| DENKA SEIKEN CO., LTD. Patent applications |
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| 20120107957 | TEST REAGENT, AND METHOD FOR MEASURING ANALYTE IN TEST SAMPLE USING SAME - Object: To provide a test reagent for the analyte in a test sample, utilizing the level of agglutination of a particle suspension which suspend insoluble carrier particles carrying a substance for capturing the analyte as an indicator, which reagent does not undergo self-agglutination during storage, and which non-specific agglutination rarely occurs during measurement, as well as to provide a method for the analyte to be measured in a test sample. Means for Solution: The test reagent for the analyte comprises at least a Solution A which is a buffer solution having an electric conductivity of not less than 30 ms/cm; and a Solution B having an electric conductivity of not more than 6.5 ms/cm, the Solution B being a particle suspension which suspends particles which are insoluble carrier particles carrying a substance for capturing the analyte. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120077261 | DEVICE FOR A MEMBRANE ASSAY - Disclosed is a simple device for a membrane assay using the lateral flow immunoassay method, whereby a subject to be detected can be detected at a high sensitivity, provided with, as a label drying pad, a substrate which has a higher tensile strength than glass fiber and can well release a label. The present invention provides a simple membrane assay device, comprising: a supporting board, a sample supply part, a label containing a labeling component which labels a subject to be detected, a development part formed with a detection part which includes a trapping reagent for detecting or quantifying the subject to be detected, and an absorption part, wherein a non-woven fabric which includes fibers having a fiber diameter of 0.05 to 10 μm is used in the labeling component part. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120058489 | USE OF MEGALIN IN URINE AS MARKER FOR DETECTING RENAL DISORDER - This invention provides a simple means for detecting a renal disorder, a diagnostic marker for a renal disorder that enables prognostic prediction of a renal disorder (e.g., diabetic nephropathy and IgA nephropathy) and evaluation of the degree of nephropathy at the phase of stage-II diabetic nephropathy by measuring the megalin level in urine associated with a renal disorder used for the detection means, and use of such marker. The invention also provides the use of human megalin obtained from the urine sample of a subject as a marker for detecting a renal disorder. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20110223614 | TOXIN DETECTION METHOD - According to the present invention, an antibody against a Panton-Valentine leukocidin toxin contained in | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110195523 | METHOD FOR MEASURING HUMAN MEGALIN - This invention provides a method for measuring human megalin that can be performed in a simpler manner within a shorter period of time than is possible with conventional techniques, and that can also quantify human megalin. This invention also provides a method that enables diagnosis of functional diseases, which are specific to cells, tissues, or organs, in a site-directed manner at an early stage. Measurement of human megalin enables detection of a disease in an organ in which megalin expression is observed. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110143458 | TEST DEVICE FOR MEMBRANE ASSAY COMPRISING REFERENCE DISPLAY SECTION - A test device provided with a reference display section that rapidly and clearly indicates proper test completion with improved accuracy and stability is provided. Such test device is a test device for membrane assay using a specific binding reaction of a substance to be detected with a capture reagent immobilized on a membrane carrier and a reagent labeled with a labeling substance, which comprises a reference display section for indicating proper test completion on which a cationic polymer for capturing a labeled reagent has been immobilized. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110081731 | Method of Assaying Antigen and Reagent Therefor - A latex agglutination method by which the measurement range is extended and the sensitivity of the measurement in the low concentration range is increased, is disclosed. The method for measuring a test antigen by latex agglutination uses two types of large and small particles, having different average particle sizes. Each latex particle is sensitized with an antibody which undergoes antigen-antibody reaction with the test antigen. The purity of the antibody immobilized on the latex particles is within a specific range. The ratio of the amount of the antibody immobilized per one small latex particle to the amount of the antibody immobilized per one large latex particle; the average particle size of the large latex particles; the average particle size of the small latex particles; the concentration of the large sensitized latex particles in the antigen-antibody reaction system; and the concentration of the small sensitized latex particles in the reaction system are within a specific range. The large sensitized latex particles and the small sensitized latex particles are reacted with the test antigen in the state suspended in a buffer, and then the agglutination of the sensitized latex particles is optically measured. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20100233738 | URINE PRETREATMENT AGENT FOR URINARY PROTEIN QUANTITATION, URINE PRETREATMENT METHOD, AND URINARY PROTEIN QUANTITATION METHOD - The present invention is intended to develop a urine pretreatment agent, a urine pretreatment method, and a urinary protein quantitation method which reduce or cancel the influences of urine pH variations, cancel the influences of precipitates of urinary inorganic salts, and solubilize membrane proteins. The present invention provides: a urine pretreatment agent for urinary protein quantitation, comprising a buffer, a chelating agent, and a surfactant; a urine pretreatment method comprising a step of mixing 10 to 1000 parts by mass of the urine pretreatment agent of the present invention with 100 parts by mass of urine; and a urinary protein quantitation method comprising steps of: mixing 10 to 1000 parts by mass of the urine pretreatment agent of the present invention with 100 parts by mass of urine; and then measuring the protein concentration. