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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Fujio Suzuki, Toyonaka, JP;
Yuji Hiraki, Takatsuki, JP;
Jun Kondo, Machida, JP;
Akihito Kamizono, Machida, JP;
Hideho Tanaka, Machida, JP;
Yutaka Teranishi, Sagamihara, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 21 ; 530350 ; 530399 ;
Abstract
A novel chondromodulin-II protein having a molecular weight of about 16,000 dalton on SDS-PAGE, capable of stimulating the growth of chondrocytes with or without fibroblast growth factor and promoting the differential potency of said cells, and a pharmaceutical composition containing said protein as an active ingredient.