Patents by Inventor Masayasu Kojima

Masayasu Kojima has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11154592
    Abstract: A method of treating Rett Syndrome (RTT) comprising administering ghrelin to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: KURUME UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Toyojiro Matsuishi, Masayasu Kojima, Kotaro Yuge, Munetsugu Hara, Yushiro Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20210251198
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a non-human transgenic animal having at least one CREBBP gene locus into which a mutation has been introduced, wherein the mutated CREBBP gene encodes a mutant CREBBP consisting of an amino acid sequence having at least 90% identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5. The disclosure also provides a method of producing the transgenic animal comprising introducing a mutation into at least one CREBBP gene locus of a non-human animal. The disclosure further provides use of the transgenic animal as a model of Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome or advanced sleep phase syndrome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: KURUME UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Takahiro SATO, Masayasu KOJIMA, Kanae OISHI
  • Publication number: 20190307851
    Abstract: A prophylactic and therapeutic agent for Rett Syndrome (RTT) is provided, a pharmaceutical composition comprising ghrelin and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a prophylactic and therapeutic agent for RTT comprising a therapeutically effective amount of ghrelin. The side chain of serine at the 3rd position of ghrelin is modified with octanoic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: KURUME UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Toyojiro MATSUISHI, Masayasu KOJIMA, Kotaro YUGE, Munetsugu HARA, Yushiro YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20180296647
    Abstract: A prophylactic and therapeutic agent for Rett Syndrome (RTT) is provided, a pharmaceutical composition comprising ghrelin and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a prophylactic and therapeutic agent for RTT comprising a therapeutically effective amount of ghrelin. The side chain of serine at the 3rd position of ghrelin is modified with octanoic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: KURUME UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Toyojiro MATSUISHI, Masayasu KOJIMA, Kotaro YUGE, Munetsugu HARA, Yushiro YAMASHITA
  • Patent number: 9938332
    Abstract: The present invention provides a peptide-type compound which induces secretion of growth hormone and which has the activity of increasing the intracellular calcium ion concentration, wherein at least one amino acid is replaced by a modified amino acid and/or a non-amino acid compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Inventors: Kenji Kangawa, Masayasu Kojima, Hiroshi Hosoda, Hisayuki Matsuo, Yoshiharu Minamitake
  • Patent number: 9573986
    Abstract: The present invention provides a peptide-type compound which induces secretion of growth hormone and which has the activity of increasing the intracellular calcium ion concentration, wherein at least one amino acid is replaced by a modified amino acid and/or a non-amino acid compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: KENJI KANGAWA
    Inventors: Kenji Kangawa, Masayasu Kojima, Hiroshi Hosoda, Hisayuki Matsuo, Yoshiharu Minamitake
  • Patent number: 8524871
    Abstract: The present invention provides a peptide-type compound which induces secretion of growth hormone and which has the activity of increasing the intracellular calcium ion concentration, wherein at least one amino acid is replaced by a modified amino acid and/or a non-amino acid compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Inventors: Kenji Kangawa, Masayasu Kojima, Hiroshi Hosoda, Hisayuki Matsuo, Yoshiharu Minamitake
  • Publication number: 20130172251
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel peptide-type compound which induces secretion of growth hormone and which has the activity of increasing the intracellular calcium ion concentration, wherein at least one amino acid is replaced by a modified amino acid and/or a non-amino acid compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Kenji KANGAWA, Masayasu Kojima, Hiroshi Hosoda, Hisayuki Matsuo, Yoshiharu Minamitake
  • Patent number: 8227570
    Abstract: The present invention provides a peptide-type compound which induces secretion of growth hormone and which has the activity of increasing the intracellular calcium ion concentration, wherein at least one amino acid is replaced by a modified amino acid and/or a non-amino acid compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Inventors: Kenji Kangawa, Masayasu Kojima, Hiroshi Hosoda, Hisayuki Matsuo, Yoshiharu Minamitake
  • Publication number: 20110184153
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel peptide-type compound which induces secretion of growth hormone and which has the activity of increasing the intracellular calcium ion concentration, wherein at least one amino acid is replaced by a modified amino acid and/or a non-amino acid compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Kenji Kangawa, Masayasu Kojima, Hiroshi Hosoda, Hisayuki Matsuo, Yoshiharu Minamitake
  • Patent number: 7943580
    Abstract: The present invention provides a variety of useful polypeptides. In particular, a polypeptide comprising the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 3, its amide, or a salt thereof can be used as an agent for preventing/treating hypotension; an agent for preventing/treating obesity, hyperphagia, etc.; an agent for preventing/treating lethargy, time-zone change syndrome (jet lag), etc.; an agent for preventing/treating sterility, etc. A compound or its salt that promotes the activity of a polypeptide comprising the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by any of SEQ ID NOS: 7 to 12 and 37 to 42, its partial peptide, or a salt thereof is useful as an agent for preventing/treating, e.g., menopausal symptoms or hyperthyroidism. A compound or its salt that inhibits the activity of said polypeptide is useful as an agent for preventing/treating, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignees: National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Kenji Kangawa, Kenji Mori, Mikiya Miyazato, Masayasu Kojima
