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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Hayashibara Seibutsu Kagaku Kenkyujo, Okayama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514-8 ; 424-981 ; 4241851 ; 4242761 ; 530379 ; 530395 ;
Abstract
A protein having a molecular weight of 44,000-54,000 daltons, isoelectric point of 8.5-9.2 and specific sugar chain is prepared from a cedar pollen. The protein induces pollenosis and can be suitably used as desensitization agent because it induces immunoglobulin antibody which is effective for desensitization, but does not substantially induce immunoglobulin E antibody, a major factor causative of side effects including anaphylaxis shock. Therefore, the protein can be advantageously used in the treatment, prevention and/or diagnosis of pollenosis.