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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2000
Atsushi Nakanishi, Tsukuba, JP;
Shigeru Morita, Tsukuba, JP;
Atsushi Nakanishi, Tsukuba, JP;
Shigeru Morita, Tsukuba, JP;
Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The protein of the present invention and a DNA encoding the same can be used as therapeutic/prophylactic agents for diseases such as infectious diseases. The protein of the present invention is also useful as a reagent for screening a compound or its salt capable of promoting or inhibiting the activity of the protein of the present invention. Furthermore, a compound or its salt inhibiting the activity of the protein of the present invention and a neutralization antibody inhibiting the activity of the protein of the present invention can also be used as therapeutic/prophylactic agents for diseases such as bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, etc.