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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2006
Jin Nakahara, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Asou, Tokyo, JP;
Sadakazu Aiso, Tokyo, JP;
Keio University, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions composing, as an active ingredient, a substance capable of activating the γ chain of Fc receptors (FcRγ) (provided that the substance is not an immunoglobulin for intravenous injection), and agents for stimulating myelinogenesis. The invention also provides agents for stimulating the differentiation of oligodendroglial precursor cells, agents for activating Fyn tyrosine kinase, and agents for stimulating the expression of myelin basic protein, all comprising a substance capable of activating FcRγ as an active ingredient. Further, the invention provides a method of detecting myelinogenetic oligodendroglias or precursor cells thereof which comprises using the expression of FcRγ in oligodendroglias or precursor cells thereof as an indicator.