USES OF THE CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHESIS 1 (CPS 1) AND THE FRAGMENTS THEREOF FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF INFLAMMATORY DISEASES AND SEPSIS

摘要

The invention relates to the use of the carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 (CPS 1) and/or fragments of the N-terminal part of the CPS 1 of body fluids or body tissues, as marker peptides for diagnostic detection, and for the prognosis and control of the development of inflammations and infections, including sepsis, and liver failure in the case of multi-organ failure, or for determinations relating to inflammatory liver diseases and other liver diseases.