摘要:
The present invention relates to methods for treating inflammatory diseases accompanied by bone destruction, comprising the step of administering a viral vector comprising a gene which inhibits signal transduction mediated by fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF2)-FGF receptor 1-Ras-Raf-MAP kinase to a diseased region. Furthermore, the present invention relates to therapeutic compositions for inflammatory diseases accompanied by bone destruction, which comprise these vectors. By inhibiting FGF2 signal transduction through local administration of viral vectors, both inflammation and bone destruction in inflammatory bone destruction were simultaneously suppressed. The present invention provides disease-specific and effective therapeutic methods, and therapeutic compositions for inflammatory diseases such as osteoarthritis, for which therapy has so far been difficult.
摘要:
There is provided a light-emitting display device which is resistive to shock and vibration and a display switching method comprising: a forward transparent plate 322a having a light scattering portion for a predetermined design pattern relative to a surface direction thereof, a backward transparent plate 322b having a light scattering portion for a predetermined design pattern relative to a surface direction in which the second-mentioned design pattern is different from the first-mentioned design pattern of the light scattering portion of the forward transparent plate, a light source 324 for the forward transparent plate for supplying incidence of light into the forward transparent plate from an end surface of the forward transparent plate, and an other light source 325 for the backward transparent plate for supplying incidence of light into the backward transparent plate from an end surface of the backward transparent plate, so that switching is made from and to emitting and quenching of the backward transparent plate. At the time of luminescence (emitting), the design pattern of the backward panel is synthesized and deleted at the time of quenching.
摘要:
An air hockey game apparatus allows game players to appropriately recognize statuses such as a game progress status, thereby effectively improving amusement characteristics. The air hockey game apparatus has a puck sliding surface having blowholes for blowing air to float a puck, an air-blower for blowing and sending air toward blowholes, a puck-reflecting frame around the puck sliding surface, and goals on the puck sliding surface. In the air hockey game apparatus, at least one portion of the puck sliding surface is transparent, and display sections are provided under the transparent portion, of which the display mode is changeable. Also, display-mode-setting units for setting the display mode of the display sections are provided, thereby controlling the display sections so as to be in the set display mode.
摘要:
A table tennis apparatus includes a ball projecting section disposed rearward of one playing surface of a table for projecting balls towards the other playing surface, a moving mechanism for allowing ball projecting section to be moved laterally, a detecting unit for detecting which side the balls have dropped on one playing surface in the lateral direction, and a driving and controlling unit for driving the moving mechanism according to the drop positions of the balls detected by the detecting unit, and for moving the ball projecting section towards the drop positions of the balls. The moving mechanism includes a guide rail disposed along a lateral direction, and a base having the ball projecting section mounted thereon, and slidably disposed on the guide rail.
摘要:
An exercise assisting apparatus including a cycling machine, a rotation sensor for detecting pedaling movement of the cycling machine, a pulse sensor for detecting the pulse rate of the user, an exercise monitoring unit for monitoring the pulse rate of the user based on the detection results of the rotation sensor and the pulse sensor and a monitor for displaying a background image and a role-playing character. The apparatus also includes an image processor for causing the role-playing character to make a simulated motion related to the pedaling movement within the background image on the monitor based on the detection result of the rotation sensor, a game executing unit for causing the roll-playing character to jump, and a game evaluating unit for giving a higher evaluation when a landing position after the jump is closer to the position reached when the jump is made at a preset target pulse rate.
摘要:
An optical pet guiding apparatus is provided with a light emitting section for emitting a light beam in a specified direction, direction changing sections for changing the facing direction of the light emitting section in a two-dimensional direction, and motors for causing the direction changing sections to change the facing direction of the light emitting section. The direction changing sections include a transversely changing section for rotating the light emitting section about a vertically extending shaft and a vertically changing section for rotating the light emitting section about a transversely extending shaft, and moves a light beam as a spotlight on a floor surface to guide a pet.
摘要:
A game system that allows a player to manipulate a real interface device in a real space and have a representation of the real interface device (i.e., a virtual interface device) be displayed in a virtual space is disclosed. The position of the real interface device in the real space is detected by a position detector and converted into spatial coordinates by a three-dimensional input conversion means at predetermined time intervals. When a player moves the real interface device, a virtual interface device is displayed within the virtual space and moves identically with the real interface device. The virtual interface device is determined to have struck an object in the virtual space (e.g., an enemy) when the coordinates of at least a portion of the object in the virtual space are the same as, or within a predetermined range of, the coordinates of the virtual interface device.
摘要:
An air hockey game apparatus provides appropriate dynamic characteristics to the game, thereby effectively improving amusement characteristics of the game. The air hockey game apparatus has a puck sliding surface having blowholes for blowing air to float a puck, an air-blower for blowing and sending air toward blowholes, a puck-reflecting frame around the puck sliding surface, goals on the puck sliding surface, blocking members in the individual goals, opening/closing driving units for changing the open sizes of the individual goals by using the blocking members, and a controller for controlling the opening/closing driving units, thereby allowing competition for entering the puck into the goals.