Abstract:
A method of amplifying a target nucleic acid (polynucleotide) contained in a particle including an enclosing lipid bilayer membrane according to the present invention includes the steps of: lysing the particle which is stored in a compartment constituted by a liquid in an amount of 100 μl or less; and amplifying the target nucleic acid in the compartment.
Abstract:
The invention aims to provide a non-destructive method of testing and analysing, amongst other things, cell types such as pluripotent cells, including differentiated cells and MSCs. The invention also aims to provide a non-destructive method to test and analyse the cell conditions, such as aging, activity, multipotency, differentiated directivity and effectiveness. Possibility of analysing cell types or cell conditions without destroying the cells by analyzing glycan profile, which is acquired from glycoconjugates secreted from cells in culture mediums, using microarrays with glycan binding protein, on the surface was discovered.
Abstract:
The object of the invention is to provide a pharmaceutical composition for enhancing the antitumor effect by an immune checkpoint inhibitor. Provided is a pharmaceutical composition for enhancing the antitumor effect by an immune checkpoint inhibitor comprising 5-aminolevulinic acids (ALAs) as the active ingredient.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a method of inducing pluripotent stem cells to differentiate into clinically applicable retinal ganglion cells.The present invention provides a method for inducing pluripotent stem cells to differentiate into retinal ganglion cells that can be used for clinical application. Such method is a method for producing retinal ganglion cells with elongated axons comprising the following steps: (a) a step of inducing pluripotent stem cells to differentiate into retinal progenitor cells via floating culture; (b) a step of inducing the retinal progenitor cells obtained in step (a) to differentiate into retinal ganglion cells via floating culture; and (c) a step of allowing axons to elongate via adhesion culture of the retinal ganglion cells obtained in step (b).
Abstract:
To identify a mutation that can serve as an indicator for predicting the effectiveness of drug treatment in cancers such as leukemia; to provide a means for detecting said mutation; and to provide a means for identifying, based on said mutation, patients with cancer or subjects with a risk of cancer, in whom a drug targeting a gene having said mutation or a protein encoded by said gene shows a therapeutic effect.A method for detecting a gene fusion serving as a responsible mutation (driver mutation) for cancer, the method comprising the step of detecting an ATF7IP-PDGFRB fusion polynucleotide or a polypeptide encoded thereby, in an isolated sample from a subject.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an agent for promoting graft survival which can suppress rejection without use of existing immunosuppressants, an organ preservation solution capable of maintaining the freshness of an organ excised from a donor, and the like. An agent for promoting graft survival or an organ preservation solution is prepared, which comprises 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) or a derivative thereof, or a salt of ALA or the derivative and an iron compound as active ingredients. Preferable examples of the ALAs can include ALA and various esters such as methyl ester, ethyl ester, propyl ester, butyl ester, and pentyl ester of ALA, and their hydrochlorides, phosphates, and sulfates. Preferable examples of the iron compound can include sodium ferrous citrate.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a regulatory dendritic cell inducing agent applicable to the treatment of immune disease as well as an immune tolerance inducing agent such as a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for allergic disease and a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for autoimmune disease, both of which are safe and have the mechanism of action different from that of conventional drugs. As a means for achieving the above object, an immune tolerance inducing agent comprising 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) or a derivative thereof, or a salt of the 5-ALA or the derivative and an iron compound as active ingredients is prepared. Preferable examples of the ALAs can include ALA and various esters such as methyl ester, ethyl ester, propyl ester, butyl ester, and pentyl ester of ALA, and their hydrochlorides, phosphates, and sulfates. Preferable examples of the iron compound can include sodium ferrous citrate.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a method of inducing pluripotent stem cells to differentiate into clinically applicable retinal ganglion cells. The present invention provides a method for inducing pluripotent stem cells to differentiate into retinal ganglion cells that can be used for clinical application. Such method is a method for producing retinal ganglion cells with elongated axons comprising the following steps: (a) a step of inducing pluripotent stem cells to differentiate into retinal progenitor cells via floating culture; (b) a step of inducing the retinal progenitor cells obtained in step (a) to differentiate into retinal ganglion cells via floating culture; and (c) a step of allowing axons to elongate via adhesion culture of the retinal ganglion cells obtained in step (b).
Abstract:
The present invention provides a novel antisense oligonucleotide and a composition for preventing or treating glycogen storage disease type Ia. The present invention provides an antisense oligonucleotide which hybridizes with a pre-mRNA sequence derived from a region including at least one of a base at position 42911000, a base at position 42911004, and a base at position 42911005 in a base sequence of human chromosome 17 of GRCh38/hg38 and has activity to inhibit aberrant splicing of pre-mRNA of c.648G>T variant G6PC.
Abstract:
An object of the present disclosure is to provide a novel method for detecting atopic dermatitis and a novel method for determining a therapeutic effect on atopic dermatitis. The present disclosure provides a method for detecting atopic dermatitis, including the step of measuring the concentration of a lipid metabolite in a biological sample of a subject. The present disclosure also provides a method for determining a therapeutic effect on atopic dermatitis, including the step of measuring the concentration of a lipid metabolite in a biological sample of a subject.