Patents Assigned to MD HEALTHCARE INC.
  • Publication number: 20240302365
    Abstract: Provided is a method for providing information on chronic urticaria and, more specifically, the provided is a method for diagnosing chronic urticaria by measuring an allergen-specific IgE antibody for a vesicle derived from Acinetobacter bacteria; a diagnostic composition using the same; and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicants: MD HEALTHCARE INC., AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Hae-Sim PARK, Youngwoo CHOI, Yoon-Keun KIM
  • Patent number: 12084721
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for prognosing the occurrence and the causative factor of an inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease by means of a metagenomic analysis of bacterial and bacterial-derived vesicles present in a human body-derived substance and, more particularly, to a method for diagnosing the causative factor and occurrence risk of an inflammatory bowel disease by analyzing a metagenomic sequence present in bacteria and bacteria-derived vesicles present in stool. Trillions of bacteria are present in the intestine, and vesicles are secreted outside the cells for exchange of information. Bacterial are not absorbed into the intestinal epithelial cells, but the vesicles secreted from the bacteria pass through the mucous, are absorbed into the intestinal epithelial cells and can increase or reduce inflammation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: MD HEALTHCARE INC.
    Inventor: Yoon-Keun Kim
  • Publication number: 20240269201
    Abstract: Provided are Lactobacillus acidophilus-derived vesicles and a use thereof, and more specifically, to a composition for alleviating, preventing, or treating an inflammatory disease and cancer, which includes Lactobacillus acidophilus-derived vesicles as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: MD HEALTHCARE INC.
    Inventor: Yoon-Keun KIM
  • Publication number: 20240261345
    Abstract: Provided is a method for alleviating, preventing, or treating inflammatory diseases or cancer by administering a composition including Leuconostoc bacteria-derived vesicles, which are able to effectively prevent or treat inflammatory diseases and cancer development and progression, as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: MD HEALTHCARE INC.
    Inventor: Yoon-Keun KIM
  • Publication number: 20240261348
    Abstract: Provided are Lactobacillus plantarum-derived vesicles and a use thereof and, more specifically, to a composition containing Lactobacillus plantarum-derived vesicles as an active ingredient for prevention, alleviation, or treatment of an immune disease or a metabolic disorder. Pathogenic factor-induced immune dysfunction and metabolite-induced metabolic dysfunction can be effectively inhibited when Lactobacillus plantarum-derive vesicles were administered into an immune disease or metabolic disorder model. Thus, the Lactobacillus plantarum-derived vesicles according to the presently claimed subject matter are expected to find advantageous applications in the development of medical products or health function foods for preventing or treating immune diseases or metabolic disorders or for alleviating symptoms thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: MD HEALTHCARE INC.
    Inventor: Yoon-Keun KIM
  • Publication number: 20240252560
    Abstract: Provided are a Lactobacillus rhamnosus-derived vesicle and uses thereof and a composition for preventing, alleviating, or treating immune diseases or cellular aging-related diseases, comprising the Lactobacillus rhamnosus-derived vesicle as an active ingredient, wherein the Lactobacillus rhamnosus-derived vesicle increases cellular homeostasis to suppress the occurrence of cellular aging-related diseases, and suppresses the occurrence of immune diseases by inhibiting immune hypersensitivity reactions in an immune disease model induced by viral causative factors, therefore the Lactobacillus rhamnosus-derived vesicle may be effectively used in the development of a drug or health functional food for preventing, alleviating, or treating viral infectious diseases, allergic immune diseases, autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, cellular aging-related diseases, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: MD HEALTHCARE INC.
    Inventor: Yoon-Keun KIM
  • Patent number: 12018337
    Abstract: The present invention relates to vesicles derived from bacteria of the genus Catenibacterium and a use thereof, and the inventors experimentally confirmed that the vesicles were significantly reduced in samples obtained from patients with a malignant disease such as colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, ovarian cancer, bladder cancer or lymphoma, a cardiovascular disease such as myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, variant angina or stroke, diabetes, Parkinson's disease, and depression, compared with a normal individual, and that when vesicles isolated from the strain were administered, the secretion of inflammatory mediators caused by pathogenic vesicles, such as E. coli-derived vesicles, was significantly inhibited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: MD HEALTHCARE INC.
