Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Ogi
Kazuhiro Ogi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 7951548Abstract: The present invention provides a screening method/screening kit for an IL-13 production inhibitor, which comprises using (a) a protein comprising the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, or its partial peptide, or a salt thereof; and (b) a ligand capable of specifically binding to the protein; an IL-13 production inhibitor which is obtainable by said screening, and the like. The IL-13 production inhibitor which can be obtained by the screening of the present invention is useful as a prophylactic/therapeutic agent for, e.g., respiratory disease, etc.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2006Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company LimitedInventors: Kazuhiro Ogi, Yusuke Kikukawa, Tsukasa Sugo, Tokuyuki Shinohara
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Publication number: 20100130737Abstract: The present invention provides a GPR receptor function regulator comprising the compound represented by the formula: [wherein ring A is an optionally substituted isocyclic or heterocyclic ring, P is a bond or spacer, ring D is an optionally substituted monocyclic aromatic ring which may be condensed with a 5- to 7-membered ring, V is a bond or the group represented by the formula —CR14?CR15— or —N?CR16— (wherein R14, R15 and R16 each represents a hydrogen atom or optionally substituted hydrocarbon group), Q is a bond or spacer, and W is a carboxyl or a group biologically equivalent to a carboxyl] or its salt or a prodrug thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2006Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Fumio Itoh, Eiji Kimura, Yumi Imai, Masaaki Mori, Yoshio Aramaki, Yasuhisa Kohara, Tsukasa Sugo, Yoji Hayase, Hiromi Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Ogi
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Publication number: 20100068208Abstract: The present invention provides a screening method/screening kit for a mast cell degranulation inhibitor which is characterized by using (a) a protein comprising the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, its partial peptide, or a salt thereof and (b) a ligand capable of specifically binding to the protein; a mast cell degranulation inhibitor obtained by the screening; and so on.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2006Publication date: March 18, 2010Inventors: Kazuhiro Ogi, Yusuke Kikukawa
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Publication number: 20090170116Abstract: The present invention provides a screening method/screening kit for an IL-13 production inhibitor, which comprises using (a) a protein comprising the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, or its partial peptide, or a salt thereof; and (b) a ligand capable of specifically binding to the protein; an IL-13 production inhibitor which is obtainable by said screening, and the like. The IL-13 production inhibitor which can be obtained by the screening of the present invention is useful as a prophylactic/therapeutic agent for, e.g., respiratory disease, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2006Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company LimitedInventors: Kazuhiro Ogi, Yusuke Kikukawa, Tsukasa Sugo, Tokuyuki Shinohara
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Patent number: 7410641Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies that bind to the A chain N-terminal peptide. The present invention also relates to (1) a polypeptide containing the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:7 (A chain), (2) a polypeptide containing the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:8 (B chain), (3) a polypeptide wherein the A and B chains are bonded to each other via disulfide bonds (2 chains) or its salt., (4) DNAs encoding the same, etc. These polypeptides and DNAs encoding the same can be used for the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, etc. for diseases, including abnormalities (e.g., diabetes mellitus, etc.) in metabolic regulation (sugar metabolism, lipid metabolism, etc.) of energy sources such as carbohydrates.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2005Date of Patent: August 12, 2008Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company LimitedInventors: Yasuaki Itoh, Nobuhiro Suzuki, Kazunori Nishi, Hideki Kizawa, Masataka Harada, Kazuhiro Ogi
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Patent number: 7374910Abstract: The present invention relates to a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence identical to or substantially identical to an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 35 and having an ability of binding to a receptor protein comprising an amino acid sequence identical to or substantially identical to an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 3, or a precursor thereof, its amide or ester, or a salt thereof. An inventive peptide-encoding DNA or equivalent can be employed in (1) a development of a receptor binding assay system using an expression system of a recombinant receptor protein and a screening for a pharmaceutical candidate compound, and (2) a development of a pharmaceutical having a reduced side effect such as a memory function improving agent, an appetite improving agent, an uterine, renal, prostatic, testicular or skeletal muscle function regulating agent.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2006Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company LimitedInventors: Tetsuya Ohtaki, Hideki Matsui, Yoshihiro Ishibashi, Kazuhiro Ogi, Chieko Kitada
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Patent number: 7214495Abstract: By using (1) a G protein-coupled receptor protein having the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or its salt and (2) a fatty acid or an eicosanoid, a compound or its salt that can change the binding properties of the receptor protein or its salt to the fatty acid or the eicosanoid can be screened efficiently.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2003Date of Patent: May 8, 2007Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company LimitedInventors: Shuji Hinuma, Masaki Hosoya, Yasuaki Ito, Makoto Kobayashi, Hideyuki Tanaka, Shoichi Ohkubo, Ryo Fujii, Hideki Kizawa, Yuji Kawamata, Kazuhiro Ogi, Masataka Harada
