncated albumin species lacking one to four N-terminal amino acids or albumin with an acetylated N-terminal Asp residue.
本发明涉及检测缺血状态的快速方法和用于这种方法的试剂盒。本发明提供了一种检测和量化缺血状态的快速方法,该方法基于检测和量化缺血事件后发生的血清蛋白白蛋白变化的方法;检测和量化这种改变的方法包括评估和量化循环白蛋白的
钴结合能力、分析和测量
血清白蛋白结合外源
钴的能力、检测和测量纯化白蛋白样本中是否存在内源
铜,以及使用针对缺血事件后发生的
血清白蛋白改变形式的特异性免疫测定。本发明还教导通过测量缺血事件后出现的白蛋白 N 端衍
生物来检测和测量缺血事件,这些衍
生物包括缺少 1 至 4 个 N 端
氨基酸的截短白蛋白或具有乙酰化 N 端 Asp 残基的白蛋白。