摘要:
It is an object of the present invention to provide a means capable of appropriately regulating differentiation of T cells, in order to avoid overactivation of T cells after stimulation of the T cells with superantigens or the like and the subsequent decrease in the immune functions (exhaustion of the immune system). The present invention relates to a T cell differentiation-regulating agent, comprising, as an active ingredient, an algal body of microalgae belonging to the genus Coccomyxa, a dry powder thereof, or an extract thereof.
摘要:
According to the present invention, a measurement method for visualizing the flow of a fluid (23) has: a preparation step for dissolving, in the fluid (23), a photochromic compound of which the amount of light absorption changes when the photochromic compound is irradiated with a transformation-generating light (31); a transformation-generating light irradiating step for irradiating the fluid (23) with the transformation-generating light (31) that causes photochromism; and a post-transformation image capturing step for capturing an image of the fluid (23) irradiated with the transformation-generating light. In the post-transformation image capturing step, a first image (B) is generated by capturing the image of the fluid (23) using first light in a first wavelength range, wherein the amount of light absorption of the first light changes due to the irradiation of the transformation-generating light (31).
摘要:
Provided is a film-formation method for a surface layer having high mechanical strength and a low refractive index. A step of film formation from a vapor deposition material by a vacuum vapor deposition method and a step of film formation by sputtering of a target constituent substance are repeated for the surfaces of substrates (S), thereby forming films with a lower refractive index than that of a film-forming material.
摘要:
An object of the present invention is to provide an agent for promoting expression of N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase that contains an extract from inflamed tissues inoculated with vaccinia virus. The present invention demonstrated that the extract from inflamed tissues inoculated with vaccinia virus promotes the expression of N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase in intervertebral disc cells. Thus, the extract from inflamed tissues inoculated with vaccinia virus or a preparation containing the extract is useful as an agent for promoting the expression of N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase in intervertebral disc cells.
摘要:
The present invention provides a polymer laminate in which 2-100 layers each containing a biodegradable resin and having a thickness of 10 nm-400 nm are laminated, the thickness of at least one of the outermost layers is 10 nm-180 nm, and the outermost layers are joined to each other. By the present invention, a polymer laminate excellent in biocompatibility and mechanical strength and suitable to medical applications such as wound dressings and antiadhesive materials can be obtained.
摘要:
[Problem] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a preparation which has an effect of further promoting cellular immunity when used in an adjuvant or in a method for removing an immunosuppression mechanism. [Solution] Provided is a sugar-coated liposome (particularly a mannose-coated liposome) which can activate a CTL in an MHC-class II antigen-independent (CD4+T cell-independent) manner when administered together with an MHC class I antigen. Particularly provided is a sugar-coated liposome which has a particle diameter of 100-1100 nm and/or in which the molar ratio of a sugar-modified lipid to a lipid is 0.00075-0.075.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method for expanding an endothelial progenitor cell in vitro. More particularly, the present invention provides a method for culturing a hemangioblast comprising incubating a hemangioblast in a serum-free culture medium containing one or more factors selected from the group consisting of stem cell growth factor, interleukin-6, FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 and thrombopoietin, and a vascular endothelial cell produced by the method; and a serum-free culture medium containing one or more factors selected from the group consisting of stem cell growth factor, interleukin-6, FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 and thrombopoietin, and a kit for the preparation of the serum-free culture medium and the like.