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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2010
Noriyuki Kawamura, Tokyo, JP;
Kosaku Shinoda, Yamagata, JP;
Yoshiaki Ohashi, Yamagata, JP;
Takamasa Ishikawa, Yamagata, JP;
Hajime Sato, Yamagata, JP;
Noriyuki Kawamura, Tokyo, JP;
Kosaku Shinoda, Yamagata, JP;
Yoshiaki Ohashi, Yamagata, JP;
Takamasa Ishikawa, Yamagata, JP;
Hajime Sato, Yamagata, JP;
Human Metabolome Technologies Inc., Yamagata, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a method for using low molecular weight compounds found in the body as a biomarker for diagnosing depression. Specifically, more than one compound selected from a group comprising the following are used: ADP-ribose, ATP, ADP, AMP, serotonin, tryptophan, kynurenine, SDMA (symmetrical dimethylarginine), threonine, glyceric acid, serine, N-acetylaspartic acid, glutamic acid, trigonelline, creatine, 2-methylserine, sphingosine, homovanillic acid, piperidine, sulfoxidized methionine, pipecolic acid, sphinganine, gamma-butyrobetaine, guanidinoacetic acid, isobutyric acid, creatinine, sarcosine, 3-methylbutyric acid, nicotinamide, betaine, ornithine, carnitine, ethanolamine, phosphoethanolamine, taurine, hypotaurine, aspartic acid, methionine, and tyrosine.