Patents Assigned to The Board of Trustess of Ohio University
  • Targeting drug/gene carriers to irradiated tissue
    Patent number: 7182933
    Abstract: The present invention provides a biomolecular carrier of pharmaceuticals, comprising: a biomolecule carrier bearing molecules that bind to a cellular adhesion molecule expressed on endothelial cell; and a pharmaceutical. The present invention also provides a method of treating a pathophysiological state in an individual in need of such treatment, comprising the steps of: irradiating a target tissue or organ in said individual; and administering to said individual the biomolecular carrier disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignees: The University of Tennessee Research Corporation, The Board of Trustess of Ohio University
    Inventors: Douglas J. Goetz, Mohammad F. Kiani