The diagnosis of autoimmune diseases and inflammatory diseases, a method of using a cytokine assays to evaluate and treat

摘要

The invention provides a method for aiding in the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), said method comprising the steps of: (a) measuring the level of a cytokine within a sample previously obtained from a patient using an assay system or assay device; (b) comparing the measured cytokine level of the sample with a pre-defined level of the cytokine found in normal or inflammatory states; (c) determining if the patient has IBS based on the comparison in step (b); and (d) reporting the determination to the patient or a clinician.