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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2001
Applicants:
Emi Hosaka, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuyasu Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Masamichi Koike, Tokyo, JP;
Kenya Shitara, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuo Hanai, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Emi Hosaka, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuyasu Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Masamichi Koike, Tokyo, JP;
Kenya Shitara, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuo Hanai, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/395 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides an apoptosis inducer and a therapeutic agent for eosinophilic diseases which comprises, as an active ingredient, an antibody which reacts specifically with eosinophils and induces apoptosis of eosinophils; and a method for inducing eosinophil apoptosis using the antibody, and a method for specifically reducing or removing eosinophils in peripheral blood or tissues using the antibody.