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Title:
CD8T CELL ACTIVATION-INHIBITING AGENT, AND THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR RHEUMATISM AND DNA VACCINE FOR TREATING RHEUMATISM COMPRISING THE SAME
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2008120740
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a CD8T cell activation-inhibiting agent, and a therapeutic agent for rheumatism and a DNA vaccine for treating rheumatism.

The CD8T cell activation-inhibiting agent comprises a Jagged 1 gene or a Jagged 1 protein. The CD8T cell activation-inhibiting agent inhibits activation of a CD8T cell and accordingly makes prevention or treatment of rheumatism possible. Preferably, the gene above is particularly a structural gene in an extracellular region of the Jagged 1 protein. Preferably, a recombinant vector having the structural gene inserted therein is used as the DNA vaccine.


Inventors:
YASUTOMO KOJI
Application Number:
JP2006307274A
Publication Date:
May 29, 2008
Filing Date:
November 13, 2006
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Assignee:
UNIV TOKUSHIMA
International Classes:
A61K48/00; A61K38/00; A61K39/00; A61P29/00; A61P43/00; C07K14/47; C12N15/09
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Koichiro Tsujimaru
Yumi Nakayama