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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2006
Ken-ichiro Kosai, Kagoshima, JP;
Cin Khai Ngin, Kagoshima, JP;
Tomoyuki Takahashi, Kurume, JP;
KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY, Kagoshima, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides an agent for protecting the liver and/or promoting liver regeneration, which contains a heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor-like growth factor (HB-EGF) or a partial peptide thereof, or a nucleic acid that encodes same, and an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of liver diseases. The present invention further provides a method for producing a cell for liver protection and/or promoting liver regeneration, and for the prophylaxis/treatment of a liver disease, which includes introducing a nucleic acid that encodes HB-EGF or a partial peptide thereof into a cell collected from an animal.