Method for evaluating immunosuppressive regimens
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1. A method of measuring the biological effect of treatment with an immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory agent in an individual, comprising the steps of:
- extracting a sample of whole blood from said individual;
treating the blood sample with a mitogenic agent for about 1 hour to about 6 hours, measuring the concentration of interleukin-2 (IL-2) in said blood sample; and
comparing said concentration of IL-2 prior to and after said treatment with said immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory agent, wherein said treatment with said immunosuppressive agent resulting in an inhibition of IL-2 reflects a biological effect.
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The present invention describes a simple technique that provides a biologically relevant measure of the inhibitory effect of cyclosporine in vivo. This ability to measure response to cyclosporine may improve prediction of the efficacy of immunosuppressive treatment in patients and may allow optimal immunosuppression in individual patients.
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1. A method of measuring the biological effect of treatment with an immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory agent in an individual, comprising the steps of:
- extracting a sample of whole blood from said individual;
treating the blood sample with a mitogenic agent for about 1 hour to about 6 hours, measuring the concentration of interleukin-2 (IL-2) in said blood sample; and
comparing said concentration of IL-2 prior to and after said treatment with said immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory agent, wherein said treatment with said immunosuppressive agent resulting in an inhibition of IL-2 reflects a biological effect. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- extracting a sample of whole blood from said individual;
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