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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
May. 18, 1999
Shogo Koshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In this invention there are provided a polypeptide having morphogenesis-accelerating activity or cell-proliferating activity against epithelial cells, said polypeptide being defined by the 1st to 103rd amino acids from the N-terminal of human epimorphin or being defined by the 1st to 104th amino acids from the N-terminal of murine epimorphin, and a medicament containing said polypeptide as an effective ingredient. Such polypeptides are soluble in water and are useful as the effective ingredients of medicaments for the treatment or prevention of diseases involving the aberration of morphogenesis, such as inflammatory disorders, burn or wound, and as those of medicaments for use in hair growth promotion.