WO1996016987A1 - Facteur thrombocytotique - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a novel physiologically active substance (platelet multiplying factor) having an activity of acting on megakaryocyte cells, promoting their differentiation and maturation, and promoting the production of platelets, and an active ingredient comprising the physiologically active substance. And a pharmaceutical composition for treating thrombocytopenia.
- the biologically active substance (platelet augmentation factor) of the present invention acts on the megakaryocyte-platelet system, has the activity of promoting its differentiation and maturation, and promoting the production of platelets. It is particularly useful in the medical field as an active ingredient of a remedy or prophylactic for various diseases showing bleeding tendency considered to be caused by thrombocytopenia, thrombocytopenic purpura, or thrombocytopenia. Background art
- Blood which is an essential medium for somatic cells constituting the living body, contains blood cells such as erythrocytes, leukocytes, lymphocytes, and platelets as components, and the blood cells have unique functions. And keep the living body constantly.
- blood cells such as erythrocytes, leukocytes, lymphocytes, and platelets as components
- the blood cells have unique functions. And keep the living body constantly.
- elucidating the substance such as differentiation, maturation, and proliferation of such blood cells in vivo has been a long-standing research topic in the field of hematology, but in recent years, various types of blood
- the humoral factor in vivo is expected to be applied to pharmaceuticals such as therapeutics for diseases involving a decrease in blood cell lineage.
- pharmaceuticals such as therapeutics for diseases involving a decrease in blood cell lineage.
- Some of them have been actually applied as pharmaceuticals having an action to promote the differentiation and maturation of blood cells such as erythroid, leukocyte, and lymphocyte.
- platelets are non-nucleated cells with a diameter of 2 to 3 im present in blood, and are a type of solid matter in blood that plays an important role in hemostasis and the formation of thrombus in living organisms.
- the platelets are converted from multifunctional hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow into megakaryocytes through megakaryocyte precursor cells, and the mature cytoplasm of megakaryocytes is generated by fragmentation and released into the blood. Is clear.
- Oral phage colony stimulating factor [T eramura. M., eta 1., Exp. Hematol., 17, 101 (1 89 9)]
- c-M ⁇ 1 Ligan K [de Sauvage F J., eta 1., Nature, 369, 53 3 (1994), Kaushansky K., et al., Nature, 369, 568 (1994)] Etc.
- humans having Meg—P ⁇ T activity include IL-16 CT eram ⁇ ra, M. and Mizoguchi, H., Int.
- IL-16 has a wide variety of effects in addition to the above-mentioned effects.
- an acute phase reaction protein in a living body is deeply involved in inflammation.
- the IL-6 is used as it is as a pharmaceutical, it is feared that it may have strong side effects.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a physiologically active substance that acts on a megakaryocyte-platelet system, promotes megakaryocyte differentiation and maturation, and has an activity of promoting platelet generation.
- the present invention provides a thrombocytosis factor characterized by having the following amino acid sequence in the molecule, and a thrombocytopenia characterized by containing the thrombocytosis factor as an active ingredient.
- a therapeutic pharmaceutical composition characterized by having the following amino acid sequence in the molecule, and a thrombocytopenia characterized by containing the thrombocytosis factor as an active ingredient.
- physiologically active substances are used as active ingredients such as remedies and prophylactics for thrombocytopenia and thrombocytopenic purpura associated with chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation, and various diseases showing a bleeding tendency considered to be caused by thrombocytopenia.
- the present inventors have developed a new bioactive substance that acts on the megakaryocyte-platelet system, promotes its differentiation, maturation and Z or proliferation, and has the activity of promoting platelet production.
- the activity was found in culture supernatants of the KHM-15M cell line derived from undifferentiated thyroid cancer patients and the HUT78 cell line derived from patients with Caesarea disease.
- the target biologically active substance is collected from the culture supernatant using the megakaryocyte-platelet system activity as an index, purified, isolated, and characterized. We succeeded in making this clear and completed the present invention.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a novel physiologically active substance (platelet multiplying factor) having an activity of acting on the megakaryocyte-platelet system, promoting its differentiation and maturation, and promoting the production of platelets. It is. Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel physiologically active substance (platelet multiplying factor) which acts on the megakaryocyte-platelet system and has an activity of promoting acetylcholinesterase production.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a pharmaceutical composition for treating thrombocytopenia, which comprises the physiologically active substance (platelet-increasing factor) as an active ingredient.
