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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2008
Applicants:
Kenichiro Sakai, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Kimata, Aichi, JP;
Kenichi Shinomiya, Tokyo, JP;
Hideto Watanabe, Aichi, JP;
Inventors:
Kenichiro Sakai, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Kimata, Aichi, JP;
Kenichi Shinomiya, Tokyo, JP;
Hideto Watanabe, Aichi, JP;
Assignees:
Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, JP;
Seikagaku Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/45 (2006.01); C12N 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a chondroitin sulfate synthesis promoter useful for the treatment of diseases such as articular disease and discopathy. The chondroitin sulfate synthesis promoter contains, as an active ingredient, chondroitin sulfate glucuronyltransferase protein and/or chondroitin sulfate N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-1 protein, or a gene encoding the enzyme protein(s).