Abstract: It relates to an endogenous repair factor production accelerator which comprises one or at least two selected from prostaglandin (PG) 12 agonist, EP2 agonist and EP4 agonist. Since prostaglandin (PG) 12 agonist, EP2 agonist or EP4 agonist has various endogenous repair factor production accelerating action, angiogenesis acceleration action and stem cell differentiation induction action, it is useful as preventive and/or therapeutic agents for ischemic organ diseases (e.g., arteriosclerosis obliterans, Buerger disease, Raynaud disease, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, diabetic neuropathy, spinal canal stenosis, cerebrovascular accidents, cerebral infarction, pulmonary hypertension, bone fracture, Alzheimer disease, etc.) and various cell and organ diseases.

Abstract: Tri-heterocyclic compound of formula (I) wherein each of W, X and Y is carbon or nitrogen; each of U and Z is CR2, NR13, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur etc.; A ring is carbocyclic ring, heterocyclic ring; R1 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, NR4R5, OR6 etc.; R3 is carbocyclic ring, heterocyclic ring; and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a process for the preparation thereof, a pharmaceutical comprising them as an active ingredient. A compound of formula (I) is useful, in order to possess corticotropin releasing factor receptor antagonistic activity, for the prevention and/or treatment of depression, anxiety, eating disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, peptic ulcer, irritable bowl syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, drug addiction or alcohol dependence syndrome etc.

Abstract: A compound represented by formula (I) (wherein ring A is a nitrogen-containing ring which may have a substituent(s), E is a binding bond or a spacer of which main chain has an atom number of 1-8, Q is a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent(s) or a cyclic group which may have a substituent(s).), a salt thereof, an N-oxide thereof, a solvate thereof, or a prodrug thereof. Since the compounds of the present invention represented by formula (I), a salt thereof, an N-oxide thereof or a solvate thereof, or a prodrug thereof have the affinity to MBR, they are useful for the prevention and/or treatment for disease caused by stress.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical composition for regulation of pancreatic juice secretion characterized by comprising a lisophosphatidic acid (LPA) receptor modulator. Since an LPA receptor modulator has an effect of regulating the secretion of pancreatic juice, a compound acting on this receptor is useful in treating diseases in association with disorders in pancreatic juice secretion. For example, an LPA receptor agonist is useful in treating and/or preventing pancreatic diseases and obesity, while an LPA receptor antagonist is useful in treating and/or preventing maldigestion, constipation, diarrhea and cibophobia.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for hyperkalemia, and a potassium excretion promoter containing EP4 agonist. Since EP4 agonist promotes potassium excretion, it is useful as a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for hyperkalemia. In addition, if selective EP4 agonist uses, it is a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for hyperkalemia without side effects. Further, if EP4 agonist is used, it is useful as improving agent for various symptoms (e.g. paresthesia, error of perception, weakness, myoparalysis, nausea, vomit, abdominal pain, diarrhea, arrhythmia, atrioventricular block, ventricular fibrillation, atrial fibrillation, cardiac arrest, asphyxia and/or dyspnoea etc.).

Abstract: The present invention relates to the compounds of the formula (I) and salts thereof (all the symbols are the same meanings as described in the specification). The compounds of the formula (I) possess inhibitory activity of N-type calcium channel, so they are useful as drug for prevention and/or treatment of cerebral infarct, transient ischemic attack, encephalomyelopathy after cardiac operation, spinal angiopathy, hypertension with stress, neurosis, epilepsy, asthma and pollakiuria etc. or agent for the treatment of pain.

Abstract: A piperidine derivative of formula (I) (wherein all symbols are as described in the specification.) and an intermediate for the preparation thereof. The compound of formula (I) has phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitory activity, and it is useful for the prevention and/or treatment of inflammatory diseases, diabetic diseases, allergic diseases, autoimmune diseases, ocular diseases, osteoporosis, bone fracture, osteoarthritis, obesity, bulimia, depression, Parkinson's disease, dementia, ischemia-reperfusion injury, leukemia, acquired immunodeficiency deficiency syndrome (AIDS), shock, systemically inflammatory responsive diseases (SIRS), etc.

Abstract: A spectrum interpolation method obtains a spectrum value at an arbitrary frequency by interpolating discrete spectra obtained through sampling one period of a periodic function at N sampling points to perform a Fourier transform.

Abstract: Provided are: a compound represented by formula (I): (wherein ring A and ring D each represent a cyclic group which may have a substituent(s); E and G each represent a bond or a spacer having 1 to 8 atoms in its main chain; L represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; X represents amino which may have a substituent(s), or a heterocyclic group which contains at least one nitrogen atom and which may have a substituent(s); n represents 0 to 3, in which when n is 2 or more, a plurality of ring A's may be the same or different from one another); a salt thereof; an N-oxide form thereof; a solvate thereof, a prodrug thereof; and a medicament which includes those. The compound represented by formula (I) is capable of binding S1P receptors (in particular, EDG-1 and/or EDG-6), and useful for preventing and/or treating rejection in transplantation, autoimmune diseases, allergic diseases, etc.

