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The disclosure provides a pharmaceutical composition containing an anti-IgE antibody that suppresses the production of allergen-specific IgE antibodies and methods of use thereof.
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The disclosure provides a pharmaceutical composition containing an anti-IgE antibody that suppresses the production of allergen-specific IgE antibodies and methods of use thereof
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Provided is an organ preservation solution for use in transplantation, which is capable of effectively preventing the occurrence of ischemia-reperfusion injury. Prepared is an organ preservation solution comprising a mixture of the following components: (a) potassium chloride, disodium hydrogen phosphate, sodium dihydrogen phosphate, L-ascorbic acid, L-ascorbic acid phosphate ester, and D-glucose; (b) potassium chloride, disodium hydrogen phosphate, sodium dihydrogen phosphate, L-ascorbic acid, L-ascorbic acid phosphate ester, glycine, and D-glucose; (c) potassium chloride, disodium hydrogen phosphate, sodium dihydrogen phosphate, L-ascorbic acid, L-ascorbic acid phosphate ester, L-cysteine, glycine, and D-glucose; or (d) potassium chloride, disodium hydrogen phosphate, sodium dihydrogen phosphate, L-ascorbic acid, L-ascorbic acid phosphate ester, L-cysteine, glycine, an iron compound, and D-glucose.
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An object of the present invention is to provide a pericyte-like cell having high angiogenic potential with a higher cell proliferation ability than a primary pericyte available in the past and high VEGF expression, and a method for producing the same. Provided are a method for producing a VEGF-highly expressing pericyte-like cell, the method including selecting a CD56(−) pericyte-like cell from a population including a pericyte-like cell obtained by inducing differentiation of a pluripotent stem cell; and a VEGF-highly expressing pericyte-like cell produced by the production method.
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The present invention provides highly effective and safe means capable of preventing or treating an egg allergy in infants. An oral immunotolerance agent or a food composition for preventing or treating an egg allergy according to the present invention contains a degraded product of heat-denatured egg white with an aspartic protease (e.g. pepsin) or a metal protease (e.g. thermolysin).
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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An object of the present invention is to provide DNA which regulates the expression of miR-140, a reporter vector which contains the DNA, cells and animals into which the reporter vector is introduced and a screening system for drugs which control the expression of miR-140 and is also to contribute in the development of new therapeutic agents for cartilage diseases such as osteoarthritis and intervertebral disk degeneration using the screening system. The DNA sequence according to the present invention is able to express any gene in a site where miR-140 is expressed and, in addition, it is also able to be utilized for screening a drug which regulates the expression of miR-140. Moreover, the drug that is selected by the screening system of the present invention is expected as a therapeutic agent for cartilage diseases accompanied by abnormality of cartilage.