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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kjell Alving, Uppsala, SE;
Jan M. Lundberg, Djursholm, SE;
Jon Lundberg, Stockholm, SE;
Eddie Weitzberg, Stockholm, SE;
Assignee:
Aerocrine AB, Danderyd, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 ;
Abstract
Method for diagnosis of inflammatory conditions in the intestinal canal of humans, characterized in that NO is measured in the lumen of the intestines. The NO level obtained is then compared with the level obtained for healthy individuals or with the level obtained for the same individual at another occasion. An increased level compared to the normal levels in the intestines of the healthy population is an indication of an inflammatory condition in the intestine.