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100216257 | Method of Assaying Antigen and Reagent Therefor - A latex agglutination method by which the measurement range is extended and the sensitivity of the measurement in the low concentration range is increased, is disclosed. The method for measuring a test antigen by latex agglutination uses two types of large and small particles, having different average particle sizes. Each latex particle is sensitized with an antibody which undergoes antigen-antibody reaction with the test antigen. The purity of the antibody immobilized on the latex particles is within a specific range. The ratio of the amount of the antibody immobilized per one small latex particle to the amount of the antibody immobilized per one large latex particle; the average particle size of the large latex particles; the average particle size of the small latex particles; the concentration of the large sensitized latex particles in the antigen-antibody reaction system; and the concentration of the small sensitized latex particles in the reaction system are within a specific range. The large sensitized latex particles and the small sensitized latex particles are reacted with the test antigen in the state suspended in a buffer, and then the agglutination of the sensitized latex particles is optically measured. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100092487 | TOXIC DETECTION METHOD - According to the present invention, an antibody against a Panton-Valentine leukocidin toxin contained in | 04-15-2010 |
| 20090305420 | SRSV DETECTION KIT - This invention relates to an SRSV detection kit comprising all antibodies against SRSV-related virus constituting peptides selected from the following peptide groups (a) to (k), respectively: (a) a peptide having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and the like, (b) a peptide having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2, and the like, (c) a peptide having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 3, and the like, (d) a peptide having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 4, and the like, (e) a peptide having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 5, and the like, (f) a peptide having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 6, and the like, (g) a peptide having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 7, and the like, (h) a peptide having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 8, and the like, (i) a peptide having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 9, and the like, (j) a peptide having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 10, and the like, and (k) a peptide having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 11, and the like. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090286226 | Simple membrane assay method and kit - A simple membrane assay method for detecting or quantitating an analyte in a specimen sample using an assay device equipped with a membrane bound with a capture-substance to capture the analyte, including the steps of filtering a specimen sample using a filter, dropping the filtrate onto said membrane and detecting the presence of the analyte in said specimen sample, as well as a simple membrane assay kit for detecting the presence of an analyte in a specimen sample, including (1) a filter tube, and (2) an assay device equipped with a membrane bound with a capture-substance to capture the analyte. The method or the kit can decrease the occurrence of false positivity and can provide a highly accurate detection of the analyte such as pathogen and antibody in a specimen collected in a medical scene or by an individual. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090263844 | METHOD AND KIT FOR QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATION FOR SMALL, DENSE PARTICLE LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS - A rapid and convenient method capable of performing fractional measurement of small, dense LDLs without pretreatment of a specimen, which is adaptable for an autoanalyzer, is provided. A method for quantitatively determining small, dense LDL cholesterol is provided, which comprises adding enzymes for cholesterol measurement to a test sample in the presence of a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene copolymer or a derivative thereof, causing the polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene copolymer or the derivative thereof to selectively act on small, dense LDLs among lipoproteins, and then measuring the amount of cholesterol generated. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090117594 | METHOD FOR MEASURING HUMAN MEGALIN - This invention provides a method for measuring human megalin that can be performed in a simpler manner within a shorter period of time than is possible with conventional techniques, and that can also quantify human megalin. This invention also provides a method that enables diagnosis of functional diseases, which are specific to cells, tissues, or organs, in a site-directed manner at an early stage. Measurement of human megalin enables detection of a disease in an organ in which megalin expression is observed. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20080233148 | Method of Producing Virus - It is intended to provide a safe and efficient method of producing a virus which is free from animal-origin components in the whole process from culturing adhesive cells to producing the virus on an industrial scale by the cell culture. Namely, a method of producing a virus comprising: adhering adhesive cells to a support which has a polypeptide (P) having at least one cell-adhesive minimum amino acid sequence (X) per molecule, and is free from animal-origin components; culturing the adhesive cells in a medium free from animal-origin components; subculturing the cultured adhesive cells using a cell dispersing agent free from animal-origin components; and then inoculating and proliferating a virus in the cells obtained by culturing the adhesive cells. | 09-25-2008 |