  • Patent number: 7827839
    Abstract: According to a bulging device and a bulging method using a profile element pipe, for example, even when a profile steel pipe having a cross sectional shape varying in the axial direction as in a tapered pipe is hydraulically bulged, a bulging in which an internal pressure loading and an axial pressing are combined with each other can be performed to provide a larger expansion ratio than a conventional case and a joining and socket connection thereof to the other part can also be easily performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignees: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Pipe and Tube Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Jidoshakogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Tomizawa, Masayasu Kojima
  • Publication number: 20100240866
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel peptide-type compound which induces secretion of growth hormone and which has the activity of increasing the intracellular calcium ion concentration, wherein at least one amino acid is replaced by a modified amino acid and/or a non-amino acid compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: KENJI KANGAWA, MASAYASU KOJIMA, HIROSHI HOSODA, HISAYUKI MATSUO, YOSHIHARU MINAMITAKE
  • Publication number: 20090170763
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel peptide-type compound which induces secretion of growth hormone and which has the activity of increasing the intracellular calcium ion concentration, wherein at least one amino acid is replaced by a modified amino acid and/or a non-amino acid compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Kenji Kangawa, Masayasu Kojima, Hiroshi Hosoda, Hisayuki Matsuo, Yoshiharu Minamitake
  • Publication number: 20080293818
    Abstract: A regulator for regulating physiological functions, such as activity of increasing an intracellular calcium ion concentration, activity of promoting growth hormone secretion, activity of promoting eating, regulatory activity relating to fat accumulation, activity of ameliorating heart function and activity of stimulating gastric acid secretion, of ghrelin, which regulator comprises a fatty acid of carbon number 2-35 or its derivative, and use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Masayasu Kojima, Yoshihiro Nishi, Kenji Kanagawa, Keiichi Abe, Reiko Izumi, Junichi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20080178650
    Abstract: According to a bulging device and a bulging method using a profile element pipe, for example, even when a profile steel pipe having a cross sectional shape varying in the axial direction as in a tapered pipe is hydraulically bulged, a bulging in which an internal pressure loading and an axial pressing are combined with each other can be performed to provide a larger expansion ratio than a conventional case and a joining and socket connection thereof to the other part can also be easily performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Atsushi Tomizawa, Masayasu Kojima
  • Patent number: 7385026
    Abstract: The present invention provides a peptide-type compound which induces secretion of growth hormone and which has the activity of increasing the intracellular calcium ion concentration, wherein at least one amino acid is replaced by a modified amino acid and/or a non-amino acid compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Inventors: Kenji Kangawa, Masayasu Kojima, Hiroshi Hosoda, Hisayuki Matsuo, Yoshiharu Minamitake
  • Publication number: 20080124335
    Abstract: The present invention provides a variety of useful polypeptides. In particular, a polypeptide comprising the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 3, its amide, or a salt thereof can be used as an agent for preventing/treating hypotension; an agent for preventing/treating obesity, hyperphagia, etc.; an agent for preventing/treating lethargy, time-zone change syndrome (jet lag), etc.; an agent for preventing/treating sterility, etc. A compound or its salt that promotes the activity of a polypeptide comprising the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by any of SEQ ID NOS: 7 to 12 and 37 to 42, its partial peptide, or a salt thereof is useful as an agent for preventing/treating, e.g., menopausal symptoms or hyperthyroidism. A compound or its salt that inhibits the activity of said polypeptide is useful as an agent for preventing/treating, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Kenji Kangawa, Kenji Mori, Mikiya Miyazato, Masayasu Kojima
  • Publication number: 20070234771
    Abstract: A profile element pipe for hydraulic bulging of the present invention has a peripheral length with an outer diameter gradually increasing or decreasing from one axial side toward the other thereof and has a parallel part formed on at least one end thereof. According to a bulging device and a bulging method using this profile element pipe, for example, even when a profile steel pipe having a cross sectional shape varying in the axial direction as in a tapered pipe is hydraulically bulged, a bulging in which an internal pressure loading and an shaft pressing are combined with each other can be performed to provide a larger expansion ratio than a conventional case and a joining and socket connection thereof to the other part can also be easily performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Atsushi Tomizawa, Masayasu Kojima
  • Publication number: 20050257587
    Abstract: A profile element pipe for hydraulic bulging of the present invention has a peripheral length with an outer diameter gradually increasing or decreasing from one axial side toward the other thereof and has a parallel part formed on at least one end thereof. According to a bulging device and a bulging method using this profile element pipe, for example, even when a profile steel pipe having a cross sectional shape varying in the axial direction as in a tapered pipe is hydraulically bulged, a bulging in which an internal pressure loading and an shaft pressing are combined with each other can be performed to provide a larger expansion ratio than a conventional case and a joining and socket connection thereof to the other part can also be easily performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Atsushi Tomizawa, Masayasu Kojima