<;P>;PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an anti-oxidized LDL receptor (LOX-1) antibody having potency to inhibit binding of a ligand by binding to the LOX-1 and able to be used as a pharmaceutical composition. <;P>;SOLUTION: The anti-LOX-1 antibody which is a human monoclonal antibody, and a fragment peptide having potency to bind to the LOX-1 and cells for producing the antibody are provided. The antibody can be used as a prophylactic-therapeutic composition for various inflammatory diseases, arteriosclerosis. post-operative blood vessel restenosis of PTCR and PTCA, and the like. <;P>;COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT