A method of identifying single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the NAMPT promoter that are associated with an inflammatory condition, such as cardiac ischemia, traumatic brain injury, cancer, chorioamnionitis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), or renal fibrosis. Also provided are methods of diagnosing and treating such inflammatory condition in a subject.

The current disclosure provides use of high dose nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) precursor regimens for reduction of inflammation in human patients with preexisting inflammation. The NAD precursor can be nicotinamide riboside (NR) and the high dose regimen can include at least 1000 or 2000 mg/day for at least 9 days.

Polypeptides comprising an amino acid sequence of Slc26a6 or IRBIT comprising a mutation that increases NaDC-1 binding, stability of the polypeptide, stability of NaDC-1 complex or a combination thereof are provided. Polypeptides comprising an amino acid sequence of a mutant succinate receptor 1 (mutSUCNR1), comprising a mutation that increases succinate binding, stability of the polypeptide, stability of the mutSUCNR1-succinate complex or combinations thereof are also provided. Compositions comprising the polypeptides, nucleic acid molecules and vectors encoding the polypeptides, and methods of use of the polypeptides or compositions, specifically for treating succinate-associate diseases and conditions are also provided.

The invention includes compositions comprising a therapeutic agent that decreases the population of pathological CD4g13 T cells, g13Th1 or g13Th2, in a subject and compositions comprising a therapeutic agent that increases the population of protective CD4g13 T cells, g13Th1 or g13Th2, in a subject. The invention also includes methods for treating an inflammatory or autoimmune disease in a subject by administering to the subject an effective amount of a therapeutic agent that increases the population of protective CD4g13 T cells, methods for detecting a protective or pathological immune response and methods for stimulating a protective CD4g13 T cell-mediated immune response to a cell population or a local tissue or organ in a subject in need thereof. The invention further includes a kit for diagnosing a pathological or protective g13Th1 or g13Th2 T cell responses in a subject.

A method of determining a health status of an individual, the method comprising the steps of assaying a biological sample from the individual for the expression of at least genes, or proteins encoded by said genes, wherein the at least three genes are selected from SAA, CRP, Hp and MxA, wherein the expression of the at least three genes, or the proteins encoded by said genes, above or below a specified threshold level correlates with the health status of the individual.

The present invention relates to the field of cancer and inflammation, and in particular methods of monitoring, diagnosis, prognosis, detecting, treating and preventing cancer and inflammation conditions. The use of composition comprises method of monitoring, diagnosis, prognosis, and detecting cancer and inflammation with EN2 and/or SATB2 expression and/or activity. The pharmaceutical composition will further comprise agents that inhibit EN2 and/or SATB2 expression or activity.

The present disclosure provides methods for the treatment of mast cell gastritis, mast cell esophagitis, mast cell colitis, mast cell enteritis, mast cell duodenitis, and/or mast cell gastroenteritis. In particular, the present disclosure provides methods for the treatment of mast cell gastritis, mast cell esophagitis, mast cell colitis, mast cell enteritis, mast cell duodenitis, and/or mast cell gastroenteritis through administration of antibodies that bind to human Siglec-8 or compositions comprising said antibodies. The present disclosure also provides articles of manufacture or kits comprising antibodies that bind to human Siglec-8 for the treatment of mast cell gastritis, mast cell esophagitis, mast cell colitis, mast cell enteritis, mast cell duodenitis, and/or mast cell gastroenteritis.

The present disclosure relates to assays and methods for the detection of renal inflammation by measuring the level of P2Y14 and/or UDP-glucose in a sample from a subject, such as a urine sample. The present disclosure also relates to methods for the treatment of renal inflammation by administering a P2Y14 inhibitor.

The present invention relates to the finding that TL1A enhances differentiation of TH17 cells, and enhance IL17 secretion from TL17 cells. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of treating an inflammatory disease comprising determining the presence of a TL1A signaling profile, and treating the disease by administering a composition comprising a therapeutically effective dosage of one or more inhibitors of TL1A or TH17 cell differentiation. In another embodiment, the disease is characterized by TH17 differentiation.

This document relates to methods for detecting and quantifying heavy and light chains of immunoglobulin using mass spectrometry techniques.