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US 2006/0148738 A1Published application
Preventive for adhesion following abdominal surgery
AssigneeCellmid Limited
InventorsTakashi Muramatsu, Kazuhiko Inoh, Hisako Muramatsu, Shuhei Torii
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Abstract
The present inventors discovered that oligonucleotides which suppress midkine expression and antibodies which suppress midkine activity can be used to prevent post-surgical intraperitoneal adhesions.
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A pharmaceutical agent for preventing post-laparotomy adhesions, wherein the agent comprises as an active ingredient a compound which suppresses midkine gene expression.
A pharmaceutical agent for preventing post-laparotomy adhesions, wherein the agent comprises as an active ingredient a compound which suppresses a midkine protein function.
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