Claims
- 1. A method and procedure for combining assays of overall biochemical profiles of EC arrays with assays of carbon column switching of specific markers of genomic and proteomic interactions with those profiles to determine metabolic differences in stroke.
- 2. A method as in claim 1, wherein a peak suppressing gradient mixer is used to allow definition analytes in areas of the profile that would otherwise be obscured but contaminants.
- 3. A method for comparing the data obtained by protocols of claim 1 for presence or absence of both known and unknown compounds in a cohort of stroke subjects or controls.
- 4. A method as in claim 1, wherein a portion of the effluent of the columns from the EC arrays is diverted on line for structural identification of structurally unknown compounds.
- 5. A method according to claim 4, wherein the structural identification technique is mass spectroscopy
- 6. A method for separating DNA from biological samples for assay of patterns of ligands and associated compounds comprising: Disruption of the cellular material: crude separation of the DNA by molecular weight filters; preparation of aliquots of the crude extract by protocols of extraction, nuclease and/or or phosphatase digention, ligand competition or chemical digestion; and assay of the preparations by electrochemical arrays or carbon column switching.
- 7. A method of analyzing the data obtained according to claim 6 of comparison of the different preparation protocols for weak and strong ligands to DNA and associated proteins.
- 8. Methylation as an abnormal process in stroke.
- 9. Methylated and N methylated compounds as markers of stroke.
- 10. Methylated and N methylated compounds as predictors of outcome of stroke.
- 11. Methylated and N methylated compounds as monitors of therapy in stroke.
- 12. N methyl and NN dimethyl serotonins as predictors of outcome of stroke.
- 13. N methyl and NN dimethyl serotonins as therapy monitoring markers in stroke.
- 14. Methylation processes as target systems for therapeutic agents in stroke.
- 15. Compounds that suppress N methylation as therapeutic agents in stroke.
- 16. N methyl accepting compounds as therapeutic agents in stroke.
- 17. Compounds that suppress the formation of N methyl serotonins as therapeutic agents in stroke.
- 18. Shifts in the ratios of oxidative DNA damage markers 8OH2′dG and 8OHG and methylation or methylation protection markers 7MG of DNA as predictive and therapy monitoring markers in stroke.
- 19. A compound with coordinates in an electrochemical array with coordinates of 66 min dominant on ch3 as a predictive marker in stroke.
- 20. A group of compounds with coordinates in an electrochemical array of 84/4, 86/5 and 96/3 as therapeutic agents in stroke.
- 21. Combinatorial modifications of the group of compounds of claim 15 as therapeutic agents in stroke.
- 22. Combinatorial modifications of the group of compounds of claim 16 as therapeutic agents in stroke.
- 23. Combinatorial modifications of the group of compounds of claim 20 as therapeutic agents in stroke.
- 24. A group of compounds associated with DNA isolated from stroke subject samples with coordinates in an electrochemical array of 68-76 min ch9 and 10 as therapeutic targets in stroke.
- 25. Compounds that replace DNA ligands of the compound group of claim 24 as therapeutic agents in stroke.
- 26. Abnormalities in the Kynurinine pathway in stroke.
- 27. Long term abnormalities in the kynurinine pathway in stroke.
- 28. The kynurinine pathway as a therapeutic target for stroke.
- 29. Abnormalities in the Purine pathway in stroke.
- 30. The purine pathway as a therapeutic target in stroke.
- 31. A method of developing and selecting therapeutic approaches for the use of existing accepted drugs for short term therapy and prevention of long term sequellae of stroke comprising; analysis of samples for subjects post recovery from a stroke and creation of a database according to claim 1; analyzing the database for pathways contributing to the biochemical separation of the group; defining the biochemistry of model systems analyzed according to claim 1; testing of compounds that modulate these pathways in these defined cell, invertebrate and vertebrate models; comparing the pathway effects across the model and human data bases.
- 32. A method of developing and selecting therapeutic approaches for the use of existing accepted drugs for short term therapy and prevention of long term sequellae of stroke comprising; analysis of samples for subjects post recovery from a stroke and creation of a database according to claim 6; analyzing the database for pathways contributing to the biochemical separation of the group; defining the biochemistry of model systems analyzed according to claim 6; testing of compounds that modulate these pathways in these defined cell, invertebrate and vertebrate models; comparing the pathway effects across the model and human data bases.
- 33. A method according to claim 1, where the sample is selected from urine, CSF, plasma, nasal swabs, sweat or other body fluid.
- 34. A method according to claim 2, where the sample is selected from urine, CSF, plasma, nasal swabs, sweat or other body fluid.
- 35. A method according to claim 3, where the sample is selected from urine, CSF, plasma, nasal swabs, sweat or other body fluid.
- 36. A method according to claim 4, where the sample is selected from urine, CSF, plasma, nasal swabs, sweat or other body fluid.
- 37. A method according to claim 5, where the sample is selected from urine, CSF, plasma, nasal swabs, sweat or other body fluid.
- 38. A method according to claim 6, where the sample is selected from urine, CSF, plasma, nasal swabs, sweat or other body fluid.
- 39. A method according to claim 7, where the sample is selected from urine, CSF, plasma, nasal swabs, sweat or other body fluid.
- 40. A method according to claim 31, where the sample is selected from urine, CSF, plasma, nasal swabs, sweat or other body fluid.
- 41. A method according to claim 32, where the sample is selected from urine, CSF, plasma, nasal swabs, sweat or other body fluid.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of my co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 10/366,909, filed Feb. 14, 2003, which in turn is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/687,047, filed Oct. 13, 2000, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference. This application also claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/373,449, filed Apr. 18, 2002.
Provisional Applications (1)
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Divisions (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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