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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Makoto Inada, Osaka, JP;
Jun-ichi Kunizaki, Osaka, JP;
Kazuki Tobita, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Motonari, Osaka, JP;
Tetsuya Sato, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/49 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01); G01N 33/497 (2006.01); A61B 5/083 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/5088 (2013.01); A61B 5/0836 (2013.01); G01N 33/497 (2013.01); G01N 2458/15 (2013.01); G01N 2560/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention provides a method for measuring insulin resistance of a test subject, and a composition suitably used for the method. A method for measuring insulin resistance of a test act comprising steps (a) and (b) below, the method using a composition for measuring insulin resistance comprising, as an active ingredient, a Cfatty acid labeled with at least one isotope of C, wherein the Cfatty acid is converted in the body into labeled carbon dioxide that is excreted in expired air,