Abstract: To provide an artificial bone having a porous structure with an improved affinity to osteogenic cells, an artificial bone (1) includes: a base material (2) containing porous ceramics provided with mutually interconnected multiple pores (6); a carbonaceous thin film (10) formed on an outer surface of the base material and wall surfaces (7) of the pores; and functional groups (13) including amino groups (12) provided on a surface and in an interior of the carbonaceous thin film.

Abstract: A component for satisfactorily plugging a bone tunnel formed in surgery such as ACL reconstruction by regenerating bone in a space portion of the bone tunnel (e.g., a bone tunnel for an arthroscope). The plug component is made of a calcium phosphate-based material, and includes a porous part having a porosity of 50 to 85%. The plug component has a cylindrical shape such that one of its end surfaces forms an angle of 30 to 60 degrees to its central axis.

Abstract: Disclosed are: a peptide capable of binding to an immunoglobulin; a fusion protein of the peptide; nucleic acids encoding the peptide and the fusion protein, respectively; production methods for the peptide and the fusion protein, respectively; a composition and a means for binding an immunoglobulin; a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prevention of a disease induced by the binding between C1q and an immunoglobulin, which comprises a peptide capable of binding to the immunoglobulin or a fusion protein of the peptide; and others.

Abstract: Disclosed are: a peptide capable of binding to an immunoglobulin; a fusion protein of the peptide; nucleic acids encoding the peptide and the fusion protein, respectively; production methods for the peptide and the fusion protein, respectively; a composition and a means for binding an immunoglobulin; a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prevention of a disease induced by the binding between C1q and an immunoglobulin, which comprises a peptide capable of binding to the immunoglobulin or a fusion protein of the peptide; and others.

Abstract: A fixing member for an implant which comprises a tube or a pillar made of an hydroxyapatite ceramics at least one part of which is a ceramics porous article consisting essentially of a hydroxyapatite formed by agitation foaming, in which a number of approximately spherical pores mutually contact having pore structures communicated three-dimensionally opened at the contact area and having an averaged porosity of from 65% to 85%. A method for fixing an implant comprising a step of inserting an implant whose at least one part of the periphery is integrated with a hydroxyapatite ceramics into an implant insertion site of an alveolar bone or a gnathic bone. A method for fixing an implant, a fixing member for the implant and an implant composite in order to reinforce an implant insertion site by compensating or regenerating an alveolar bone or a gnathic bone on an implant treatment in dentistry or in oral surgery is obtained.

Abstract: The invention is intended to introduce cells easily into a ceramics for in vivo use. Also, the invention provides a ceramics for in vivo use which has a good affinity to a living body and no harmful action on a living body. The invention relates to a porous ceramics having many almost globular pores and made of a component comprising a calcium phosphate type. These pores are brought into contact and communicated with each other to thereby exhibit permeability. The permeability was designed to be 150 centidarcy or more and 8000 centidarcy or less.