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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2015
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Nippon Zoki Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
NIPPON ZOKI PHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD., Osaka, JP;
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a protective method for liver comprising the administration of an extract from inflamed tissues inoculated with vaccinia virus to a patient who needs the treatment and to provide a liver protective agent, etc. where such an extract is an active ingredient. In the present invention, it has been recognized that, in hepatocytes, activation of NF-B, expression of NF-B target genes, activation of JNK, apoptosis and fat accumulation can be inhibited or suppressed. The agent containing the extract as an active ingredient is a drug exhibiting less adverse action and high safety. Accordingly, the present invention provides very useful protective method for liver and liver protecting agent.