Patents by Inventor Akira Unami

Akira Unami 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).

  • Novel method of selecting immunosuppressant having little thrombocytopenic effect
    Publication number: 20060135401
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel method for selecting an immunosuppressive agent with a less thrombocytopenia effect. According to the invention, a method for selecting an immunosuppressive agent which has a potent immunosuppressive activity but a lower thrombocytopenia effect, said method comprising measuring an IL-2 transcription inhibitory activity in a test cell in to which an IL-2 reporter gene has been introduced in the coexistence of an analyte, while measuring a GATA-1 transcription inhibitory activity in the test cell into which a GATA-1 reporter gene has been introduced in the coexistence of an analyte, and comparing both the transcription inhibitory activities, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Applicant: Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Fujimura, Hiroaki Mori, Katsuhiko Yoshizawa, Yoko Takata, Ichiro Aramori, Hideaki Matsuoka, Akira Unami, Takahisa Noto