Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a soluble laminin receptor precursor or a compound which blocks the interactionof the laminin receptor precursor and prpsc or PrPc

摘要

The present invention relates to a method of diagnosis of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE), said method comprising the following step of determining the overexpression of a marker protein for TSE in a sample to be tested. The present invention also relates to a method of diagnosis of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE), said method comprising the steps of: (a) determining the expression of a marker protein for TSE in a sample to be tested; and (b) comparing the value obtained with a control value, wherein an increase in the expression level is indicative of the occurence of TSE. The present invention also relates -to a diagnostic test kit for detecting a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE), characterized in that it contains antibodies specific to the laminin receptor precursor (LRP) and/or the laminin receptor (LR) for detecting the altered expression of the laminin receptor (LR) and/or the laminin receptor precursor (LRP) as a marker protein for TSE by a method mentioned above. In addition the present invention relates to the use of an antibody capable of binding the laminin receptor (LR) and/or the laminin receptor precursor (LRP) for the preparation of a composition for diagnosing a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE).