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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2006
Kazuhiro Ogi, Ibaraki, JP;
Yusuke Kikukawa, Osaka, JP;
Tsukasa Sugo, Ibaraki, JP;
Tokuyuki Shinohara, Ibaraki, JP;
Kazuhiro Ogi, Ibaraki, JP;
Yusuke Kikukawa, Osaka, JP;
Tsukasa Sugo, Ibaraki, JP;
Tokuyuki Shinohara, Ibaraki, JP;
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a screening method/screening kit for an IL-13 production inhibitor, which comprises using (a) a protein comprising the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, or its partial peptide, or a salt thereof; and (b) a ligand capable of specifically binding to the protein; an IL-13 production inhibitor which is obtainable by said screening, and the like. The IL-13 production inhibitor which can be obtained by the screening of the present invention is useful as a prophylactic/therapeutic agent for, e.g., respiratory disease, etc.