Within the pharmaceutical industry, the improvement of drug discovery and development efficiency and the expected personalization of medicine have become vitally important issues. In Biomarker Methods in Drug Discovery and Development, expert researchers provide a tool box for those who have a general interestin biomarker research and for those currently specializing in certain technologies but desiring an understanding of other available methodologies. Its chapters include validated, mature methods as well as new, incredibly promising protocols which aim to apply multiple technologies at different molecular levelsin order to surmount the monumental and complex task of transforming the pharmaceutical research and development processes. As a volume in the Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology™ series, this book offers user-friendly, step-by-step laboratory protocols for readily reproducible experiments. Broad coverage of proven and practical biomarker techniques currently applied in drug discovery and development. Multiple biomarker analysis methods for each of the different molecular levels. Real biomarker applications from early discovery to clinical trials. Detailed sample handling and preparation techniques to ensure successful biomarker studies INDICE: From the contents Biomarker sample collection and handling in the clinical setting to support early phase drug development. Gene Expression-Based Biomarkers of Drug Safety. Profiling Gene Expression Signatures Using Fluorescent Microspheres. Real-Time PCR Gene Expression Assays in Biomarker Discovery and Validation. SAGE Analysis in Identifying Phenotype SNPs. SNP and DNA Methylation Analysis using Pyrosequencing Methods. The Application of LCM for theAnalysis of Specific Cell-Type Gene Expression in a Complex Tissue: the Primate Endometrium. The use of Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis for Plasma Biomarker Discovery. Difference In Gel Electrophoresis (DIGE), a high resolution protein biomarker research tool. Label-free Mass Spectrometry-based Protein Quantification Technologies in Protein Biomarker Discovery. Top-Down QuantitativeProteomic Analysis using a Highly Multiplexed Isobaric Mass Tagging Strategy.SELDI Technology for Identification of Protein Biomarkers.
- ISBN: 978-1-934115-23-7
- Editorial: Humana
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 505
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés