| abstract |
The present disclosure concerns the field of diagnostic serum and tissue markers. Specifically the disclosure relates to anti-BAG3 antibodies for use as serum markers of a pathological state. Furthermore, the disclosure involves specific ELISA methods and kits, for detecting and evaluating, anti-BAG3 antibodies or BAG3/antibody complexes in a biological sample. n The disclosure further relates to an immunohistochemistry kit to detect and evaluate intracellular BAG3, in specific physiopathological states (heart diseases, pancreatic cancer, bladder carcinoma). Furthermore the disclosure involves BAG3-specific antibodies, their modified derivatives, and peptides for modulation of macrophage activation. |