Electrified compositions for determining the risk of developing adolescent idiopathic scoliosis through the use of GI protein receptor
申请人:CHU Sainte-Justine
公开号:US10620222B2
公开(公告)日:2020-04-14
Methods for diagnosing a predisposition to developing a scoliosis (e.g., adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)) and identifying compounds for treating scoliosis based on the modulation of Gi protein-coupled receptor activity are described. Specific embodiments of the methods involve measuring a change in impedance signals of cells expressing a receptor coupled to a Gi protein with a ligand. To identify compounds useful in treatment, the cell is contacted with a test compound and a ligand. A higher impedance in the presence relative to the absence of said test compound is indicative that the test compound is useful for treating scoliosis.
本文描述了诊断脊柱侧弯症(如青少年特发性脊柱侧弯症(AIS))易患性的方法,以及根据对 Gi 蛋白偶联受体活性的调节确定治疗脊柱侧弯症的化合物的方法。这些方法的具体实施方案包括测量表达与 Gi 蛋白耦合的受体的细胞的阻抗信号变化。为了确定对治疗有用的化合物,细胞与测试化合物和配体接触。在存在所述测试化合物的情况下,阻抗比不存在时更高,这表明测试化合物有助于治疗脊柱侧弯。