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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2002
Hirohiko Arisawa, Minamikawachi-machi, JP;
Hiroaki Masunaga, Mibu-machi, JP;
Hiromi Ogawa, Utsunomiya, JP;
Kanji Higashio, Kawagoe, JP;
Hirohiko Arisawa, Minamikawachi-machi, JP;
Hiroaki Masunaga, Mibu-machi, JP;
Hiromi Ogawa, Utsunomiya, JP;
Kanji Higashio, Kawagoe, JP;
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides methods of preventing and/or treating multiple organ failure comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of agent comprising tumor cytotoxic factor-II (TCF-II) or hepatocyte growth factor (HGF). Methods of the present invention will be useful for preventing and/or treating the development of multiple organ failure resulting from burn, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), circulatory failure, hemorrhagic shock, infectious disease, acute pancreatitis, ischemic disorder, hepatorenal syndrome, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, nutritional metabolic failure, terminal cancer, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), deterioration of systemic conditions due to radiation affection, and cachexia.