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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toru Nakamura, Kyoto, JP;
Takanori Ueda, Fukui-ken, JP;
Hiroshi Tsutani, Fukui-ken, JP;
Shinji Kishi, Fukui-ken, JP;
Nobuyuki Yoshio, Fukui-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 852 ; 930141 ; 514-2 ; 530351 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a serum uric acid decreasing agent which contains interleukin-6 (IL-6) as the active ingredient together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; and a method for decreasing the serum uric acid level which comprises administering interleukin-6 (IL-6) in an effective amount to a patient.