    Inventor: Yoon-Keun Kim
  • Publication number: 20240180833
    Abstract: Provided are vesicles derived from bacteria of the genus Paracoccus and a use thereof in which the vesicles efficiently inhibit pathogenic biological factor-induced secretion of inflammatory mediators which induce inflammation, and the vesicles can be advantageously used for the purpose of preparing a composition for preventing, alleviating, or treating inflammatory diseases and be used therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: MD HEALTHCARE INC.
    Inventor: Yoon-Keun KIM
  • Patent number: 11992509
    Abstract: Provided is a method for alleviating, preventing or treating a neurodevelopmental disease, neurologic disease, or psychiatric disease, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a composition including, as an active ingredient, vesicle derived from Micrococcus luteus, wherein the disease including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotropic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, diabetic neuropathy, autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity syndrome, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, dissociative disorders, eating disorders, substance use disorder, and personality disorders occurring as a result of neurogenesis dysfunction or neuroinflammation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: MD HEALTHCARE INC.
    Inventor: Yoon-Keun Kim
  • Patent number: 11944652
    Abstract: The present invention relates to vesicles derived from bacteria of the genus Sphingomonas and a use thereof. These vesicles were significantly decreased in clinical samples of patients with hepatic cirrhosis, liver cancer, myocardial infarction, renal insufficiency, diabetes, brain tumors, mild cognitive impairment, dementia, depression, autism, and atopic dermatitis as compared to normal individuals. Administration of isolated vesicles suppressed secretion of inflammatory mediators by pathogenic vesicles such as E. coli-derived vesicles. Upon oral administration, the vesicles were distributed in the brain tissue. Vesicles derived from bacteria of the genus Sphingomonas are envisioned for use in methods of diagnosis, as well as compositions and methods for treating, hepatic cirrhosis, liver cancer, myocardial infarction, renal insufficiency, diabetes, brain tumors, mild cognitive impairment, dementia, depression, autism, and atopic dermatitis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: MD HEALTHCARE INC.
    Inventor: Yoon-Keun Kim
  • Publication number: 20240066077
    Abstract: Provided is a method for ameliorating, preventing or treating neutrophilic pulmonary diseases, by administering a composition comprising Micrococcus luteus-derived vesicles as an active ingredient, the composition being capable of effectively treating a neutrophilic pulmonary disease mediated by a nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain, leucine rich repeat and pyrin domain containing 3 inflammasome (NLRP3 inflammasome).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: MD HEALTHCARE INC.
    Inventor: Yoon-Keun KIM
  • Publication number: 20240058393
    Abstract: Provided is Micrococcus luteus-derived extracellular vesicles and a use thereof and, more particularly, to a composition including Micrococcus luteus-derived extracellular vesicles as an active ingredient for alleviation, prevention, or treatment of metabolic diseases, wherein the composition can effectively treat metabolic diseases occurring as a result of a metabolism disorder, including: metabolic cardiovascular diseases such as metabolic syndrome, arteriosclerosis, stroke, and cardiac failure; metabolic liver diseases such as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and hepatocirrhosis; metabolic renal diseases such as diabetic nephropathy, hypertensive nephropathy, and renal failure; and metabolic musculoskeletal disorders such as gout, sarcopenia, and osteoporosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: MD HEALTHCARE INC.
    Inventor: Yoon-Keun KIM
  • Patent number: 11898156
    Abstract: The present invention relates to vesicles derived from genus Morganella bacteria and a use thereof, the present inventors experimentally confirmed that the vesicles were significantly decreased in clinical samples derived from patients with a malignant disease such as gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, bile duct cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, bladder cancer, prostate cancer and lymphoma, a cardiovascular disease such as myocardial infarction, cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, variant angina, and stroke, diabetes mellitus, and Parkinson's disease as compared to normal persons, and the vesicles suppressed the secretion of inflammatory mediators by pathogenic vesicles and suppressed the occurrence of cancer, so that the vesicles derived from genus Morganella bacteria may be usefully used for the purpose of developing a method for diagnosing a malignant disease such as gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, bile duct cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, bladder cance
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: MD HEALTHCARE INC.
    Inventor: Yoon-Keun Kim
  • Publication number: 20240033303
    Abstract: Provided is a use for preventing and treating neurological diseases or psychiatric diseases, including vesicles derived from Sphingomonas bacteria. The vesicles derived from Sphingomonas bacteria according to the presently claimed subject matter ameliorate symptoms caused by brain damage, such as memory ability and spatial perception ability, when administered to a brain disease mouse model, and therefore, are expected to be usefully used as a composition for preventing, alleviating or treating neurological diseases or psychiatric diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: MD HEALTHCARE INC.
