Abstract: As a technique for specifically detecting cancer cells, provided is a method for detecting cancer cells, including the steps of: bringing BC2LCN lectin into contact with a test sample; and determining the presence or absence or the amount of a sugar chain having a BC2LCN lectin binding activity in the test sample, in which the test sample is a body fluid sample of a test individual.

Abstract: A model of a body part, e.g., liver, of which the internal structure can be observed easily; and others. In a liver model according to the present invention, the liver parenchyma is formed in the form of a frame to make it possible to observe the portal, veins, a tumor and others in the inside of the frame 31a easily. In addition, the liver model can be handled easily by gripping a gripping part provided at the lower end surface of the inferior vena cava, and the tumor is integrated with the liver model by means of a joint part. The liver model can be manufactured from a model material using a 3D printer on the basis of three-dimensional shape data for model manufacturing purposes, which are produced using an information processing device.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to enable, even in an endoscopic operation, an operation upon a specific operation site while monitoring the overall surgical site, such as an organ. An artificial magnetic field is generated such that a surgical site of a patient is positioned within a generated three-dimensional artificial magnetic field space. A plurality of magnetic sensors are respectively mounted in a plurality of predetermined locations of the surgical site of the patient. Data of a 3-D image of the surgical site and position information of the mounting locations of the magnetic sensors with respect to the surgical site are stored in a storage unit as position information of the mounting locations with respect to the 3-D image of the surgical site.

Abstract: Hyaluronic acid modified with sphingosine-1-phosphate, and a medicine comprising the hyaluronic acid as an active ingredient, wherein the medicine can alleviate hepatic disorder caused by hypoxia/reoxygenation by protecting the liver sinusoidal endothelial cells, and the medicine can prevent and/or treat liver failure due to liver transplantation, hepatectomy, or other surgeries associated with liver ischemia/reperfusion.

Abstract: As a technique for specifically detecting cancer cells, provided is a method for detecting cancer cells, including the steps of: bringing BC2LCN lectin into contact with a test sample; and determining the presence or absence or the amount of a sugar chain having a BC2LCN lectin binding activity in the test sample, in which the test sample is a body fluid sample of a test individual.

Abstract: A model of a body part, e.g., liver, of which the internal structure can be observed easily; and others. In a liver model according to the present invention, the liver parenchyma is formed in the form of a frame to make it possible to observe the portal, veins, a tumor and others in the inside of the frame 31a easily. In addition, the liver model can be handled easily by gripping a gripping part provided at the lower end surface of the inferior vena cava, and the tumor is integrated with the liver model by means of a joint part. The liver model can be manufactured from a model material using a 3D printer on the basis of three-dimensional shape data for model manufacturing purposes, which are produced using an information processing device.

Abstract: Hyaluronic acid modified with sphingosine-1-phosphate, and a medicine comprising the hyaluronic acid as an active ingredient, wherein the medicine can alleviate hepatic disorder caused by hypoxia/reoxygenation by protecting the liver sinusoidal endothelial cells, and the medicine can prevent and/or treat liver failure due to liver transplantation, hepatectomy, or other surgeries associated with liver ischemia/reperfusion.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide surface-modified ferromagnetic iron oxide particles suitable for electromagnetic-induction cancer ablation, which have excellent heat generation properties and also have excellent dispersion stability in a medium for injection. The surface-modified iron oxide particles for cancer ablation of the present invention as a means for achieving the object are characterized in that a block copolymer of polyethylene glycol and polystyrene having a phosphorous acid group in the side chain is bound to the surface of ferromagnetic iron oxide particles having a plate-like shape with a length of 20 to 200 nm and a length-to-thickness ratio of 1.5 to 30 and having magnetic properties such that the coercivity is 30 to 300 Oe, the saturation magnetization is 20 to 80 emu/g, and the squareness ratio of the magnetic hysteresis loop is 0.20 to 0.50.

Abstract: This invention provides a method for cancer diagnosis comprising measuring an endogenous antisense RNA whose relative expression to a sense RNA changes cancer-specifically in RNA-containing samples collected from a mammal. Also provided are endogenous antisense RNAs useful as cancer markers, and cancer diagnostic reagents containing the same.

Abstract: This invention provides a method for cancer diagnosis comprising measuring an endogenous antisense RNA whose relative expression to a sense RNA changes cancer-specifically in RNA-containing samples collected from a mammal. Also provided are endogenous antisense RNAs useful as cancer markers, and cancer diagnostic reagents containing the same.