摘要:
A knockout mouse whose genome includes an inactivated CRTH2 gene. The knockout mouse is obtained by subjecting to a serial passage a chimeric mouse originating from an early embryo to which a CRTH2-gene-knocked-out mouse embryonic stem cell has been introduced. Also disclosed is a detection method which includes employing, as an index, pathological condition of the knockout mouse to which the test substance has been administered, to thereby detect, in vivo, characteristics of a test substance in relation to CRTH2, or functions of CRTH2 in the living body.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an IL-2 receptor .gamma. chain molecule, a DNA-sequence encoding the IL-2 receptor .gamma. chain molecule, a vector possessing said DNA-sequence, a cell transformed with said vector, a method for the production of an IL-2 receptor .gamma. chain molecule by culturing of said cell, an immune response regulatory agent comprising an Il-2 receptor .gamma. chain molecule and an antibody to an IL-2 receptor .gamma. chain molecule. Both the Il-2 receptor .gamma. chain molecule and the antibody to the IL-2 receptor .gamma. chain molecule are very useful immune response regulatory agents.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an IL-2 receptor .gamma. chain molecule, a DNA-sequence encoding the IL-2 receptor .gamma. chain molecule, a vector possessing said DNA-sequence, a cell transformed with said vector, a method for the production of an IL-2 receptor .gamma. chain molecule by culturing of said cell, an immune response regulatory agent comprising an IL-2 receptor .gamma. chain molecule and an antibody to an IL-2 receptor .gamma. chain molecule.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an IL-2 receptor .gamma. chain molecule, a DNA-sequence encoding the IL-2 receptor .gamma. chain molecule, a vector possessing said DNA-sequence, a cell transformed with said vector, a method for the production of an IL-2 receptor .gamma. chain molecule by culturing of said cell, an immune response regulatory agent comprising an Il-2 receptor .gamma. chain molecule and an antibody to an IL-2 receptor .gamma. chain molecule.Both the Il-2 receptor .gamma. chain molecule and the antibody to the IL-2 receptor .gamma. chain molecule are very useful immune response regulatory agents.
摘要:
The present invention provides an immunodeficient mouse (NOG mouse) suitable for engraftment, differentiation and proliferation of heterologous cells, and a method of producing such a mouse. This mouse is obtained by backcrossing a C.B-17-scid mouse with an NOD/Shi mouse, and further backcrossing an interleukin 2-receptor γ-chain gene-knockout mouse with the thus backcrossed mouse. It is usable for producing a human antibody and establishing a stem cell assay system, a tumor model and a virus-infection model.
摘要:
The present invention provides an immunodeficient mouse (NOG mouse) suitable for engraftment, differentiation and proliferation of heterologous cells, and a method of producing such a mouse. This mouse is obtained by backcrossing a C.B-17-scid mouse with an NOD/Shi mouse, and further backcrossing an interleukin 2-receptor γ-chain gene-knockout mouse with the thus backcrossed mouse. It is usable for producing a human antibody and establishing a stem cell assay system, a tumor model and a virus-infection model.
摘要:
The present invention provides an immunodeficient mouse (NOG mouse) suitable for engraftment, differentiation and proliferation of heterologous cells, and a method of producing such a mouse. This mouse is obtained by backcrossing a C.B-17-scid mouse with an NOD/Shi mouse, and further backcrossing an interleukin 2-receptor γ-chain gene-knockout mouse with the thus backcrossed mouse. It is usable for producing a human antibody and establishing a stem cell assay system, a tumor model and a virus-infection model.
摘要:
The present invention provides a transgenic non-human mammal model of autoimmune disease introduced with an OX40L gene, and a method for using said mammal for screening a therapeutic drug for the autoimmune disease. Transgenic mice wherein OX40L, one of the TNF family molecules, is constantly expressed in T cells, were constructed. These mice developed an autoimmune disease and they were found to be useful as a model of autoimmune disease. The transgenic non-human mammal that develops an autoimmune disease in the present invention can be constructed by expressing the OX40L gene under the control of T cell-specific lck promoter. The transgenic non-human mammal of the present invention develops an autoimmune disease such as interstitial pneumonia, inflammatory bowel disease, splenomegaly or lymphadenopathy, or hyperimmunoglobulinemia, and said mammal can be effectively used for screening a therapeutic drug for these autoimmune diseases.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the therapeutic treatment of autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, sarcoidosis, autoimmune uveitis, and inflammatory bowel disease, or graft-versus-host disease. The pharmaceutical composition contains, as the effective ingredient, a gp34 binding-inhibitory substance.
摘要:
A polypeptide which specifically binds to the .gamma.-chain of the human interleukin-2 receptor and selectively inhibits the binding of the .gamma.-chain of human interleukin-2 receptor to the .beta.-chain of the same is provided. The polypeptide has an activity of blocking the human interleukin-2 response. Also provided are an immunosuppressant containing the polypeptide, a DNA gene coding for the polypeptide, a recombinant DNA having the gene, a transformant having the recombinant DNA, and a method for producing the intended polypeptide by incubating the transformant. The novel polypeptide can be used independently, or with substances capable of inhibiting the binding of interleukin-2 to the interleukin-2 receptor, as a medicine for preventing the rejection of grafts after transplantation and also for curing inflammatory diseases such as allergic diseases and autoimmune diseases.