摘要:
A method of detecting the level of thrombus formation tendency or thrombosis through determining of the quantity of von Willebrand factor splitting enzyme. There is further disclosed a kit for detecting the level of thrombus formation tendency or thrombosis, which kit includes an antibody capable of specific binding to von Willebrand factor splitting enzyme, or a fragment of the antibody. The provided detection method and detection kit excel in convenience, speed and specificity.
摘要:
An aspartic acid enzyme having a high homology with a cathepsin D precursor, which is a protein starting at the N-terminal amino acid residue with LVRIPLHKFT and showing a molecular weight of about 45 kDa in non-reductive SDS electrophoresis and can degrade plasma proteins typified by plasminogen molecular species to give a plasma protein fragment having an effect of inhibiting cancer metastasis; the plasma protein fragment having an effect of inhibiting cancer metastasis which is prepared via the degradation with the above enzyme; a process for preparing the protein fragment having an effect of inhibiting cancer metastasis which comprises degrading a plasma protein with the above enzyme; and remedies against cancer metastasis which contain as the major ingredient the above enzyme or a fragmented plasma protein.
摘要:
An aspartic enzyme having a high homology with a cathepsin D precursor, which is a protein having the N-terminal amino acid sequence LVRIPLHKFT and showing a molecular weight of about 45 kDa in non-reductive SDS electrophoresis and can degrade plasma proteins, typically plasminogen, to produce plasma protein fragments having an inhibitory activity to metastasis and growth of cancer; the plasma protein fragments having an inhibitory activity to metastasis and growth of cancer which is prepared via the degradation with the above enzyme; a process for preparing the protein fragments which comprises degrading plasma proteins with the above enzyme; and a medicament for treating and preventing metastasis and growth of cancer which comprises as a major ingredient the above enzyme or the plasma protein fragments.