Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a humidity control material for fruits and vegetables, capable of preventing the surface of fruits and vegetables from causing condensation, while preventing the surface of fruits and vegetables from drying. Means for solving the problem is a humidity control material for fruits and vegetables comprising a bag having moisture permeable and waterproof film and water retained inside the bag.

Abstract: The present invention demonstrates the myocardial protective effects of interleukin 11 in vivo, and provides preventive, therapeutic, or other types of drugs for heart disease using interleukin 11 as the active ingredient. The present invention, by utilizing the myocardial protective effects of interleukin 11, can suppress the progress of myocardial injury, prevent the onset of heart failure, or suppress the progress of heart failure.

Abstract: The present invention demonstrates the myocardial protective effects of interleukin 11 in vivo, and provides preventive, therapeutic, or other types of drugs for heart disease using interleukin 11 as the active ingredient. The present invention, by utilizing the myocardial protective effects of interleukin 11, can suppress the progress of myocardial injury, prevent the onset of heart failure, or suppress the progress of heart failure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determination of a smoking trend in a subject which is useful for the assistance or therapy for smoking cessation, which comprises the steps of detecting one or more polymorphisms occurring on one or more genes selected from the genes (1) to (3) or a genome or in the neighborhood of the genes or the genome and determining the smoking trend based on the results of the detection: (1) nicotinic acetylcholine receptor ?2 subunit (CHRNB2) gene; (2) serotonin transporter (SLC6A4(5HTT)) gene; and (3) nicotinic acetylcholine receptor ?4 subunit (CHRNA4) gene.

Abstract: A defect or multi-existence of a CYP2D6 gene is detected with a primer includes a complementary sequence to a sequence which is common between the CYP2D6 gene and a CYP2D8 gene but different from a CYP2D7 gene and which contains one or more of bases at the 86-, 90- and 93-positions in Exon 9 region of the CYP2D6 gene.

Abstract: An apparatus for blood treatment has a housing having a blood inlet for introducing the blood to be treated and a blood outlet for exhausting the treated blood, at least one blood channel within the housing and extending from the inlet to the outlet and being constituted by a plasma-separating membrane capable of allowing the plasma component of blood to permeate therethrough while preventing the blood cells from penetrating therethrough. A blood treating material is packed in the space within the housing around the blood channel. A pump is connected to the inlet for pumping blood into the inlet.

Abstract: A hemodialysis system for use with any type of dialyzer, such as coil-type, Kiil-type and capillary-type or hollow fiber-type dialyzers, which has a fluid circulation circuit and a bypass circuit short-circuiting the fluid circulation circuit. At one junction between the fluid circulation circuit and the bypass circuit, an ejector is employed. The ejector has a nozzle, a diffuser axially aligned with the nozzle and defining an orifice and a suction chamber communicated with the orifice. During circulation of the dialysate in the circulation circuit and from the nozzle onto the diffuser of the ejector, a negative gauge pressure is developed in the suction chamber so that the dialysate can be drawn through the bypass circuit. The circulation circuit and the bypass circuit have respective coupling assemblies for removable connection with the coil-type dialyzer and with the Kiil-type or capillary-type, or hollow fiber-type, dialyzer.