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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2010
Applicants:
Mark Mercola, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Fabio Cerignoli, San Diego, CA (US);
Jeffrey Price, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Mercola, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Fabio Cerignoli, San Diego, CA (US);
Jeffrey Price, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/18 (2006.01); C12N 13/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/42 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/5061 (2013.01); G01N 2333/705 (2013.01); G01N 2333/726 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method, system and composition for screening drug candidates for cardiotoxicity and for novel drugs that effect cardiomyocyte contractility and function. The invention provides an efficient and reliable screening assay to detect the effect of new and potential drug candidates on cardiomyocyte calcium flux, membrane depolarization, and/or the propagation of action potentials.