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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2009
Filed:
May. 22, 2003
Applicants:
Hideaki Tojo, Ibaraki, JP;
Tsutomu Henta, Osaka, JP;
Reiko Sasada, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/55 (2006.01); G01N 33/554 (2006.01); A61K 38/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A compound or its salt inhibiting the activity of a protein having an amino acid sequence which is the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, an extracellular domain of the protein above, an antibody, an antisense polynucleotide, etc. are usable as insulin-sensitizing agents and preventives and/or remedies for diabetes, obesity, hyperlipemia, arteriosclerosis, hypertension, heart disease, and so on.