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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nobuhiko Katsunuma, Tokushima, JP;
Vito Turk, Ljubljana, SI;
Assignee:
Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K / ; C07K / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 12 ; 530350 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence represented by Sequence No. 1 and a cathepsin L-specific inhibitor and therapeutic agent for osteoporosis comprising the polypeptide as its effective component. Since the polypeptide possesses potent inhibitory action specific to cathepsin L as well as strong bone resorption inhibitory action, the polypeptide is useful in the treatment of osteoporosis, particularly, senile osteoporosis.