申请人:Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
公开号:EP1736775A1
公开(公告)日:2006-12-27
The present invention provides a method of screening an agonist or antagonist to a G protein-coupled receptor protein comprising the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, or a salt thereof, which comprises using the receptor protein or a salt thereof and the ligand or a salt thereof; etc. The present invention is useful for screening agents for the prevention/treatment of, e.g., leukopenia, leukemia, lymphoma, malignant tumor, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, tonsil disorders, collagen disease, inflammatory disease, leukocytosis, heart failure, inherited muscle disorders, muscular dystrophy, neuromuscular degenerative disease, myocardial infarction, obesity, mellitus diabetes, hyperlipemia, arteriosclerosis, metabolic syndrome, thrombocytopenia, thrombocytosis, cancer, pulmonary edema, multiple organ failure, etc.
本发明提供了一种筛选G蛋白偶联受体蛋白的激动剂或拮抗剂的方法,该G蛋白偶联受体蛋白包含与SEQ ID NO: 1所代表的氨基酸序列相同或基本相同的氨基酸序列,或其盐,其中包括使用受体蛋白或其盐和配体或其盐等;等等。本发明可用于筛选预防/治疗下列疾病的药物,例如白细胞减少症、白血病、淋巴瘤、恶性肿瘤、溃疡性结肠炎、类风湿性关节炎、肠道炎症性疾病、扁桃体疾病、胶原病、炎症性疾病、白细胞增多症、心力衰竭、遗传性肌肉疾病、肌肉萎缩症、神经肌肉变性疾病、心肌梗塞、肥胖症、糖尿病、高血脂症、动脉硬化、代谢综合征、血小板减少症、血小板减少症、癌症、肺水肿、多器官功能衰竭等。