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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazuhide Hasegawa, Tokyo, JP;
Emi Arakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Shoji Oda, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuzuru Matsuda, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuhito Takahashi, Osaka, JP;
Michihiro Sugahara, Shizuoka, JP;
Haruo Ishiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 2/100 ; A61K 4/800 ; C12N 1/512 ; C12N 1/565 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 2/100 ; A61K 4/800 ; C12N 1/512 ; C12N 1/565 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to recombinant DNA comprising DNA coding for smooth-muscle-type myosin heavy chain SM1 isoform protein inserted into vector DNA, a microorganism carrying the recombinant DNA, and an agent for treatment of arteriosclerosis comprising the recombinant DNA. The recombinant DNA of the present invention can be used effectively as an agent for gene therapy of restenosis after PTCA treatment.