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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2006
Yoshikuni Nakamura, Kobe, JP;
Ikuko Hanano, Kobe, JP;
Jun Inoue, Kobe, JP;
Senju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide an agent for promoting proliferation of a meibomian gland epithelial cell and a corneal epithelial cell, as well as provide an agent for treating an ocular disease such as meibomian gland dysfunction or evaporative dry eye. There are provided an agent for promoting proliferation of a meibomian gland epithelial cell or a corneal epithelial cell, containing a PPARα or δ agonist as an active ingredient, as well as an agent for treating an ocular disease such as meibomian gland dysfunction or evaporative dry eye, containing a PPARα or δ agonist as an active ingredient.