Inventors:
Tiane DAI - Torrance CA, US
Ying WANG - Torrance CA, US
Mukti PATEL-CHAMBERLIN - Torrance CA, US
Cynthia C. NAST - Rancho Palos Verdes CA, US
Janine LaPAGE - Redondo Beach CA, US
Nosratolah Dabir VAZIRI - Newport Beach CA, US
Madeleine V. PAHL - Orange CA, US
International Classification:
G01N 33/68
US Classification:
435 724, 435 792, 436 87, 436501
Abstract:
The invention provides, in certain embodiments, a method of detecting an indicator of renal injury or renal disease. The method entails assaying a urine sample for hematopoietic growth factor inducible neurokinin-1 (HGFIN), wherein the presence of HGFIN at an elevated level indicates the presence and/or degree of renal injury or renal disease, and/or the rate of loss of renal function. In other embodiments, the invention provides a method of detecting an indicator of systemic inflammation. This method entails assaying a biological sample for HGFIN, wherein the presence of HGFIN at an elevated level indicates the presence and/or degree of systemic inflammation. Also provided, are methods of determining progression of these conditions, as well as methods of determining subjects' response to treatment.