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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1999
Applicants:
Hirokazu Matsumoto, Ibaraki, JP;
Chieko Kitada, Osaka, JP;
Shuji Hinuma, Ibaraki, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/11 (2006.01); A61K 38/16 (2006.01); C07K 14/00 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to use of peptide to which G-protein coupled receptor protein recognizes as a ligand. Since the ligand polypeptide of the present invention has a stimulating action on oxytocin secretion, it is useful as a drug for ameliorating, preserving or treating various diseases related to oxytocin secretion such as uterine inertia, atonic hemorrhage, placental expulsion, subinvolution and the like.