Patents Assigned to The United States Government as Repersentative by the Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Patent number: 11045474
    Abstract: Compounds, compositions, and methods of treatment and prevention of HIV infection are disclosed. The compounds are pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridines and pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrimidine JAK inhibitors. Combinations of these JAK inhibitors and additional antiretroviral compounds, such as NRTI, NNRTI, integrase inhibitors, entry inhibitors, protease inhibitors, and the like, are also disclosed. In one embodiment, the combinations include a combination of adenine, cytosine, thymidine, and guanine nucleoside antiviral agents, optionally in further combination with at least one additional antiviral agent that works via a different mechanism than a nucleoside analog. This combination has the potential to eliminate the presence of HIV in an infected patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignees: Emory University, The United States Government as Repersentative by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Christina Gavegnano, Raymond F. Schinazi