Abstract: A capacitive button capable of improving tolerance to electrostatic discharge is provided. The capacitive button includes: a pair of sensor electrodes which are provided side by side; a floating electrode which is arranged on a front side of the pair of sensor electrodes via an insulating layer; and a ground electrode which is arranged so as to surround the floating electrode, and is grounded without being electrically connected with the pair of sensor electrodes and the floating electrode. By providing the configuration, the tolerance to the electrostatic discharge of the capacitive button can be improved.

Abstract: The present invention revealed that the functional expression of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)/HGF receptor is suppressed through the binding of the HGF receptor to a novel mucin-like protein, leading to the inhibition of HGF dependent cell proliferation and regeneration/neogenesis of tissues and blood vessels. Furthermore, inhibition of the binding between the HGF receptor and the mucin-like protein was found to enable treatment of various diseases including liver diseases.