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a1) measuring the presence and/or level of at least one biochemical marker in a biological sample obtained from said individual, said biochemical marker being selected from the group consisting of:- calponin-1,- alpha B crystallin,- phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein 1,- aciculin,- mature cathepsin K,- osteoglycin,- peroxiredoxin-2,- dihydropyrimidinase-like 3,- serum amyloid P component,- serpin B9,- serpin B9 - granzyme B complex,- pro-cathepsin D,- thrombospondin-2,- thrombospondin-1,- pro-collagen C-endopeptidase enhancer-1,- DJ-1 oncogene,- tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1,- microfibril-associated protein-4,- heat shock protein 27,- IL-12,- vascular endothelial growth factor,- IL-8,- IL-1ra,- granulocyte colony-stimulating factor,- growth-regulated alpha protein,- IL-13,- leukemia inhibitory factor,- IL-1 alpha,- IL-1 beta,- interferon alpha-2, and- stromal cell derived factor 1 alpha;
b1) based on the result of the measurement in step a1), determining the presence of an unstable atherosclerotic plaque in the individual."],"number":1,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to claim 1, further comprising a step a2) of comparing the presence and/or level of the at least one biochemical marker with at least one predetermined value."],"number":2,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to claim 2, wherein the at least one predetermined value is the mean level of the at least one biochemical marker in a population of individuals known to have no unstable atherosclerotic plaque."],"number":3,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the biological sample is a liquid biological sample"],"number":4,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to claim 4, wherein the liquid biological sample is selected from the group consisting of blood sample, serum, plasma and urine."],"number":5,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the biological sample is a tissue sample, preferably an artery sample."],"number":6,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to claim 6, wherein an increased level of at least one biochemical marker in step a2) is indicative of the presence of an unstable atherosclerotic plaque, said at least one biochemical marker being selected from the group consisting of:
- IL-1ra,
- vascular endothelial growth factor,
- mature cathepsin K,
- peroxiredoxin-2,
- serum amyloid P component,
- IL-12,
- IL-8,
- granulocyte colony-stimulating factor,
- growth-regulated alpha protein,
- IL-13,
- leukemia inhibitory factor, and
- IL-1 beta."],"number":7,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to claim 6, wherein a decreased level of the at least one biochemical marker in step a2) is indicative of the presence of an unstable atherosclerotic plaque, said at least one biochemical marker being selected from the group consisting of:
- alpha B crystallin,
- calponin-1,
- phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein 1,
- aciculin,
- osteoglycin,
- dihydropyrimidinase-like 3,
- serpin B9,
- serpin B9-granzyme B complex,
- pro-cathepsin D,
- thrombospondin-2,
- thrombospondin-1,
- pro-collagen C-endopeptidase enhancer-1,
- microfibril-associated protein-4,
- DJ-1 oncogene,
- IL-1 alpha,
- interferon alpha-2,
- stromal cell derived factor 1 alpha,
- tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1, and
- heat shock protein 27."],"number":8,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the step of measuring the presence and/or the level of the at least one biochemical marker is carried out by immunological assay (simplex or multiplex), mass spectrometry, Multiple Reaction Monitoring (MRM), Stable Isotope Standards and Capture by Anti-Peptide Antibodies (SISCAPA), RT-PCR, or imaging technology such as immunostaining of tissue samples or in vivo immunoimaging."],"number":9,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["A method for diagnosing a condition in an individual, said method comprising the step of determining the presence of an unstable atherosclerotic plaque using the method as defined in any one of claims 1 to 9, the presence of an unstable atherosclerotic plaque being indicative of said condition, wherein said condition is (i) a vascular or metabolic disease, or (ii) an increased predisposition to an adverse outcome."],"number":10,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to claim 10, wherein the vascular or metabolic disease is selected from the group consisting of chronic heart disease, coronary artery disease (CAD), acute coronary syndrome, stable or unstable angina, stroke, peripheral atherosclerotic disease (PAD), diabetes, renal insufficiency, dyslipidaemia, thrombotic