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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1993
Filed:
May. 03, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Rothlein, Danbury, CT (US);
Steven D Marlin, Danbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-721 ; 436501 ; 436506 ; 436509 ; 436510 ; 436518 ;
Abstract
A method for the detection of the presence of inflammation in a patient by measuring the amount of circulating intercellular adhesion molecule (cICAM-1) in a sample of one or more bodily fluids of the patient and then comparing the amount of cICAM-1 in the sample to standards normal for the bodily fluid or fluids assayed. The amount of cICAM-1 can be measured using anti-ICAM-1 antibodies. Higher than normal amounts of cICAM-1 indicate the presence of inflammation. Also contemplated is a method for the detection of organ transplant or tissue graft rejection.