Nippon Zenyaku Kogyo Ltd.

Masashi Miyake

Yasuyuki Suzuta

Shigehiro Iwabuchi

A feline hepatocyte growth factor gene and a 15 base pairs-deleted feline hepatocyte growth factor gene. These genes encode a protein having an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 or 4. The feline hepatocyte growth factor and the 5 amino acids-deleted feline hepatocyte growth factor are useful for the treatment of liver diseases, kidney diseases, lung diseases, digestive diseases, cardiocirculatory diseases or cranial nerve diseases.

Feline hepatocyte growth factor

A canine hepatocyte growth factor gene and a 15 base pairs-deleted gene thereof encode a protein having an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 or 4 and a protein having an amino acid sequence comprising a deletion, substitution or addition of one or several amino acids and having a canine hepatocyte growth factor activity. The canine hepatocyte growth factor and the 5 amino acids-deleted canine hepatocyte growth factor are useful for the treatment of liver diseases, kidney diseases, lung diseases, digestive diseases, cardiocirculatory diseases or cranial nerve diseases.

Growing community of inventors

Fukushima, Japan

Masashi Miyake