disorder, metabolic syndrome, and the adverse outcome is selected from the group consisting of death, heart failure, stroke and myocardial infarction."],"number":11,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["A method for evaluating the likelihood that an individual will benefit from a treatment with an agent to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, comprising the step of determining the presence of an unstable atherosclerotic plaque by the method as defined in any one of claims 1 to 9, the presence of an unstable atherosclerotic plaque being indicative of the likelihood of a benefit from the treatment."],"number":12,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["A kit for carrying out the method as claimed in any one of claim 1 to 9, comprising means for detecting at least two biochemical markers selected from the group consisting of:
- alpha B crystallin,
- calponin-1,
- phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein 1,
- aciculin,
- mature cathepsin K,
- osteoglycin,
- peroxiredoxin-2,
- dihydropyrimidinase-like 3,
- serum amyloid P component,
- serpin B9,
- serpin B9-granzyme B complex,
- pro-cathepsin D,
- thrombospondin-2,
- thrombospondin-1,
- pro-collagen C-endopeptidase enhancer-1,
- IL-12,
- vascular endothelial growth factor,
- IL-8,
- IL-1ra,
- granulocyte colony-stimulating factor,
- growth-regulated alpha protein,
- IL-13,
- leukemia inhibitory factor,
- IL-1 alpha,
- IL-1 beta,
- interferon alpha-2,
- stromal cell derived factor 1 alpha,
- microfibril-associated protein-4,
- DJ-1 oncogene,
- tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1, and
- heat shock protein 27."],"number":13,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["An in vitro method for identifying markers of the presence of an unstable atherosclerotic plaque in an individual, comprising the steps of:
- preparing a protein extract from a biological sample representative of a stable atherosclerotic plaque,
- preparing a protein extract from a biological sample representative of an unstable atherosclerotic plaque,
- decreasing the proportion of the proteins which are the most abundant in the protein extracts in order to obtain depleted protein extracts enriched in scarce proteins,
- separating the proteins present in the depleted protein extracts,
- identifying the markers of the presence of an unstable atherosclerotic plaque, wherein said markers are the proteins that are differently expressed in the biological sample representative of the unstable atherosclerotic plaque compared to the biological sample representative of the stable atherosclerotic plaque."],"number":14,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to claim 14, wherein the biological samples representative of stable and unstable atherosclerotic plaques are tissue samples of stable and unstable atherosclerotic plaques, respectively."],"number":15,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to claim 15, wherein the tissue samples of stable and unstable atherosclerotic plaques are taken from two distinct areas of the same atherosclerotic plaque."],"number":16,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to claim 15 or 16, wherein the tissue samples of stable and unstable atherosclerotic plaques are taken from an artery."],"number":17,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to any one of claims 14 to 17, wherein the decrease of the proportion of the proteins which are the most abundant in the protein extract is carried out using ligands that preferentially bind to the proteins which are the most abundant in the protein extract."],"number":18,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to claim 18, wherein the ligands that preferentially bind to the proteins which are the most abundant in the protein extract are bound to a chromatographic support."],"number":19,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true},{"lines":["The method according to any one of claims 14 to 19, wherein the step of identifying the markers of the presence of an unstable atherosclerotic plaque is carried out by a technique selected from the group consisting of Western and dot Blot, mass spectrometry, multiple reaction monitoring, protein arrays and immunoassays."],"number":20,"annotation":false,"title":false,"claim":true}]}},"filters":{"npl":[],"notNpl":[],"applicant":[],"notApplicant":[],"inventor":[],"notInventor":[],"owner":[],"notOwner":[],"tags":[],"dates":[],"types":[],"notTypes":[],"j":[],"notJ":[],"fj":[],"notFj":[],"classIpcr":[],"notClassIpcr":[],"classNat":[],"notClassNat":[],"classCpc":[],"notClassCpc":[],"so":[],"notSo":[],"sat":[]},"sequenceFilters":{"s":"SEQIDNO","d":"ASCENDING","p":0,"n":10,"sp":[],"si":[],"len":[],"t":[],"loc":[]}}