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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2000
Hiroyuki Hirai, Saitama, JP;
Kazuyuki Ogawa, Saitama, JP;
Kinya Nagata, Saitama, JP;
Syoichi Takano, Saitama, JP;
Hiroyuki Hirai, Saitama, JP;
Kazuyuki Ogawa, Saitama, JP;
Kinya Nagata, Saitama, JP;
Syoichi Takano, Saitama, JP;
BML, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a method of identifying a substance which acts on a newly found second human prostaglandin Dreceptor subtype that differs from the DP receptor, and is useful for treating or preventing various diseases. In order to attain the object, the present invention provides a method of identifying properties of a test substance with respect to a human prostaglandin D receptor, by establishing correlation between the effect of a test substance on human CRTH2 with the effect of the test substance on the human prostaglandin D receptor.