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Publication number: 20060155109Abstract: The present invention relates to a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence identical to or substantially identical to an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 35 and having an ability of binding to a receptor protein comprising an amino acid sequence identical to or substantially identical to an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 3, or a precursor thereof, its amide or ester, or a salt thereof. An inventive peptide-encoding DNA or equivalent can be employed in (1) a development of a receptor binding assay system using an expression system of a recombinant receptor protein and a screening for a pharmaceutical candidate compound, and (2) a development of a pharmaceutical having a reduced side effect such as a memory function improving agent, an appetite improving agent, an uterine, renal, prostatic, testicular or skeletal muscle function regulating agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2006Publication date: July 13, 2006Inventors: Tetsuya Ohtaki, Hideki Matsui, Yoshihiro Ishibashi, Kazuhiro Ogi, Chieko Kitada
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Patent number: 7064181Abstract: The present invention relates to a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence identical to or substantially identical to an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 35 and having an ability of binding to a receptor protein comprising an amino acid sequence identical to or substantially identical to an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 3, or a precursor thereof, its amide or ester, or a salt thereof. An inventive peptide-encoding DNA or equivalent can be employed in (1) a development of a receptor binding assay system using an expression system of a recombinant receptor protein and a screening for a pharmaceutical candidate compound, and (2) a development of a pharmaceutical having a reduced side effect such as a memory function improving agent, a appetite improving agent, an uterine, renal, prostatic, testicular or skeletal muscle function regulating agent.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 1999Date of Patent: June 20, 2006Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company LimitedInventors: Tetsuya Ohtaki, Hideki Matsui, Yoshihiro Ishibashi, Kazuhiro Ogi, Chieko Kitada
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Patent number: 7049403Abstract: The present invention relates to (1) a polypeptide containing the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:7 (A chain), (2) a polypeptide containing the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:8 (B chain), (3) a polypeptide wherein the A and B chains are bonded to each other via disulfide bonds (2 chains) or its salt, (4) DNAs encoding the same, etc. These polypeptides and DNAs encoding the same can be used for the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, etc. for diseases, including abnormalities (e.g., diabetes mellitus, etc.) in metabolic regulation (sugar metabolism, lipid metabolism, etc.) of energy sources such as carbohydrates.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2001Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company LimitedInventors: Yasuaki Itoh, Nobuhiro Suzuki, Kazunori Nishi, Hideki Kizawa, Masataka Harada, Kazuhiro Ogi
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Publication number: 20060073567Abstract: The present invention relates to (1) a polypeptide containing the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:7 (A chain), (2) a polypeptide containing the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:8 (B chain), (3) a polypeptide wherein the A and B chains are bonded to each other via disulfide bonds (2 chains) or its salt, (4) DNAs encoding the same, etc. These polypeptides and DNAs encoding the same can be used for the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, etc. for diseases, including abnormalities (e.g., diabetes mellitus, etc.) in metabolic regulation (sugar metabolism, lipid metabolism, etc.) of energy sources such as carbohydrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2005Publication date: April 6, 2006Inventors: Yasuaki Itoh, Nobuhiro Suzuki, Kazunori Nishi, Hideki Kizawa, Masataka Harada, Kazuhiro Ogi
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Publication number: 20050153289Abstract: The present invention intends to provide a method for analyzing gene expression, a novel use for a receptor protein and the like. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for analyzing gene expression, which is characterized by identifying genes, which are characteristically promoted or suppressed in certain cells or tissues by quantitatively analyzing the individual expressed amounts of a plural number of genes collectively, an assay kit employed in the method and the like. The present invention also provides a method of screening compounds or salts thereof which alter the binding properties of a novel G protein coupled receptor protein comprising an amino acid sequence identical or substantially identical to the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 9 or a salt thereof with a ligand, characterized by the use of the protein or salt thereof and a protein (such as a lectin) showing an affinity for a sugar chain which is one of the ligands.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2002Publication date: July 14, 2005Inventors: Shuji Hinuma, Makoto Kobayashi, Toshimitsu Arai, Shoji Fukusumi, Ryo Fujii, Hidetoshi Komatsu, Fumika Matsumura, Yuji Kawamata, Kazuhiro Ogi
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Publication number: 20050118639Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a method of determining a ligand to an orphan receptor. Specifically, the present invention provides a method of determining a ligand to a receptor protein, to which no ligand has been determined, which comprises using a fusion protein of the receptor protein and a fluorescent protein.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2003Publication date: June 2, 2005Applicant: Takeda Chemical Industries, LtdInventors: Shuji Hinuma, Ryo Fujii, Kazuhiro Ogi, Hidetoshi Komatsu, Yuji Kawamata, Masaki Hosoya
