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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2017
Applicant:
National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hirohiko Hohjoh, Tokyo, JP;
Masashi Fukuoka, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NATIONAL CENTER OF NEUROLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/113 (2010.01); A61P 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/113 (2013.01); A61P 21/00 (2018.01); C12N 2310/141 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is an agent developed to be capable of alleviating and suppressing muscle atrophy or muscle mass decrease, even for the elderly and even without requiring exercise, by inducing muscle differentiation. Provided is a composition for treating or preventing disorders or diseases associated with muscle atrophy, or for promoting muscle regeneration, the composition comprising, as an active ingredient, an inducer of muscle differentiation consisting of miR-199 or DNA that contains miR-199 gene encoding the miR-199.