Patents Assigned to National Heart and Lung Institute
  • Patent number: 5716787
    Abstract: Antibodies that are indicative of organ transplant rejection, for example, cardiac or kidney transplant rejection, and of associated pathological conditions, for example, accelerated (or transplant-associated) coronary artery disease (CAD) are identified, as are antigens that bind to such antibodies. The antigens are used in immunoassays to diagnose transplant rejection and associated pathological conditions, and in the treatment of transplant rejection. The antigens and antibodies are particularly useful in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic rejection and associated conditions, especially rapid onset vasculopathy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: National Heart and Lung Institute
    Inventors: Michael John Dunn, Marlene Lydia Rose
  • Patent number: 5512557
    Abstract: Use of 17.beta.-oestradiol in the treatment of coronary heart disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignee: National Heart and Lung Institute
    Inventor: Peter Collins