- the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising the physiologically active substance as an active ingredient, which is effective for treating or preventing a disease associated with thrombocytopenia or a disease associated with abnormal platelet function. It is intended to provide a novel pharmaceutical composition.
- the present invention that achieves such an object includes the following technical means (1) and (2).
- the molecular weight measured by SDS-PAGE is about 42 kD
- a pharmaceutical composition for treating thrombocytopenia comprising the thrombocytosis factor according to (1) as an active ingredient.
- the novel physiologically active substance (platelet multiplying factor) of the present invention acts on the megakaryocyte-platelet system of rodents and produces acetylcholinesterase (hereinafter referred to as A). ch E) may be promoted. Since the acetylcholinesterase is an enzyme produced during the differentiation and / or maturation of rodent megakaryocyte cells, the activity of promoting the production of AchE is the present invention. It indicates that the bioactive substance acts on the megakaryocyte-platelet system.
- the physiologically active substance of the present invention has an activity on megakaryocyte-platelet system
- the activity on megakaryocyte-platelet system as referred to herein means differentiation of megakaryocyte or its precursor cells. It means having the activity of promoting maturation or promoting the production of platelets in the process of producing platelets from megakaryocytes.
- megakaryocyte-platelet system for example, bone marrow cells or megakaryocyte cells are used, and a test substance (sample) is applied to these cells. Then, a method for measuring the appearance of proteins and enzymes specific to megakaryocytes and platelets is preferably used.
- Rodent megakaryocytic cells produce acetylcholinesterase with their differentiation and maturation.For example, stain cells to determine the number of cells producing AchE or to produce them. Measurement of the measured A ch E activity with a spectrophotometer [See Toshiro Nagasawa et al., The Journal of the Hematological Society of Japan, Vol. 49, pp. 168-166, pp. And the like, the activity of the physiologically active substance on the megakaryocyte-platelet system can be measured.
- the physiologically active substance of the present invention has an activity of acting on megakaryocyte cells to promote acetylcholinesterase production as a result of measuring the activity by the measurement method. It has been found that it has an activity of promoting its differentiation and maturation and promoting the production of platelets.
- SDS-PAGE (SDS-both) It has a molecular weight of about 42 kD as measured by real-time gel electrophoresis.
- the molecular weight of a physiologically active substance is measured by a molecular weight measuring method such as gel filtration or SDS-PAGE, and the measured value is determined by the type of the measuring method, the type of carrier or molecular weight marker used for the measurement, and the measurement conditions.
- the molecular weight of the physiologically active substance of the present invention measured by SDS-PAGE is about 42 kD, as described above.
- the molecular weight of the polymer was determined to be 14.4 kD, 20.lkD, 31.4 kD of Pharmacia L MW kit E (manufactured by Pharmacia). Measurements were made using 0 kD, 43 kD, 67 kD and 94 kD molecular weight markers.
- the physiologically active substance of the present invention is characterized by having the following amino acid sequence in the molecule.
- the amino acid sequence was experimentally identified by a protein sequencer as described later.
- the biologically active substance of the present invention is preferably derived from the undifferentiated thyroid cancer patient-derived KHM-5M cell line, the HUT78 cell line derived from a patient with Caesarea disease, and the like.
- the origin is not limited to this.For example, it is obtained from a culture supernatant of human-derived cells capable of producing the physiologically active substance of the present invention, or from a human body fluid such as urine. Those which are produced by genetic engineering using the gene for the physiologically active substance of the present invention may be used.
- the KHM-5M cell line and the HUT78 cell line are used, and the KHM-5M cell line or the HUT78 cell line is used. Those obtained from the culture supernatant are preferred. It is disclosed as a suitable example.
- the physiologically active substance of the present invention can be produced efficiently, for example, by the following steps.
- the production method according to this step is preferred, but is not limited thereto, and a production method in which other steps are added to these steps as necessary may be used as appropriate. .
- the step (1) of culturing the KHM-5M cell line or the like is appropriately carried out according to the culture conditions capable of culturing the cells. That is, culture at 37 ° C using a medium containing serum and growth factors at a suitable concentration for growing the KHM-5M cell line, etc., for example, fetal bovine serum or insulin. You. As the medium, DME M (Du1 becc 0's Modified Eagle's Medium), IMDM CI scove's Modified Du1becco's Medium), which are commonly used, are used. , And RPMI-1640 are preferred.
- the cells After culturing the cells under conditions suitable for their growth, it is preferable to culture the cells under conditions suitable for recovering the physiologically active substance of the present invention, for example, by transferring them to a complete synthetic medium containing no serum or the like.
