SCREENING METHOD

摘要

The present invention provides a screening means for a novel therapeutic drug for arteriosclerosis capable of suppressing the progression of arteriosclerosis due to infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae . Specifically, provided is a screening method for a therapeutic substance for arteriosclerosis and/or a.prophylactic/therapeutic substance for complications thereof, which comprises using cells of an established monocytic cell line and a Chlamydia pneumoniae- derived 60-kDa heat shock protein or a partial peptide thereof or a salt thereof or calls capable of producing the same (the cells may be identical to, or different from, the cells of the established monocytic cell line).