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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
May. 18, 2010
Masaharu Takigawa, Okayama, JP;
Naoki Sakurai, Solana-Beach, CA (US);
Toshiki Takagi, Itami, JP;
Noriyuki Yanaka, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Yuji Horikiri, Kawanishi, JP;
Takashi Tamura, Amagasaki, JP;
Masaharu Takigawa, Okayama, JP;
Naoki Sakurai, Solana-Beach, CA (US);
Toshiki Takagi, Itami, JP;
Noriyuki Yanaka, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Yuji Horikiri, Kawanishi, JP;
Takashi Tamura, Amagasaki, JP;
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Osaka-shi, JP;
Abstract
A composition for regenerative treatment of cartilage disease, which comprises a PDE4 inhibitor as an active ingredient, specifically a composition comprising a PDE4 inhibitor and a biocompatible and biodegradable polymer is provided, which composition, when formulated into a form suited to administer locally to affected cartilage region, such as microsphere preparation, can provide a pharmaceutical composition showing an excellent effect in regenerative treatment of cartilage.