Method for simultaneous evaluation of a sample containing a cellular target and a soluble analyte
First Claim
1. A method for evaluation of a biological sample containing at least one cell type bearing at least one cellular target and at least one soluble analyte, the steps comprising:
- (a) adding to a single container said sample with (i) at least one soluble ligand that binds to said cellular target, (ii) at least one soluble ligand that binds to said soluble analyte, or at least one competing soluble analyte; and
(iii) a solid phase capture medium that binds directly to said soluble analyte, indirectly to said soluble analyte, or to said soluble ligand that binds to said soluble analyte; and
(b) simultaneously analyzing said sample (a) without physically separating the complexes comprising a complex that forms between said cellular target and said at least one soluble ligand, and a complex that forms between said capture medium bound directly to said soluble analyte, or between said capture medium bound indirectly to said soluble analyte, or between said capture medium bound to said soluble ligand that is bound to said soluble analyte.
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Abstract
A method for evaluating a biological sample containing at least one cell type bearing at least one cellular target and at least one soluble analyte, involves adding to a single container the sample with (i) at least one soluble ligand that binds the cellular target, (ii) either at least one soluble ligand that binds the soluble analyte or at least one competing soluble analyte; and (iii) a solid phase capture medium that binds directly to the soluble analyte, indirectly to the soluble analyte, or to the soluble ligand that binds to the soluble analyte. Various complexes involving the capture medium and soluble analyte, the capture medium and the soluble ligand, and/or the cellular target and a soluble ligand are simultaneously analyzed without physically separating the complexes.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for evaluation of a biological sample containing at least one cell type bearing at least one cellular target and at least one soluble analyte, the steps comprising:
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(a) adding to a single container said sample with (i) at least one soluble ligand that binds to said cellular target, (ii) at least one soluble ligand that binds to said soluble analyte, or at least one competing soluble analyte; and
(iii) a solid phase capture medium that binds directly to said soluble analyte, indirectly to said soluble analyte, or to said soluble ligand that binds to said soluble analyte; and
(b) simultaneously analyzing said sample (a) without physically separating the complexes comprising a complex that forms between said cellular target and said at least one soluble ligand, and a complex that forms between said capture medium bound directly to said soluble analyte, or between said capture medium bound indirectly to said soluble analyte, or between said capture medium bound to said soluble ligand that is bound to said soluble analyte. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A kit comprising:
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(a) at least one soluble ligand that binds a cellular target in said sample;
(b) at least one soluble ligand that binds a soluble analyte in said sample or at least one soluble analyte associated with a detectable label; and
(c) a solid phase capture medium that binds directly to said soluble analyte, indirectly to said soluble analyte, or to said soluble ligand that binds to said soluble analyte. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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