Provided herein is a method for measuring the levels of chronic inflammaging (SCI) of a subject. In some embodiments, the method may comprise measuring the amount of two or more of the proteins CXCL9, TRAIL, IFNG, EOTAXIN and GROA in a sample (e.g., blood serum) from the subject calculating a score based on the weighted amounts of each of those proteins.

The present invention relates to a method for determining the potency of DCs, comprising the steps: stimulating dendritic cells by incubation with soluble CD40L and TLR7/8 agonist, measuring the secretion of the marker proteins IL-10 and IL-12 from the stimulated dendritic cells. Thereby it can be determined whether the dendritic cell have a high capability to activate T-cells and Natural Killer (NK) cells. The invention also encompasses a method for stimulating dendritic cells comprising the step of stimulating the dendritic cells with soluble CD40L and TLR7/8 agonist.

Provided is an isolated TrkB agonist antibody that binds to an epitope contained in one of the extracellular domains of TrkB and is capable of activating TrkB, wherein the extracellular domains comprises extracellular D1, D2, D3, D4, D5 domains and juxtamembrane domain of TrkB. Methods of using the TrkB agonist antibody in treating or reducing the risk of a TrkB associated conditions in a subject, wherein said condition is selected from cell differentiation, synaptic development, neural injury repairing and/or neurite branching.

Novel complexes of peptides from human collagen type II and types of MHC class II associated with rheumatoid arthritis are provided. There is also provided novel therapies and methods for diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis.

In an embodiment, the invention provides a method of diagnosing infection in a subject. In an embodiment, the invention provides a method of determining the latency of infection in a subject. In an embodiment, the invention provides a method of determining the effectiveness of a vaccine against infection in a subject. In an embodiment, the invention provides a method of determining the severity of infection in a subject. In an embodiment, the invention provides a method of preventing or treating infection in a subject.

The present invention provides a method of measuring the levels of BCMA in a biological sample, specifically upon the B cell surface. The diagnostic assays are useful in predicting an individual's likelihood of developing or currently suffering from an autoimmune disease, such as SLE, and for methods for treating an individual clinically diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. This diagnostic test serves to predict a patient's likelihood to respond to a specific drug treatment, in particular treatment with BLyS antagonists, either singly or in combination with other immune suppressive drugs.

Lateral flow assay devices, systems, and methods described herein measure concentration of a plurality of analytes of interest in a sample, and can determine the precise concentration of the plurality of analytes of interest, where one or more analytes of interest are present in the sample at high concentration and where one or more analytes of interest are present at low concentration. Precise concentration of each of the plurality of analytes can be determined when a single sample is applied to a single lateral flow assay in a single application, including when a first analyte of interest is present in the single sample at one-millionth the concentration of a second analyte of interest in the single sample.

The present disclosure relates generally to methods of treating human patients suffering from a liver disease or condition. The disclosure also provides diagnostic methods for determining the stage or status of the liver disease or condition and monitoring methods for assessing the effectiveness of a treatment, using serum protein, metabolites or bile acid markers.

The invention provides for a RANKL-specific antagonistic agent recognizing human platelet-expressed receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (pRANKL), for use in treating a cancer patient to prevent or reduce premetastatic lesions in blood.

An antibody comprising an antigen recognition domain that binds specifically the extracellular domain of TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) between amino acids 95-155 and/or amino acids 190-210 is disclosed. Uses thereof are also disclosed.