Patents Examined by Revecca Cook
  • Methods for treating conditions modulated by lactosylceramide
    Patent number: 6511979
    Abstract: The present invention includes methods for treatment and prophylaxis of conditions associated with lactosylceramide. The methods generally provide for administration to a mammal, particularly a human, of a therapeutically effective amount of a compound that increases enzymatic activity of UDPGal:GlcCer&bgr;1→4 galactosylceramide (GalT-2). In vitro and in vivo assays for detecting compounds with therapeutic capacity to modulate GalT-2 are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Johns Hopkins University
    Inventor: Subroto Chatterjee