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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Cedars-sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Pimentel, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Christopher Chang, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/573 (2006.01); G01N 33/68 (2006.01); C07K 16/12 (2006.01); A61K 39/02 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/573 (2013.01); A61K 39/02 (2013.01); A61K 39/105 (2013.01); C07K 16/12 (2013.01); C07K 16/121 (2013.01); G01N 33/6893 (2013.01); A61K 2039/522 (2013.01); C07K 2317/34 (2013.01); G01N 2333/24 (2013.01); G01N 2333/25 (2013.01); G01N 2333/922 (2013.01); G01N 2800/065 (2013.01); G01N 2800/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention describes methods for preventing IBS, reducing the likelihood of developing IBS and/or treating IBS by administering CDT inhibitors and/or CDT neutralizers to a subject in need thereof. The present invention also describes methods of eliciting a specific immune response and methods of vaccinating a subject to prevent IBS or to reduce the likelihood of developing or having IBS. The present invention further describes methods of diagnosing IBS by detecting the presence or absence of CDT or a CDT marker in a subject.