- the cells can be cultured using animal solids. That is, the cells can be transplanted into an animal individual, or cultured using a body fluid of the animal in a diffusion chamber attached to the animal or outside the individual. Furthermore, the cells cultured using an animal individual can be removed from the animal individual, dispersed, and cultured in an appropriate growth medium.
- any animal capable of proliferating the cells can be used as appropriate.
- a thymectomized or anti-thymic antibody-treated mouse Rats, nomsters, nudmouths, and nuts are preferred.
- the step (2) of recovering the culture supernatant of the KHM-5M cell line or the like is carried out, for example, by using a suitable means from the culture medium of the KHM-5M cell line or the like according to the (1)
- the culture supernatant may be collected, and after culturing the KHM-5M cell line, remove the culture medium from the culture vessel.If necessary, centrifuge, rely on the cells, etc. Separate the supernatant and, and collect the culture supernatant.
- the culture supernatant may be a culture medium containing serum or the like, or a body fluid of an animal, as long as it is a culture supernatant of a KHM-5M cell line or the like containing the physiologically active substance of the present invention. Is also good.
- the concentration of the culture supernatant by the ultrafiltration membrane of the above (3) is carried out by a conventional method using a commercially available ultrafiltration membrane, thereby concentrating the culture supernatant to an appropriate staple.
- the means is not particularly limited.
- the liquid concentrate containing the physiologically active substance of the present invention As the liquid concentrate containing the physiologically active substance of the present invention, the above-mentioned 1?
- the 11 ⁇ -5 ⁇ cell line, the HUT78 cell line, etc. are used as suitable ones, and in addition, the culture supernatant of the tissue capable of producing the physiologically active substance of the present invention, A medium in which cells or microorganisms capable of producing the physiologically active substance of the present invention have been cultured, and a concentrate such as a body fluid containing the physiologically active substance of the present invention can be appropriately used.
- the method for purifying the physiologically active substance of the present invention from the thus obtained culture supernatant concentrate is not particularly limited, and it includes salting, ultrafiltration, isoelectric precipitation, Gel filtration, ion exchange chromatography, hydrophobic chromatography, hydrophobic chromatography, antibody chromatography, chromatofocusing, adsorption chromatography, and reverse chromatography
- Many chromatographic books such as phase chromatography, for example, the methods described in [Biochemical Experiment Account 1st, Science of Proteins, Edited by the Biochemical Society of Japan, Tokyo Chemical Dojin (19776)], etc. It is sufficient to select an appropriate method from among the above and carry out as appropriate.
- the step (4) is performed in the following manner: 1 DEAE-Sepharose FF ion exchange chromatography; Matography, 4gel filtration, and 5SDS—P
- This is a suitable purification step in which AGE is combined, and by using the purification step, the physiologically active substance of the present invention can be efficiently purified.
- the ion exchange chromatography is DEAE-Sepharose FF ion exchange chromatography
- the reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography is DEAE-Sepharose FF ion exchange chromatography.
- Vydac Protein C4RP-HPLC is suitable for gel filtration
- TSKG300S WX LGPC is suitable for gel filtration.
- the physiologically active substance (platelet multiplying factor) of the present invention is purified in this way, but once collected and purified, and once its properties have been elucidated, the protein is determined using those properties as indices. It is possible to use an appropriate method used for the isolation and purification of the product.
- the physiologically active substance of the present invention can be produced by genetic engineering means.
- mRNA can be isolated from a KHM-5M cell line of the above cell line according to a conventional method, and a cDNA library can be prepared using the mRNA by a conventional method.
- DNA probes for screening this cDNA library are, for example, For example, it can be designed based on the partial amino acid sequence disclosed by the present invention.
- the physiologically active substance of the present invention can be enzymatically or chemically cleaved, the amino acid sequence of the fragment thereof can be determined, and then a DNA probe can be designed based on the amino acid sequence.
- the host may be a commonly used host such as a prokaryotic cell such as Escherichia coli, a lower eukaryotic cell such as yeast, a higher eukaryotic cell such as a mammalian cell, and the like.
- physiologically active substance thrombocytosis factor
- the physiologically active substance of the present invention has a molecular weight of about 42 kD as measured by SDS-PAGE.
