申请人:——
公开号:US20020164662A1
公开(公告)日:2002-11-07
Diagnostic tests for characterizing an individual's risk of developing or having a cardiovascular disease. In one embodiment the present diagnostic test comprises determining the level of myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity in a bodily sample obtained from the individual or test subject. In another embodiment, the diagnostic test comprises determining the level of MPO mass in a bodily sample obtained from the test subject. In another embodiment, the diagnostic test comprises determining the level of one or more select MPO-generated oxidation products in a bodily sample obtained from the test subject. The select MPO-generated oxidation products are dityrosine, nitrotyrosine, methionine sulphoxide or an MPO-generated lipid peroxidation products. Levels of MPO activity, MPO mass, or the select MPO-generated oxidation product in bodily samples from the test subject are then compared to a predetermined value that is derived from measurements of MPO activity, MPO mass, or the select MPO-generated oxidation product in comparable bodily samples obtained from the general population or a select population of human subjects. Such comparison characterizes the test subject's risk of developing CVD.
用于确定个人罹患或患有心血管疾病风险的诊断测试。在一个实施方案中,本诊断测试包括确定从个体或测试对象处获取的身体样本中髓过氧化物酶(MPO)活性的水平。在另一个实施方案中,诊断检测包括确定从测试对象处获取的身体样本中 MPO 质量的水平。在另一个实施方案中,诊断检测包括确定从测试对象处获取的身体样本中一种或多种选择性 MPO 生成的氧化产物的水平。选择性 MPO 生成的氧化产物是指二酪氨酸、硝基酪氨酸、蛋氨酸亚砜或 MPO 生成的脂质过氧化产物。然后,将测试对象身体样本中的 MPO 活性、MPO 质量或所选 MPO 生成的氧化产物的水平与一个预定值进行比较,该预定值是通过测量从普通人群或特定人群中获得的可比身体样本中的 MPO 活性、MPO 质量或所选 MPO 生成的氧化产物而得出的。通过这种比较可以确定受试者患心血管疾病的风险。