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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nisshin Flour Milling Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/938 ; A61K 3/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/938 ; A61K 3/900 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a protein of the following formula (I) having immunomodulatory activity: X-Y-Z (I) wherein X represents an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, each of Y and Z is absent or represents an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2. The above protein is derived from helminth and can be used to treat various immune diseases due to its immunomodulatory activity. The above protein can also be used to treat various allergic diseases due to is ability to stimulate the production of non-specific IgE.