Patents Assigned to Vanderbilt Unversity
  • Patent number: 7094397
    Abstract: The invention features methods and reagents for the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of multiple sclerosis. The invention is based in part on the discovery that Chlamydia is present in patients with multiple sclerosis, and that anti-chlamydial agents improve or sustain neurological function in these patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Vanderbilt Unversity
    Inventors: Charles W. Stratton, William M. Mitchell, Subramaniam Sriram
  • Patent number: 5700654
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method to assess oxidative stress in vivo by quantification of prostaglandin F.sub.2 -like compounds and their metabolites produced by a noncyclooxygenase free radical catalyzed mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: Vanderbilt Unversity
    Inventors: L. Jackson Roberts, Jason D. Morrow