Kochi University

Keio University

National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition

Minoru Fujimoto

Tetsuji Naka

Satoshi Serada

Masayoshi Toyoura

Yuji Shoya

Yutaka Kawakami

Daiki Kato

Tomonori Yaguchi

Kenji Morii

The purpose of the present invention is to produce a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to glypican-1 (GPC-1) and to treat squamous cell carcinoma with genetically modified cells capable of expressing the CAR. The present invention provides: a chimeric antigen receptor for use in the treatment and/or prevention of squamous cell carcinoma, said chimeric antigen receptor comprising an extracellular domain capable of binding to GPC-1, a transmembrane domain and one or multiple intracellular domains, wherein at least one of the intracellular domains is an intracellular domain containing a primary cytosolic signaling sequence or an intracellular domain containing both a primary cytosolic signaling sequence and a secondary cytosolic signaling sequence; a genetically modified cell capable of expressing the chimeric antigen receptor; and a cell preparation containing the cell.

Anti-glypican-1-immunizing antigen receptor

According to the present disclosure there are provided compositions and methods for treating malignant tumors, including an anti-LSR (lipolysis stimulated lipoprotein receptor) antibody that comprises the presently disclosed antibody heavy and light chain complementarity determining region (CDR) sequences, or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, or a functional equivalent thereof. Further provided for treating an LSR-positive malignancy is an LSR antagonist or an LSR inhibitor such as a nucleic acid. Therapeutic administration of the anti-LSR antibody to a subject having an LSR-positive malignant tumor is also described.

Therapeutic drug for malignant tumors

The present invention relates to an esophageal cancer marker and application thereof. The present invention relates to: a marker that includes Glypican-1 or an expression product thereof, or a fragment or derivative thereof, and serves to identify esophageal cancer; a detection agent that includes a substance that binds to Glypican-1 or an expression product thereof; and a composition that includes a Glypican-1 inhibitor and serves to prevent or treat esophageal cancer. Herein, Glypican-1 can be SEQ ID NO: 1 (nucleic acid sequence) or SEQ ID NO: 2 (amino acid sequence), or an equivalent thereof.

Esophageal cancer marker and use thereof

Provided are a novel prophylactic and/or therapeutic drug for an inflammatory disease and a method for searching for the same. A prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for an inflammatory disease that comprises a substance capable of inhibiting the expression or function of leucine rich alpha 2 glycoprotein (LRG). A method of screening for an anti-inflammatory substance using LRG or an LRG-expressing cell, wherein the inhibition of the expression or function of LRG is used as an index.

Prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for inflammatory disease, and method for screening prophylactic and/or therapeutic drug for inflammatory disease

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