AGE-2 APTAMER

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APP PUB NO 20090023672A1
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11814904

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An AGE-2 aptamer which binds to a glyceraldehyde-derived advanced glycation end product (AGE-2) but not to human serum albumin and comprises at least 35 bases and in which the cytosine content in the bases is at least 35%, or the guanine content in the bases is at least 32%. Since the AGE-2 aptamer can be used for detecting AGE-2, it can be used as a reagent for detection/diagnosis, and an agent for prevention/treatment of AGE-2 involved diseases such as: diabetic complications such as diabetic retinopathy, diabetic nephropathy, and diabetic neuropathy; neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease; and proliferation, metastasis, and invasion of malignant tumors.

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KURUME UNIVERSITY67 ASAHIMACHI KURUME-SHI FUKUOKA 8300011

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Higashimoto, Yuichiro Fukuoka, JP 1 3
Inoue, Hiroyoshi Fukuoka, JP 22 90
Takeuchi, Masayoshi Toyama, JP 26 159
Yamagashi, Shoichi Fukuoka, JP 1 3

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