Method for treating autoimmune diseases and screening method for preventive or therapeutic agent for the same
AssigneeKowa Company, Ltd.
InventorYoshio Hayashi
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method for treating autoimmune diseases comprising administering RBAp48 production suppressor or inhibitor; a screening method for a preventive or therapeutic agent for autoimmune diseases comprising determining RBAp48 production suppressing effect or inhibitory effect of a sample; a diagnosis agent or a diagnosing kit for autoimmune diseases containing a reagent for measuring RBAp48 level in gland tissue; and a diagnosis method for autoimmune diseases comprising measuring RBAp48 level in gland tissue.
Claims4
A method for diagnosing Sjögren's syndrome in a subject, comprising measuring the level of retinoblastoma associated protein 48 (RBAp48) in salivary gland tissue or lacrimal gland tissue from said subject and correlating an increase in the level of RBAp48 in said gland tissue with a diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome.
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