Abstract: Novel methods of treating subjects afflicted with an androgen-dependent disorder, such as prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia are disclosed. Specifically, methods of treating androgen-dependent disorders by introducing a polypeptide or a polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide, which enhances inactivation of active androgens, are described.

Abstract: Novel methods of treating subjects afflicted with an androgen-dependent disorder, such as prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia are disclosed. Specifically, methods of treating androgen-dependent disorders by introducing a polypeptide or a polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide, which enhances inactivation of active androgens, are described.

Abstract: A method, device and kit for the quantitative determination of lipoprotein components, especially cholesterol and triglycerides, in body fluids, especially human serum, plasma or whole blood utilizing the selective adsorption of lipoproteins on particulate silica. This selective adsorption is also useful for the quantitative separation of lipoproteins from samples of whole blood for diagnostic purposes.

Abstract: A reagent for use in solid phase immunoassay diagnostics comprises a matrix of non-active hybridoma cells embedded with its self-produced, covalently bound, actively presented monoclonal antibodies.The solid phase reagent according to the invention is prepared by incubating in vitro a culture medium containing active hybridoma cells capable of producing monoclonal antibodies, allowing the formation of antibodies to proceed, separating and washing said cells, resuspending the cells in a buffer solution, adding to the resulting suspension an inactivator substance capable of converting active hybridoma cells into the non-active state.