摘要:
A substance effective for treating immunopathy where interleukin 6 (IL-6) is involved is provided. A human anti-human IL-6 antibody and a human anti-human IL-6 antibody fragment having a high affinity to human IL-6 were obtained using phage antibody technique. The antibody and antibody fragment are expected to be useful as a medicament for treating inflammation and immunopathy caused by IL-6.
摘要:
A novel prophylactic/remedy for immunopathy is provided which is not neutralized by a neutralizing antibody to Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB), known as one of superantigens, and may effectively act as a superantigen. A modified SEB having a reduced reactivity with a neutralizing antibody to SEB (anti-SEB antibody) and a prophylactic/remedy for immunopathy comprising as an active ingredient said modified SEB. The modified SEB of the present invention may be prepared with the evolutionary molecular engineering technique by introducing amino acid substitution in the amino acid sequence of SEB, especially at an epitope recognition site of the anti-SEB antibody in the amino acid sequence of SEB.
摘要:
A process for clonally expanding T cells of unknown specificity and a process for identifying a peptide ligand recognized by said T cells are provided.A process for clonally expanding T cells of unknown specificity which comprises co-culturing said T cells of unknown specificity with combinatorial randomized peptide library (Xn peptide library wherein n is a number of amino acids) consisted of peptides having a randomized amino acid sequence consisted of amino acid residues selected from nineteen kinds of naturally occurring amino acid other than cysteine, an interleukin, and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II antigen-expressing cells with DNA synthesis being suspended, said cells being derived from the individual where said T cells are obtained; and a process for identifying a peptide ligand recognized by the T cell clone of unknown specificity obtained by said process, which comprises determining proliferating activity of said T cell clone with Xn peptide library, in the presence of an interleukin and MHC class II antigen-expressing cells with DNA synthesis being suspended, said cells being derived from the individual where said T cells are obtained, to thereby determine a peptide sequence that can activate proliferation of T cells.
摘要:
A human anti-amyloid β peptide (hereinafter referred to as “Aβ”) antibody that binds to Aβ to thereby inhibit aggregation of Aβ molecules, and a fragment of said antibody are provided. The antibody and a fragment thereof according to the present invention, comprising a variable region of a human-derived anti-Aβ antibody, strongly reacts with Aβ to thereby inhibit its aggregation and hence may be used as a medicament for the prophylaxis and treatment of Alzheimer dementia.
摘要:
According to the present invention, a turbine shell is manufactured by a method which includes the steps of preparing a planar blank, simultaneously forming a plurality of blade fixture slits 32A, 32B and 32C in the blank 40, and deforming the blank 40 into a curved concave shape by effecting drawing work.
摘要:
A computer network system includes a plurality of computers and a network connected to the computers for allowing them to interchange data. Each computer has a data send module and a data receive module. The data send module is made up of a means for sending a data frame to the network in response to a send request, a resend number storing means for storing the number of times that the data frame is to be resent, and a means for updating the content of the resend number storing means upon receiving a frame for changing the number of times that the data frame is to be resent from the network. The data receive module includes a receive buffer for storing the data frame received from the network, and a means for sending, when the receive buffer is full, the frame for changing the number of times that the data frame is to be resent to the network.