Patent ID: 9274125
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: G01N

Claim Text:
1. A method for measuring a component, comprising the sequential steps of: reacting, in the presence of a fatty acid alkanolamide, a component to be measured in a specimen with a first antibody which specifically binds to the component to be measured; then reacting a labeled second antibody that specifically binds to the component to be measured, to form an immunocomplex comprising the first antibody, the component to be measured, and the labeled second antibody; thereafter measuring the amount of the label in the formed immunocomplex; correlating a measured value of the label in the formed immunocomplex with an amount of the component to be measured using a calibration curve; and determining a concentration of the component to be measured in the specimen, wherein the specimen comprises cells, wherein the component is a substance contained within the cells or a protein induced within the cells by cytokines, and wherein the fatty acid alkanolamide is fatty acid diethanolamide.