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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Isamu Koyama, Tokyo, JP;
Tadaki Yasumura, Shiga, JP;
Kyuichi Nemoto, Tochigi, JP;
Takako Mae, Tokyo, JP;
Kan Saiga, Tokyo, JP;
Hisako Takagi, Gunma, JP;
Atsuko Isoda, Gunma, JP;
Toshio Tanabe, Gunma, JP;
Assignee:
Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/322 ; G01N 3/3573 ; G01N 3/353 ; G01N 3/3574 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/322 ; G01N 3/3573 ; G01N 3/353 ; G01N 3/3574 ;
Abstract
A method for detecting the onset of chronic rejection at an early stage after organ transplantation, characterized by assaying nitrogen trioxide (NO,), matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 or the precursor thereof in body fluids drawn out of body.