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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
May. 29, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Fumiyo Koide, Yokohama, JP;
Tsuyoshi Nomoto, Tokyo, JP;
Sachiko Yamauchi, Yokohama, JP;
Kohei Watanabe, Brookline, MA (US);
Taichi Shintou, Saitama, JP;
Takeshi Miyazaki, Ebina, JP;
Yasuhiko Tabata, Kyoto, JP;
Eri Sanda, Kyoto, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide an identification method for a macrophage subtype using an organic compound. Another object of the present invention is to provide a macrophage identification agent containing an organic compound in which a spectral characteristic obtained when the organic compound is added is different depending on a macrophage subtype. Still another object of the present invention is to provide an evaluation method for a macrophage subtype using a macrophage identification agent, an analysis method for correlation between a macrophage subtype and a test substance, a screening method for correlation between a macrophage subtype and a test substance, and a kit. An identification method for a macrophage subtype utilizing that a spectral characteristic obtained with an organic compound added is different depending on a macrophage subtype is provided.