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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2000
Filed:
May. 17, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kamon Shirakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Tomokazu Matsusue, Tokyo, JP;
Shigekazu Nagata, Osaka-fu, JP;
Man Sung Co, Cupertino, CA (US);
Maximiliano Vasquez, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignees:
Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Osaka Bioscience Institute, Osaka-fu, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K / ; C12N / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5303892 ; 435326 ; 4241451 ; 4241851 ;
Abstract
An anti-Fas ligand antibody capable of suppressing Fas ligand-induced apoptosis to a high degree, especially humanized antibodies having less antigenecity to human, and a method for assaying the Fas ligand in human body fluid utilizing such an antibody. Measurement of the Fas ligand in human body fluid would be useful for elucidation of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV infections and the like, and for prediction and diagnosis of pathological conditions associated with such diseases.