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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
May. 24, 2002
Applicants:
Hiroki Maruyama, Niigata, JP;
Jun-ichi Miyazaki, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroki Maruyama, Niigata, JP;
Jun-ichi Miyazaki, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Kawaguchi-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 48/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention of this application provides a method of expressing a gene, which comprises transferring a plasmid vector recombined with an exogenous gene into the kidney by administration via the renal vein so that the exogenous gene is expressed mainly in renal interstitial fibroblasts. The method of this invention can transfer the exogenous gene into the kidneys safely and efficiently and express the transgene over a long period of time.