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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yasushi Itakura, Nara-ken, JP;
Mutsuo Taiji, Takatsuki, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Company, Limited, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/800 ; A61K 3/816 ; C07K 5/00 ; C07K 3/816 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/800 ; A61K 3/816 ; C07K 5/00 ; C07K 3/816 ;
Abstract
Agents for protecting or ameliorating pancreatic cells and tissues which contains as the active ingredient a neurotrophic factor such as BDNF. By using these drugs, degenerative dropout of pancreatic cells and pancreatic hypofunction caused by diabetes, acute/chronic pancreatitis, etc. can be efficaciously prevented and treated.