The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease as well as to methods of confirming the presence or absence of Alzheimer's Disease in a subject. The present invention is also directed to methods of identifying a lead compound useful for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease by contacting non-Alzheimer's cells with an amyloid beta peptide, stimulating the cells with a protein kinase C activator, contacting the cells with a test compound, and determining the value of an Alzheimer's Disease-specific molecular biomarker. The present invention is also directed to methods of diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease in a subject by detecting alterations in the ratio of specific phosphorylated MAP kinase proteins in cells after stimulation with a protein kinase C activator. The Alzheimer's Disease-specific molecular biomarkers disclosed herein are useful for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, monitoring the progression of Alzheimer's Disease in a subject and in screening methods for the identification of compounds for treating or preventing Alzheimer's Disease. The invention is also directed to kits containing reagents for the detection and diagnosis of the presence or absence of Alzheimer's Disease using the Alzheimer's Disease-specific molecular biomarkers disclosed herein.
本发明涉及诊断阿尔茨海默病的方法以及确认受试者是否患有阿尔茨海默病的方法。本发明还涉及通过使非阿尔茨海默氏症细胞与淀粉样β肽接触、用蛋白激酶C激活剂刺激细胞、使细胞与测试化合物接触并确定阿尔茨海默氏症特异性分子
生物标志物的值来鉴定治疗阿尔茨海默氏症的先导化合物的方法。本发明还涉及通过检测细胞在受到蛋白激酶 C 激活剂刺激后特定
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MAP 激酶蛋白比例的变化来诊断受试者阿尔茨海默氏症的方法。本发明公开的阿尔茨海默病特异性分子
生物标志物可用于诊断阿尔茨海默病、监测阿尔茨海默病在受试者中的进展以及用于鉴定治疗或预防阿尔茨海默病的化合物的筛选方法。本发明还涉及含有试剂的试剂盒,该试剂盒用于使用本文公开的阿尔茨海默病特异性分子
生物标记物检测和诊断是否存在阿尔茨海默病。