ANTI-PERIOSTIN ANTIBODY AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING PERIOSTIN-RELATED DISEASE CONTAINING THE SAME.

摘要

It is intended to provide an antibody against periostin having an anti-cell adhesion activity, particularly the anti-periostin antibody having an ability to neutralize an anti-cell adhesion action, and a preventive or therapeutic agent for a periostin-related disease using the antibody. It is also intended to provide detection and determination methods for the periostin in a sample using the antibody and a diagnostic method for a periostin-related disease by determining the amount of the periostin by the method.