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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2009
Kazuwa Nakao, Kyoto, JP;
Hidetomo Kitamura, Gotenba, JP;
Kazuwa Nakao, Kyoto, JP;
Hidetomo Kitamura, Gotenba, JP;
Kazuwa Nakao, Kyoto-Shi, JP;
Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
This invention provides a new therapeutic or prophylactic agent for arthritis such as osteoarthritis. Specifically, it provides a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for arthritis such as osteoarthritis, or an agent for promoting the growth of articular chondrocyte, comprising a guanyl cyclase B (GC-B) activator as an active ingredient; or a method for inhibiting arthritis or for promoting the growth of articular chondrocyte by activating GC-B; or a method for screening an agent for promoting the growth of articular chondrocyte or an agent capable of treating arthritis using the GC-B activity as an indication.