- the physiologically active substance of the present invention has the following amino acid sequence in the molecule:
- the KHM-5M cell line derived from the undifferentiated thyroid cancer patient screened by the present inventors and established as a cell line was deposited on a public microorganism dated January 29, 1994. Institute of Industrial Technology, Ministry of International Trade and Industry Life Science and Technology Research Institute; Address: KHM-5M, 1-3-1 Higashi, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan, Deposit number: FERMBP-4901 Deposited (Buda International deposit based on the Oestre Treaty).
- the above KHM-5M was deposited as a KHM-5M cell line decontaminated with mycoplasma according to the notification of the microorganism depositary organization.
- the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention is characterized by containing the physiologically active substance of the present invention (platelet multiplying factor) as an active ingredient.
- the physiologically active substance those having the amino acid sequence at the N-terminus or an appropriate site in the molecule can be used.
- the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention can sufficiently exert its effect even when the physiologically active substance (platelet multiplying factor) is simply processed in pharmaceutically necessary steps such as lyophilization and sterilization filtration.
- a pharmaceutically acceptable auxiliary component is appropriately added to the physiologically active substance, and the preparation can be made by a conventional method.
- auxiliary components include bases, stabilizers, preservatives, preservatives, emulsifiers, suspending agents, solubilizers, dissolution aids, lubricants, flavoring agents, coloring agents, fragrances, and soothing agents.
- HSA human serum albumin
- auxiliary component for example, a pharmaceutical excipient list (Medical Regulation Committee of the Tokyo Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association and the Medical Regulations of the Osaka Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association)
- the auxiliary component may be appropriately selected and used, as described in the Commission).
- the amount of the auxiliary component used should be within the pharmaceutically acceptable range. What is necessary is just to select suitably according to the pharmaceutical form of a pharmaceutical composition, etc.
- the dose of the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention is appropriately determined depending on the condition, age, sex, weight, and the like of the patient.
- the administration method is appropriately selected from various administration methods such as oral administration, intramuscular administration, intraperitoneal administration, intradermal administration, subcutaneous administration, intravenous administration, intraarterial administration, and rectal administration according to the patient's condition. Selected.
- the pharmaceutical composition can be used for the treatment of thrombocytopenia and thrombocytopenic purpura associated with chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation, various diseases showing a bleeding tendency attributed to thrombocytopenia, and abnormal functions of megakaryocytes and Z or platelets. It is useful as a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for accompanying diseases.
- FIG. 1 shows a monitoring chart of a reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 shows a monitoring ring chart of a second reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatograph in Example 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 shows an elution pattern of gel filtration using TSKG3000 SWXL of Example 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 shows the results obtained by extracting the SDS-PAGE protein of Example 1 of the present invention and measuring the activity.
- FIG. 5 shows a pattern of Example 1 of the present invention, which was subjected to SDS-PAGE and then transferred to a PVDF membrane and stained with protein.
- FIG. 6 shows the results of detection of mycoplasma in each cell line by MycoplasmasPCRPrimeSet.
- FIG. 7 shows the results of detection of the production of the physiologically active substance of the present invention in the culture supernatant of each cell line by Western plot.
- the human-derived KHM-5M cell line is an established cell line derived from a patient with undifferentiated thyroid cancer as described above, and the cell line was subcultured by the following method.
- a human-derived KHM-5M cell line was inoculated into 100 ml of RPMI-164 medium containing 10% inactivated fetal calf serum (FCS). Culture was performed at 37 ° C for 3 days in a culture flask (Fa1con).
- K HM— 5 M cell line inactivated by 10% RPM containing fetal serum! Culture medium with a bottom area of 17.5 square centimeters using 100 ml of 1640 medium at 37 ° C, 5% C02, and humidity of 100%. Cultured for 3 days. After completion of the culture, the medium was removed, and the cells were washed three times with IMDM medium, and further cultured for 3 days using 100 ml of IMDM medium. The culture supernatant was collected and centrifuged at 800 rpm for 20 minutes. The supernatant was used as the culture supernatant of the KHM-5M cell line, and was frozen and stored at 120.
- the concentrated culture supernatant was dialyzed against 20 mM Tris-HCl buffer, pH 7.4. This is adsorbed onto a column of DEAE-Sepharose FF (Falmana) equilibrated with the same buffer, and the NaCl concentration is gradually increased to 250 mM and lOOmM. And eluted. The following purification was performed on the fraction eluted with 250 mM NaC1.
- each of the above active fractions was subjected to gel filtration using a column of TSKG300SSWXL (manufactured by Tosoh Corporation). Gel filtration was performed on a column equilibrated with a 0.1% trifluoric acid solution containing 40% acetonitrile at a flow rate of 0. S Sml Zmin. As a result of measuring the activity of the obtained fractions, the activity was observed in fraction N 0.6-9.
