Patents Assigned to Akio Hirata
  • Publication number: 20110110903
    Abstract: It is intended to provide a regeneration promoter for regenerating a tissue with the use of somatic stem cells. It is also intended to provide a cell fusion promoter safely usable in vivo. Namely, it is intended to provide a cell fusion promoter comprising ATP or its metabolite. A cell fusion promoter comprising ATP or its metabolite and a method of producing fused cells in the presence of ATP or its metabolite. A medicinal composition for regenerating or improving the function of a tissue or an organ, which suffers from dysfunction or hypofunction due to injury or denaturation, by using stem cells. This composition comprises ATP or its metabolite and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicants: Kowa Company, Ltd., Masafumi Kitakaze, Tetsuo Minamino, Akio Hirata
    Inventors: Masafumi Kitakaze, Tetsuo Minamino, Akio Hirata