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US 12,213,984 B2Granted
Immunoregulatory agent
AssigneeKyushu University, National University Corporation
InventorsYoshinori Fukui, Takehito Uruno, Yuki Sugiura
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Abstract
An immunoregulatory agent containing a regulatory agent that regulates Dedicator of cytokinesis 2 (DOCK2)-mediated Rac activation as an active ingredient is provided.
Claims9
A method for regulating Rac-activating activity of DOCK2, the method comprising at least one of:
- (i) forming an immune-privileged site by administering to a patient in need of treatment an effective amount of cholesterol 3-sulfate, a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, to regulate DOCK2-mediated Rac activation;
- (ii) forming an immune-privileged site by administering to a patient in need of treatment an effective amount of a SULT2B1b protein, or an expression vector of the SULT2B1b protein;
- and
- (iii) destroying an immune-privileged site by administering to a patient in need of treatment an effective amount of an expression inhibition substance of the SULT2B1b protein,
- wherein:
- the SULT2B1b protein is a protein which comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 2, or a protein which comprises an amino acid sequence formed by the deletion, substitution, or addition of 1 to 3 amino acids in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 2, and acts to add a sulfonic acid group to the carbon at position 3 of cholesterol and generate cholesterol 3-sulfate, and
- the expression inhibition substance of the SULT2B1b protein is siRNA or shRNA.
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