- FIG. 3 shows the results of fractionation of 2ndVydacPRoteinC4RP—HPLC fraction No. 8 by TSKG300 SWXLGPC.
- Bone marrow cells were collected from the femurs and tibias of 5 7 8 6 (1 "mouse (6 to 10 weeks old) (manufactured by Japan SLC Co., Ltd.) and suspended in 10% FCSZI MDM medium. . the main Tsu filter Ichi ⁇ Gerhard diameter 1 0 0 ⁇ m. over, after removing the like bone, narrowing plated in petri dish for cell culture, under conditions of 3 7 ° C, 5% C ⁇ 2 The cells attached to the Petri dish were removed, and the non-adherent cell suspension was added with 1Z10 volume of KAC 2 2 solution (manufactured by Otsuka Atsushi Laboratories). The mixture was incubated at 37 ° C for 1 hour with stirring.
- KAC 2 2 solution manufactured by Otsuka Atsushi Laboratories
- This non-adherent cell suspension was overlaid with 10 ml per 4 ml of the Reformit M solution, and centrifuged at 25 ° C at 1,500 rpm for 30 minutes using a centrifuge. .
- the non-phagocytic cells existing at the interface between the lymphoid M solution and the medium were collected and centrifuged at 2,000 rpm for 5 minutes to collect the cells as a precipitate.
- the non-adherent and non-phagocytic cells thus obtained were washed twice with 0.1% BSA / IMDM medium.
- the activity measurement sample was diluted with 0.1% BSAI MDM.
- a 96-well microplate was prepared, and the above-mentioned sump sap was added to the experimental group, and 0.1% BS AZ IMD M medium was added to the control group at a rate of 100 "1 noel, respectively.
- the cells were cultured at 37 ° C for 4 days.
- DTNB is an abbreviation of 5.5'-dithiobibs- (2-nitrobenzozicacad).
- the protein eluted from the gel at around 42 kD obtained in 6) of (3) above was used as a sample, and AchEASAssay was performed by the method described above. As a result, it was confirmed that the acetylcholinesterase activity was higher than that of the control group.
- a solute hydrochloride buffer pH 6.8
- the obtained sample was applied to an SDS-PAGE mini (TEFC II, 10 T%) gel, and electrophoresed at a constant current (concentration gel 10 m m, separation gel 15 mA). After electrophoresis, the cells were stained with Coomassie blue staining solution using a semi-dry blotting device (Bi0-rad, TRANS-BLOT SDS EMI-DRYTRANSFERCELL) after transfer to PVDF membrane at 140 mA for 4 hr. (Fig. 5), (Hisashi Hirano, Protein structure analysis for gene cloning. P41- ⁇ 71).
- the band of 42 kD was cut out, and the N-terminal amino acid sequence in the molecule was determined using a model 476 A protein sequencer (manufactured by Abrido Biosystems).
- PTH-amino acid released by edman degradation was detected by ultraviolet absorption, and based on the retention time of standard PTH-amino acid (manufactured by Applied Biosystems) that had been separated in advance. Amino acids were identified.
- the physiologically active substance (platelet multiplying factor) of the present invention had the following amino acid sequence at the N-terminus.
- the cell lines were subcultured and maintained in RPMI-164 medium or IMDM medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS).
- FBS fetal bovine serum
- Mycoplasma infecting the cell line was removed with MC-210 of Dainippon Pharmaceutical. Add MC-210 to a final concentration of 0.5 ⁇ g / ml in RPMI-) medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS), and start from 7 days. The cells were subcultured for 14 days. Thereafter, the cells were passaged several times in a medium to which MC-210 was not added to obtain a cell line from which mycoplasma had been removed.
- FBS fetal bovine serum
- a peptide consisting of 19 amino acids containing an amino acid sequence at the N-terminal part of the present physiologically active substance was synthesized by the MAP method (Saddy One Technology Co., Ltd.) and used as an antigen.
- This MAP peptide was emulsified with Freund's complete adjuvant and immunized in the skin of a egret.
- the serum of this heron was used as anti-Sb serum.
- Some anti-Sb sera were purified by affinity using a column on which a partial peptide of the present invitro-active substance was immobilized (AF anti-Sb antibody). 4) Detection of this physiologically active substance
- This physiologically active substance was detected by Western blot using anti-Sb serum or AF anti-Sb antibody.
