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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2004
Applicants:
Yukio Sato, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima 960-8134, JP;
Hiroko Kobayashi, Fukushima, JP;
Inventors:
Yukio Sato, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima 960-8134, JP;
Hiroko Kobayashi, Fukushima, JP;
Assignees:
Other;
Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 43/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
It is an object of the present invention to provide a polynucleotide, which can effectively suppress the immunoreactivity caused by DNA having a CpG motif and which can be used for preventing and/or treating immune-mediated diseases such as arthritis. The present invention provides a polynucleotide comprising a CpG motif wherein guanine is methylated, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the above-mentioned polynucleotide.