Patent ID: 9057092
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: A61P,C12Q,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method of identifying at least one precancerous or cancerous cell present in a cell suspension, the method comprising: (a) providing a sample comprising a plurality of cells suspended in a liquid carrier; (b) fixing the plurality of cells onto a solid substrate; (c) contacting said plurality of cells with a Ficus plant extract; (d) contacting said plurality of cells with at least one dye; and (e) analyzing said plurality of cells, wherein when: (i) said at least one dye is an acidic dye, a staining intensity of at least one cell above a predetermined threshold is indicative that said at least one cell is a differentiated cell; (ii) said at least one dye is a basic dye, a staining intensity of at least one cell above a predetermined threshold is indicative that said at least one cell is an undifferentiated cell; (iii) said at least one dye comprises said acidic dye and said basic dye, a staining intensity of at least one cell above a predetermined threshold with said acidic dye is indicative that said at least one cell is a differentiated cell and a staining intensity of at least one cell above a predetermined threshold with said basic dye is indicative that said at least one cell is an undifferentiated cell.