- SDS-PAGE was performed by partially modifying the method of Laemmli. Samples were diluted to the appropriate concentration, mixed 1: 1 with TEFCO sample buffer, and treated at 100 ° C for 3 minutes. The molecular weight was estimated using a TEFC0 molecular weight marker (manufactured by TEFCO) as a standard protein. The electrophoresis was performed on a TEFCOSDS-PAG Emini (10 T%, 1 mm) gel using a Bio-Rad E] ectropophoresisBuffer system at a constant current of 18 mA.
- the protein in the gel was transferred to a PVDF membrane using a Bio-RadSemi-DryTransblot apparatus.
- SDS addition Bjerruman d SChaferr-Nie1sen Transfer buffer was used for 30 minutes at a constant voltage of 10 to 20 V for migration for transfer.
- the standard protein lane was protein stained with CBBR250.
- the sample lane was immunoenzymatically stained using anti-Sb serum or AF anti-Sb antibody as the primary antibody and anti-Egret IgG antibody conjugated with alkaline phosphatase as the secondary antibody. .
- Mycoplasma was detected using MycoplasmaPCRPrimeRSet (STRATAG ENE). Genomic DNA from cells was prepared with QIAampBLOODKIT (QIAGEN).
- mycoplasma As the mycoplasma to be infected, culture supernatants of infected HUT78 and other cell lines that were also expected to be infected with mycoplasma were used. These mycoplasmas were added to the previously decontaminated HUT78 cell line and maintained for several passages to obtain an infected cell line.
- the KHM-5M cell line used in Example 1 is a cell line derived from an undifferentiated thyroid cancer patient.
- mycoplasma infection or Mycoplasma PCRP was used in the KHM-5M cell line.
- rimer Set confirmed this.
- mycoplasma that had infected the KHM-5M cell line was removed using MC-210, the physiologically active substance of the present invention could not be detected. This suggests that mycoplasma infection may contribute to the production of this bioactive factor.
- HUT78 is a T cell line derived from peripheral blood of a patient with SezarySyndrome (Cisjelly disease). In this cell strain, mycoplasma infection was confirmed by Mycop1asmaPCCRPrimerSet. Furthermore, as in the case of the KHM-5M cell line, if the infected mycoplasma is removed using MC-210, the biologically active substance in the culture supernatant cannot be detected. Was. Note that HUT 788 can be obtained as a commercial product. Was something.
- the cell line producing the bioactive substance of the present invention is derived from a patient with undifferentiated thyroid cancer and derived from a patient with KHM-5M and a patient with Schieselli disease It became clear that both HUTs 78 were infected with mycoplasma. In addition, in all cases, no specific band was detected on the Western blot when mycoplasma was removed. From these things, Book 4. It was presumed that mycoplasma infection was involved in the production of physiologically active substances. On the other hand, since other cell lines infected with mycoplasma do not produce this physiologically active substance, it was considered that the type of mycoplasma or the type of cell line contributed.
- the HUT778 cell line from which mycoplasma was removed was infected with mycoplasma infected with HUT78 or mycoplasma infected with other cell lines, and it was determined whether the bioactive substance was produced. The analysis was performed on a blot.
- FIG. 6 shows the results.
- 1 is HUT 788 decontaminated mycoplasma
- 2 is HUT 788 infected with mycoplasma
- 3 is HUT 788 reinfected with mycoplasma derived from another cell line
- 4 is HUT 7.8 Infected HUTs 78 and 5 indicate 100 bp L adder marker (Pharmacia), respectively.
- FIG. 7 shows the results.
- 1 is HUT 788 decontaminated with mycoplasma
- 2 is HU infected with mycoplasma ⁇ ⁇
- 3 is HUT reinfected with mycoplasma derived from other cell lines.
- Reference numerals 78 and 4 denote HUTs 78 and 5 re-infected with HUT78-derived mycoplasma, and molecular weight markers (manufactured by TEFCO), respectively. Based on this, it was presumed that infection with a specific mycoplasma contributed to the production of this physiologically active substance.
- the physiologically active substance of the present invention is a factor having a platelet multiplying activity that acts on the megakaryocyte-platelet system, and has an activity of promoting differentiation and maturation of megakaryocyte and promoting generation of platelets.
- the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention containing the physiologically active substance as an active ingredient can be used for thrombocytopenia and thrombocytopenic purpura associated with chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation, and various types of bleeding which are considered to be caused by thrombocytopenia. It is useful as a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for diseases of the disease.
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