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Title:
AGENT FOR INHIBITING TUMOR METASTASIS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004175689
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a new agent for inhibiting tumor metastasis based on the finding that an ADAMTS-1 protein (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motiefs protein) is useful as an antimetastatic agent of cancer.

This agent for inhibiting the tumor metastasis contains the ADAMTS-1 protein or a functionally equivalent modified body thereof, a polynucleotide encoding the ADAMTS-1 protein or the functionally equivalent modified body thereof, or a recombinant vector containing the polynucleotide as an active ingredient.


Inventors:
SAKAUCHI KENJI
HIROSE KUNITAKA
KUNO KOSHI
Application Number:
JP2002341207A
Publication Date:
June 24, 2004
Filing Date:
November 25, 2002
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Assignee:
KUREHA CHEMICAL IND CO LTD
International Classes:
A61K48/00; A61K31/7088; A61K35/76; A61K38/00; A61P35/04; C07K14/705; C12N9/64; (IPC1-7): A61K38/00; A61K31/7088; A61K35/76; A61K48/00; A61P35/04
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kenichi Morita