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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2006
Shimpei Ushio, Okayama, JP;
Kakuji Torigoe, Okayama, JP;
Todao Tanimoto, Okayama, JP;
Haruki Okamura, Osaka, JP;
Masashi Kurimoto, Okayama, JP;
Shigeharu Fukuda, Okayama, JP;
Toshio Kunikata, Okayama, JP;
Mutsuko Taniguchi, Okayama, JP;
Keizo Kohno, Okayama, JP;
Shimpei Ushio, Okayama, JP;
Kakuji Torigoe, Okayama, JP;
Todao Tanimoto, Okayama, JP;
Haruki Okamura, Osaka, JP;
Masashi Kurimoto, Okayama, JP;
Shigeharu Fukuda, Okayama, JP;
Toshio Kunikata, Okayama, JP;
Mutsuko Taniguchi, Okayama, JP;
Keizo Kohno, Okayama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Hay Ashibara Seibutsu Kagaku Kenkyujo, Okayama, JP;
Abstract
A human IFN-γ inducing polypeptide and its nucleotide sequence was isolated, purified and characterized. Pharmaceutical compositions containing this novel INF-γ inducing polypeptide or active fragments thereof are formulated and monoclonal antibodies are raised against this polypeptide or antigenic fragments thereof. The polypeptide can be used in a method for treating diseases susceptive to treatment with INF-γ, and methods for enhancing the cytotoxicity of NK cells or for inducing the formation of LAK cells, such as to treat tumors and malignant pathologies.