Patent ID: 7795176

Claim:
A method for removing advanced glycation end products from a subject, said method comprising: contacting a subject comprising advanced glycation end products with a copolymer resin comprising a hydrophilic methacrylate, wherein a constituent unit of the copolymer is represented by the following formula [I]: wherein Z is a substituted ethylene group represented by each of m and n represents a number of monomer molecules, wherein the ratio of m to n is 0.1:99.9-15:85; and in the formula (Z1), Y is a pyridyl group or a nitrogen atom-containing group represented by the following formula: in the formula (Y 1 ), A is a carbonyl group, alkylene group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, arylene group or aralkylene group; p is 0 or 1; R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and a hydroxy alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, with the proviso that R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are not hydrogen at the same time; and when N is a quaternary ammonium, a counter ion may be present; in the formula (Z2), Y 1 is a nitrogen atom-containing group represented by the above described formula (Y 1 ); and in the formula (Z3), R 4 is an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.