Patents Assigned to University of Washington Center for Commercialization, a Public Institution of Higher Education
  • Method of inhibiting inflammation in a mammal by administering Bcl protein
    Patent number: 7964565
    Abstract: In one aspect the present invention provides methods for inhibiting cell death or inflammation in a mammal, wherein the methods each include the step of administering to a mammal a Bcl protein in an amount sufficient to inhibit cell death or inflammation in the mammal. The invention also provides methods for identifying a Bcl protein that inhibits cell death or inflammation when administered to a mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: University of Washington Center for Commercialization, a Public Institution of Higher Education
    Inventors: John M. Harlan, Robert K. Winn, Akiko Iwata, Joan Tupper, John Li