Patents by Inventor Moses Rodriguez

Moses Rodriguez 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).

  • Suppression of demyelination by interleukin-6
    Patent number: 5863529
    Abstract: A method of suppressing demyelination of the central nervous system is disclosed. The method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of Interleukin-6 or an analog thereof to a mammal. Methods of treating multiple sclerosis and a related article of manufacture are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventor: Moses Rodriguez
  • Method of treating autoimmune and/or viral-induced diseases that are mediated by CD8 phenotype T cells
    Patent number: 5660828
    Abstract: A method to block cytolytic activity of CD8 phenotype T cells using an effective amount of a complement-fixing anti CD8 antibody is described. The anti CD8 antibody may be used to treat patients with immunopathologic disorders induced by viruses or (autoimmune diseases) such as multiple sclerosis, viral or post-viral polyneuropathy, viral or post-viral myocarditis, insulitis, encephalomyelitis, myositis, synovitus, and arthritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignees: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education & Research, University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
    Inventors: Moses Rodriguez, Subramaniam Sriram
  • Monoclonal antibodies which promote central nervous system remyelination
    Patent number: 5591629
    Abstract: Monoclonal IgM antibodies which promote central nervous system remyelination when given to a mammal afflicted with a demyelinating disease are disclosed. These antibodies show multi-organ autoreactivity, and recognize both surface and cytoplasmic determinants on glial cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education & Research
    Inventors: Moses Rodriguez, David J. Miller