Abstract:
A tonic ophthalmic lens is described in which refractivity of the lens differs between a first direction on a plane perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens and a second direction which differs from the first direction on the plane. In addition, refractivity difference which is the difference between the refractivity in the first direction and the refractivity in the second direction varies depending on a position of the lens in a radial direction.
Abstract:
A polymerizable UV-absorbing colorant monomer is provided, which is excellent in stability under alkaline conditions and which is available for a useful material polymer for an intraocular lens. A compound, which is represented by the following general formula (1), is used as a polymerizable UV-absorbing monomer available for a material polymer for an intraocular lens: (in the general formula (1), R1 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, a sulfonic acid group, or a benzyloxy group, R2 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, or an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R3 is represented by the following formula (2)): (in the general formula (2), R4 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R5 is a single bond or an alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms which may have a substituent or substituents.)
Abstract:
Provided is a granular product that has reduced or suppressed bitterness even though comprising a bitter crude drug or an extract thereof, and that allows a pharmacological action of the bitter crude drug to be sufficiently expressed. The granular product comprises a bitter crude drug or an extract thereof in each of the inner part and outer layer of the granular product.
Abstract:
A method for measuring a specific physiologically active substance of biological origin includes preparing a mixed solution of an AL reagent and a sample containing the physiologically active substance and detecting the aggregation or gelatinization of a protein in the mixed solution while agitating the mixed solution, thereby detecting the physiologically active substance or measuring the concentration of the physiologically active substance in the sample. A predetermined fluorescence emission is imparted to a substance involved in the aggregation or gelatinization in the sample to be measured and/or the AL reagent, and the fluorescence emitted from the substance involved in the aggregation or gelatinization is measured or observed in the mixed solution. In this manner, the aggregation or gelatinization in the mixed solution can be detected.
Abstract:
Provided is compound for improving blood flow at sites of impaired circulation in the extremities, through promoting development of collateral blood circulation without angiogenesis; also provided is a therapeutic agent for sensitivity to cold or cold sensation, in which the active ingredient is a compound for improving blood flow at sites of impaired circulation in the extremities. A collateral blood flow development promoter, in which the active ingredient is (−)-6-[3-[3-cyclopropyl-3-[(1R,2R)-2-hydroxycyclohexyl]ureido]propoxy]-2(1H)-quinolinone or a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof.
Abstract:
An antibody against a peptide having an amino acid sequence AVQGPEETVT QDC (expressed in single letter amino acid code) as represented by SEQ ID: NO. 1 corresponding to the 134- to 146-positions in human BAFF (B cell activating factor belonging to the TNF family) protein which is preferably a monoclonal antibody; a method of producing the above antibody; a medicinal composition containing the antibody; utilization of the antibody; and a method of screening an inhibitory effect or an activating effect on BAFF with the use of the antibody.
Abstract translation:具有如SEQ ID NO:1所示的具有氨基酸序列AVQGPEETVT QDC(以单字母氨基酸编码表示)的肽的抗体。 1对应于人BAFF(属于TNF家族的B细胞激活因子)中的134位至146位的蛋白质,其优选为单克隆抗体; 制备上述抗体的方法; 含有该抗体的药物组合物; 抗体的利用; 以及使用抗体筛选对BAFF的抑制作用或活化作用的方法。
Abstract:
In a measuring apparatus for measuring a target substance in a sample cell via a gelation reaction, a sample cell houses a specimen containing the substance to be measured, and a solution containing a gelating reagent is irradiated with a laser beam. The solution in the sample cell is stirred to generate minute and uniform gel particles, which are caused to pass through the laser beam. Scattered light from the gel particles generated in the sample cell is detected by a photodiode array, and the scattered-light intensity of the generated gel particles or the diameter and the number thereof is measured on time series by a computer on the basis of a scattered-light detection output of the photodiode array.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a composition for prevention and treatment of kidney diseases comprising one or more effective component(s) of a PAR-2 activating agent which is able to activate PAR-2 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present invention further relates to a method for prevention and treatment of kidney diseases comprising administration of a composition for prevention and treatment of kidney diseases containing a PAR-2 activating agent which is able to activate PAR-2 to patients suffering from kidney diseases, and also relates to the use of a PAR-2 activating agent which is able to activate PAR-2 for the manufacture of a composition for prevention and treatment of kidney diseases. The present invention furthermore relates to a method for screening an effective ingredient for prevention and treatment of kidney diseases comprising screening of the activating action of the test substance to PAR-2.
Abstract:
The invention relates to novel anilide compounds represented by the following formula IV: 1 as that formula is further defined herein. The inventive compounds are useful in the form of a pharmaceutical composition, specifically as an acyl coenzyme A cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) inhibitor.
Abstract:
To provide a medical examination device having a plurality of irradiation lights that can be independently controlled while achieving downsizing, the medical examination device includes: an observation optical system that observes a subject; an illumination optical system including a slit light generation unit that generates slit light, a first light generation unit that generates first light different from the slit light, and an exterior in which a slit light irradiation port that emits the slit light and a first light irradiation port that emits the first light are formed at different positions; and a control unit that controls the illumination optical system. The first light generation unit includes a first light source disposed at a position where the first light can be emitted from the first light irradiation port.