Abstract: The invention relates to BALB/c mice that are deficient in the programmed cell death-1 receptor (PD-1), a screening method for autoimmune disease medicine using these mice, an IgG self-reactive antibody that the mice produce, a protein that specifically reacts to the antibody and is produced in heart, and a diagnostic method for dilated cardiomyopathy using the protein. Because PD-1 deficient BALB/c mice spontaneously develop autoimmune disease, and specifically dilated cardiomyopathy, they are useful for screening for medicines against these diseases.

Abstract: A method for screening a substance that inhibits the onset of anti-cardiac troponin I autoantibody-related disease, a pharmaceutical composition and a base material for therapy of cardiac disease that contains the substance obtained by aforesaid method thereof, a therapeutic apparatus that removes anti-troponin I autoantibody for aforesaid antibody related disease, a method of making an animal model for evaluating cardiac disease characterized by administrating anti-cardiac troponin I antibody, a method of selection of a therapeutic substance for cardiac disease characterized by using aforesaid animals, and a diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy characterized by measuring anti-cardiac troponin I autoantibody. An apparatus of the present invention that removes anti-cardiac troponin I antibody and a pharmaceutical composition for therapy of the antibody related disease may be useful for a therapy and/or prevention of cardiac disease.

Abstract: Polypeptide produced from human stromal cell line, the process for the preparation of the polypeptide, DNA encoding the polypeptide, vector carrying the DNA, host cell transformed by the vector, antibody of the polypeptide, and pharmaceutical composition containing the polypeptide or the antibody.

Abstract: An 8-azaprostaglandin represented by formula (I) (wherein all symbols have the same meanings as described in the specification), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a cyclodextrin clathrate thereof.

Abstract: Fused pyridazine derivatives represented by formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof (wherein each symbol has the meaning as defined in the specification.). Because of inhibiting poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase, the compounds represented by formula (I) are useful as preventives and/or remedies for various ischemic diseases (in brain, cord, heart, digestive tract, skeletal muscle, retina, etc.), inflammatory diseases (inflammatory bowel disease, multiple cerebrosclerosis, arthritis, etc.), neurodegenerative diseases (extrapyramidal disorder, Alzheimer's disease, muscular dystrophy, lumbar spinal canal stenosis, etc.), diabetes, shock, head trauma, renal failure, hyperalgesia, etc. Moreover, these compounds are useful as agents against retroviruses (HIV etc.), sensitizers in treating cancer and immunosuppressants.

Abstract: A front wheel is placed on a lifting table, which is rotated by an actuator together with the front wheel. By rotating the lifting table by means of the actuator, the front wheel is rotated under constraint of a steering mechanism of an automobile. The rotation angle of an arm with respect to a base is detected by an encoder provided at an end of an extendable rod which pivotally supports the arm in a rotatable manner, and the rotation angle of the base is detected by a second encoder so as to determine the rotation angle ?2??1 and rotation radius Lt of the front wheel under constraint of the steering mechanism. Based on reaction force F detected by a load cell, rotation radius Lt, and rotation angle ?2??1, friction torque Tt is determined.

Abstract: Polypeptide produced from human stromal cell line, the process for the preparation of the polypeptide, DNA encoding the polypeptide, vector carrying the DNA, host cell transformed by the vector, antibody of the polypeptide, and pharmaceutical composition containing the polypeptide or the antibody.

Abstract: An N-containing five-membered ring compound of formula (I) wherein all symbols are the same as described in the specification, and a non-toxic salt thereof. The compound of formula (I) has an inhibitory activity against cysteine protease and therefore it is useful as an agent for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of inflammatory diseases, diseases induced by apoptosis, diseases induced by disorders of immune responses, autoimmune diseases, diseases induced by decomposition of proteins which compose organism, shock, circulatory system disorders, blood coagulation systems disorders, malignant tumors, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and AIDS-related complex (ARC), parasitic diseases, nerve degeneration diseases, pulmonary disorders, bone resorption diseases, endocrinesthenia, etc.

Abstract: Novel polynucleotides and the proteins encoded thereby are disclosed.

Abstract: A nitrogen-containing bicyclic compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (wherein the symbols have the same meanings as described in the specification). The compound of formula (I) has an inhibitory activity against PDE7 and it is useful for the prevention and/or treatment of various diseases, i.e. autoimmune diseases (ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, rheumatism, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, collagenosis, etc.), inflammatory diseases (obstructive pulmonary disease, sepsis, pancreatitis, sarcoidosis, nephritis, hepatitis, enteritis, etc.), allergic diseases (asthma, allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, seasonal conjunctivitis, atopic dermatitis, etc.), rejection of organ transplants, serious graft versus host disease (GVHD), diabetic disease, osteoporosis, bone fracture, restenosis, atherosclerosis, obesity, ischemic reperfusion injury, depression, Parkinson's disease, dementia, leukemia, etc.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the compound represented by formula (I): (wherein, all the symbols has the same meanings as that of the specification), a salt thereof, a solvate thereof or a prodrug thereof. Since the compound of the present invention has an anti stress action, it is useful for preventive and/or therapeutic agent for a disease caused by stress, especially a digestive system disease caused by stress and is superior to oral absorption.