Patents by Inventor Akio Inui

Akio Inui has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Anti-Ghrelin Antibodies and Uses Thereof
    Publication number: 20160083467
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies which bind human ghrelin and their use in methods of treating or preventing reduced appetite. The invention further relates to diagnostic tools for determining whether an individual is likely to respond to a method of treating or preventing reduced appetite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicants: INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM), UNIVERSITE DE ROUEN, KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY, CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE ROUEN
    Inventors: Serguei FETISSOV, Romain LEGRAND, Pierre DECHELOTTE, Akio INUI, Akihiro ASAKAWA, Kuniko TAKAGI
  • Remedy for diabetes
    Publication number: 20060276381
    Abstract: The invention relates to a prophylactic or therapeutic for diabetes mellitus which comprises a growth-hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R) antagonist as an active ingredient, as well as a method of lowering the blood glucose level by administering a GHS-R antagonist. The invention further relates to a prophylactic or therapeutic which comprises a GHS-R antagonist as an active ingredient, as well as an appetite suppressant which comprises a GHS-R antagonist as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: Chugai Seiyaki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akio Inui, Akihiro Asakawa
  • Novel uses of prostaglandin d2, prostaglandin d2 agonist and prostaglandin d2 antagonist
    Publication number: 20050215609
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel use of PGD2, a PGD2 agonist and a PGD2 antagonist. More specifically, the present invention provides uses of PGD2 and a PGD2 agonist as eating promoter and use of a PGD2 antagonist as an eating inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Masaaki Yoshikawa, Kuniko Takagi, Kousaka Ohinata, Akio Inui, Akihiro Asakawa, Shinji Kakudo