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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tadamitsu Kishimoto, Nakano Tondabayashi-shi, Oosaka-fu, JP;
Toshio Hirano, Ibaraki, JP;
Yukio Akiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Akira Okano, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Matsui, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshiyuki Takahara, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignees:
Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 852 ; 514 12 ; 530350 ; 530351 ;
Abstract
A composition and a method for supporting bone marrow transplantation are disclosed. The composition comprises a therapeutically acceptable amount of human B cell differentiation factor, or its biological equivalent, optionally in combination with an auxiliary agent selected from IL-1, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, G-CSF, GM-CSF, and M-CSF. The composition also promotes the proliferation of hematopoietic cells in vitro.