GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR (GM-CSF) AS A REMEDY FOR NERVE DAMAGE

摘要

The present invention provides a remedy for a nerve dysfunctional disorder such as a central nervous system damage including a spinal cord injury and a cerebral infarction and the like having an excellent nerve regeneration promoting action which can be administered not only by injecting into a injured site but also by various administration methods including intravenous administration, which can be easily handled and stored over a long time, and can be prepared in a large amount at any time. Said remedy for a nerve dysfunctional disorder such as a central nervous system damage including a spinal cord injury and a cerebral infarction and the like are prepared by using the following as active ingredients: one or more substances selected from a substance secreted from dendritic cells such as IL-12, GM-CSF and the like, a substance inducing and proliferating dendritic cells , a substance activating dendritic cells; a substance inducing the expression of a neurotrophic factor in nerve tissues, a substance inducing and proliferating microglias and macrophages in nerve tissues; and a vector which can expresses the aforementioned substances; or dendritic cell subsets secreting a neurotrophic factor such as NT-3, CNTF, TGF- beta 1, IL-6, and EGF. IMAGE