Patents Assigned to Avicena Group, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20040116390
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of creatine compounds for treating or preventing a metabolic disorder related to body weight control such as obesity, and it's associated diseases in a patient experiencing said disorder. The creatine compounds which can be used in the present method include (1) analogues of creatine which can act as substrates or substrate analogues for the enzyme creatine kinase; (2) compounds which can act as inhibitors of creatine kinase; (3) compounds which can modulate the creatine transporter (4) N-phosphocreatine analogues bearing transferable or non-transferable moieties which mimic the N-phosphoryl group. (5) compounds which modify the association of creatine kinase with other cellular components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicant: AVICENA GROUP, INC.
    Inventor: Rima Kaddurah-Daouk
  • Publication number: 20040106680
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of creatine compounds including creatine, creatine phosphate or analogs of creatine, such as cyclocreatine, for treating diseases of the nervous system. Creatine compounds can be used as therapeutically effective agents against a variety of diseases of the nervous system such as diabetic and toxic neuropathies, peripheral nervous system diseases, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, stroke, Huntington's disease, amyotropic lateral sclerosis, motor neuron disease, traumatic nerve injury, multiple sclerosis, dysmyelination and demyelination disorders, and mitochondrial diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Applicants: AVICENA GROUP, INC., The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Rima Kaddurah-Daouk, Ghaleb Daouk, M. Flint Beal
  • Publication number: 20040102419
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of creatine compounds including creatine, creatine phosphate or analogs of creatine, such as cyclocreatine, for treating diseases of the nervous system. Creatine compounds can be used as therapeutically effective agents against a variety of diseases of the nervous system such as diabetic and toxic neuropathies, peripheral nervous system diseases, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, stroke, Huntington's disease, amyotropic lateral sclerosis, motor neuron disease, traumatic nerve injury, multiple sclerosis, dysmyelination and demyelination disorders, and mitochondrial diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Applicants: AVICENA GROUP, INC., The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Rima Kaddurah-Daouk, Ghaleb Daouk, M. Flint Beal
  • Patent number: 6706764
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of creatine compounds including creatine, creatine phosphate or analogs of creatine, such as cyclocreatine, for treating diseases of the nervous system. Creatine compounds can be used as therapeutically effective agents against a variety of diseases of the nervous system such as diabetic and toxic neuropathies, peripheral nervous system diseases, Alzheimer disease, Parkinson's disease, stroke, Huntington's disease, amyotropic lateral sclerosis, motor neuron disease, traumatic nerve injury, multiple sclerosis, dysmyelination and demyelination disorders, and mitochondrial diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignees: Avicena Group, Inc., The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Rima Kaddurah-Daouk, Ghaleb Daouk, M. Flint Beal
  • Publication number: 20030232793
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of creatine compounds including cyclocreatine and creatine phosphate for treating or preventing a metabolic disorder consisting of hyperglycemia, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, impaired glucose tolerance, hyperinsulinemia, insulin insensitivity, diabetes related diseases in a patient experiencing said disorder. The creatine compounds which can be used in the present method include (1) analogues of creatine which can act as substrates or substrate analogues for the enzyme creatine kinase; (2) compounds which can act as activators or inhibitors of creatine kinase; (3) compounds which can modulate the creatine transporter (4) N-phosphocreatine analogues bearing transferable or non-transferable moieties which mimic the N-phosphoryl group. (5) compounds which modify the association of creatine kinase with other cellular components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Applicant: Avicena Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Rima Kaddurah-Daouk, Beverly A. Teicher
  • Patent number: 6075031
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of creatine compounds including cyclocreatine and creatine phosphate for treating or preventing a metabolic disorder consisting of hyperglycemia, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, impaired glucose tolerance, hyperinsulinemia, insulin insensitivity, diabetes related diseases in a patient experiencing said disorder. The creatine compounds which can be used in the present method include (1) analogues of creatine which can act as substrates or substrate analogues for the enzyme creatine kinase; (2) compounds which can act as activators or inhibitors of creatine kinase; (3) compounds which can modulate the creatine transporter (4) N-phosphocreatine analogues bearing transferable or non-transferable moieties which mimic the N-phosphoryl group. (5) compounds which modify the association of creatine kinase with other cellular components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignees: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Avicena Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Rima Kaddurah-Daouk, Beverly A. Teicher
  • Patent number: 5998457
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of creatine compounds for treating or preventing a metabolic disorder related to body weight control such as obesity, and it's associated diseases in a patient experiencing said disorder. The creatine compounds which can be used in the present method include (1) analogues of creatine which can act as substrates or substrate analogues for the enzyme creatine kinase; (2) compounds which can act as inhibitors of creatine kinase; (3) compounds which can modulate the creatine transporter (4) N-phosphocreatine analogues bearing transferable or non-transferable moieties which mimic the N-phosphoryl group. (5) compounds which modify the association of creatine kinase with other cellular components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Avicena Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Rima Kaddurah-Daouk