申请人:Metabolon Inc.
公开号:EP2546649A2
公开(公告)日:2013-01-16
The present invention provides various biomarkers of fatty liver disease, including steatosis and steatohepatitis. The present invention also provides various methods of using the biomarkers, including methods for diagnosis of fatty liver disease, methods of determining predisposition to fatty liver disease, methods of monitoring progression/regression of fatty liver disease, methods of assessing efficacy of compositions for treating fatty liver disease, methods of screening compositions for activity in modulating biomarkers of fatty liver disease, methods of treating fatty liver disease, as well as other methods based on biomarkers of fatty liver disease.
本发明提供了脂肪肝的各种生物标志物,包括脂肪变性和脂肪性肝炎。本发明还提供了使用这些生物标志物的各种方法,包括诊断脂肪肝的方法、确定脂肪肝易感性的方法、监测脂肪肝进展/恶化的方法、评估治疗脂肪肝组合物疗效的方法、筛选组合物调节脂肪肝生物标志物活性的方法、治疗脂肪肝的方法以及基于脂肪肝生物标志物的其他方法。