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Publication number: 20050089866Abstract: By using (1) a G protein-coupled receptor protein having the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or its salt and (2) a fatty acid or an eicosanoid, a compound or its salt that can change the binding properties of the receptor protein or its salt to the fatty acid or the eicosanoid can be screened efficiently.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2003Publication date: April 28, 2005Inventors: Shuji Hinuma, Masaki Hosoya, Yasuaki Ito, Makoto Kobayashi, Hideyuki Tanaka, Shoichi Ohkubo, Ryo Fujii, Hideki Kizawa, Yuji Kawamata, Kazuhiro Ogi, Masataka Harada, Shoji Fukusumi
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Patent number: 6797483Abstract: The present invention relates to novel secretory polypeptides and precursor proteins thereof, which show a high homology to MIA (melanoma inhibitor activity)/CD-RAP (bovine cartilage-derived retinoic acid-sensitive protein); are specifically expressed in the cartilage tissue; and have an effect on the cartilage differentiation. The polypeptides and the DNAs encoding the same can be used for the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of bone and joint diseases or pathological angiogenesis. As well, the polypeptides are useful as a reagent for screening a compound that promotes or inhibits the activity of the polypeptides. The antibody to the polypeptides can be used for the detection, quantification, or neutralization of the polypeptide in a test sample fluid. Further by using the promoter of the present invention, a therapeutic protein can be expressed predominantly in the cartilage tissue for a gene therapy.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2001Date of Patent: September 28, 2004Assignee: Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yasuaki Itoh, Kazunori Nishi, Kazuhiro Ogi, Shoichi Ohkubo, Shinichi Mogi, Yuko Noguchi, Koji Yoshimura, Hideyuki Tanaka
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Publication number: 20040053276Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a novel, tissue-specific secretory polypeptide and a DNA encoding the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2003Publication date: March 18, 2004Inventors: Yasuaki Ito, Hideyuki Tanaka, Atsushi Nishimura, Kazuhiro Ogi
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Publication number: 20040014947Abstract: The invention provides an ependymin-like protein derived a mammal, or its partial peptide or its precursor protein, or a salt thereof; a signal peptide; a DNA coding for the protein, etc. a recombinant vector; a transformant; a method of producing the protein; a pharmaceutical composition comprising the protein, etc. or DNA, an antibody against the protein, etc.; and a method for screening and a screening kit for compounds promoting the function of the protein. The protein, its partial peptide or a salt thereof has physiological activities such as a nerve-extending or nerve-regenerating activity, a gliacyte stimulating activity, and so on. The protein, etc. or the DNA is useful as a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), dementia or cerebellar degeneration. The antibody against the protein, etc. can be used in the assay of the protein, etc. in a test sample. Furthermore, the protein, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2003Publication date: January 22, 2004Inventors: Kazuhiro Ogi, Haruo Onda
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Patent number: 6613887Abstract: The invention provides an ependymin-like protein derived from a mammal, or its partial peptide or its precursor protein, or a salt thereof; a signal peptide; a DNA coding for the protein, etc. a recombinant vector; a transformant; a method of producing the protein; a pharmaceutical composition comprising the protein, etc. or DNA, an antibody against the protein, etc.; and a method for screening and a screening kit for compounds promoting the function of the protein. The protein, its partial peptide or a salt thereof has physiological activities such as a nerve-extending or nerve-regenerating activity, a gliacyte stimulating activity, and so on. The protein, etc. or the DNA is useful as a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), dementia or cerebellar degeneration. The antibody against the protein, etc. can be used in the assay of the protein, etc. in a test sample. Furthermore, the protein, etc.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 1999Date of Patent: September 2, 2003Assignee: Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Ogi, Haruo Onda
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Publication number: 20030158381Abstract: The present invention relates to (1) a polypeptide containing the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:7 (A chain), (2) a polypeptide containing the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:8 (B chain), (3) a polypeptide wherein the A and B chains are bonded to each other via disulfide bonds (2 chains) or its salt, (4) DNAs encoding the same, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2002Publication date: August 21, 2003Inventors: Yasuaki Itoh, Nobuhiro Suzuki, Kazunori Nishi, Hideki Kizawa, Masataka Harada, Kazuhiro Ogi
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Publication number: 20020155533Abstract: This invention discloses a PACAP receptor protein or a salt thereof, a DNA comprising a DNA fragment coding for the protein, a method for preparing the protein, antibody against the protein and use of the protein, DNA and antibodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2001Publication date: October 24, 2002Applicant: Takeda ChemicalInventors: Haruo Onda, Tetsuya Ohtaki, Yasushi Masuda, Chieko Kitada, Yoshihiro Ishibashi, Masaki Hosoya, Kazuhiro Ogi, Yasunori Miyamoto, Yugo Habata, Norio Shimamoto