    Inventor: Yoon-Keun KIM
  • Patent number: 11883440
    Abstract: Provided are vesicles derived from bacteria belonging to the genus Proteus and a use thereof. The inventors of the present invention experimentally confirmed that the vesicles was significantly reduced in samples of patients with cancers, allergic-respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic diseases, or neuropsychiatric diseases, as compared to that of normal people, and the vesicles inhibited the secretion of inflammatory mediators due to pathogenic vesicles and also exhibited anticancer efficacy. Therefore, it is anticipated that the vesicles derived from bacteria belonging to the genus Proteus, according to the present invention, may be usefully used for the development of a method of diagnosing cancer, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic diseases, neuropsychiatric diseases, allergic-respiratory diseases, and inflammatory bowel diseases, and a composition for prevention, treatment, and/or alleviation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: MD HEALTHCARE INC.
    Inventor: Yoon-Keun Kim
  • Publication number: 20240009255
    Abstract: Provided is a composition for preventing, treating or alleviating eosinophilic inflammatory diseases and Th2 hypersensitivity immune diseases, comprising Lactococcus lactis-derived vesicles, and it was confirmed that, when Lactococcus lactis-derived vesicles according to the presently claimed subject matter were administered to a Th2 hypersensitivity immune disease mouse model, the vesicles inhibited eosinophilic inflammation and the consequent functional and histopathological changes. It was also confirmed that the vesicles inhibited the secretion of Th2 cytokines such as IL-5 and IL-13 in T cells of the Th2 hypersensitivity immune disease mouse model, which is shown by inducing IL-12 secretion that suppresses a Th2 immune response in dendritic cells, which are antigen-presenting cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: MD HEALTHCARE INC.
    Inventor: Yoon-Keun KIM
  • Patent number: 11827939
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of diagnosing cholangiocarcinoma through bacterial metagenomic analysis, and more particularly to a method of diagnosing cholangiocarcinoma by analyzing an increase or decrease in content of specific bacteria-derived extracellular vesicles through bacterial metagenomic analysis using subject-derived samples. Extracellular vesicles secreted from bacteria present in the environment are absorbed into the body, and can directly affect the occurrence of cancer, and cholangiocarcinoma is difficult to diagnose early before symptoms appear so that effective treatment is difficult.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: MD HEALTHCARE INC.
    Inventor: Yoon-Keun Kim
  • Patent number: 11771742
    Abstract: The present invention relates to vesicles derived from bacteria belonging to the genus Cupriavidus and a use thereof, the vesicles derived from bacteria belonging to the genus Cupriavidus may be usefully used for the purpose of developing a method of diagnosing a malignant diseases such as gastric cancer, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, head and neck cancer, lymphoma, and the like, heart diseases such as cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, variant angina, and the like, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, stroke, diabetes, kidney failure, dementia, Parkinson's disease, or depression, and a composition for preventing or treating the diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: MD HEALTHCARE INC.
    Inventor: Yoon-Keun Kim
  • Publication number: 20230256040
    Abstract: Provided are a method for preventing, improving, or treating a neurological disorder, mental disorder, senescence, or symptoms thereof, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof vesicles derived from Lactobacillus paracasei as an active ingredient, and a pharmaceutical or functional food composition comprising the vesicles
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: MD HEALTHCARE INC.
    Inventor: Yoon-Keun KIM
  • Patent number: 11708611
    Abstract: A method of diagnosing prostatic diseases such as prostate cancer, prostatic hyperplasia, and the like through bacterial metagenomic analysis, and more particularly, to a method of diagnosing prostate cancer or prostatic hyperplasia by analyzing an increase or decrease in content of extracellular vesicles derived from specific bacteria through bacterial metagenomic analysis using a subject-derived sample. An extracellular vesicle secreted from a bacterium present in the environment can be absorbed into the body and directly affect the occurrence of inflammation and cancer, and prostatic diseases such as prostate cancer, prostatic hyperplasia, and the like is difficult to diagnose early on before any symptom appears, which makes efficient treatment difficult.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: MD HEALTHCARE INC.
    Inventor: Yoon-Keun Kim