Patents by Inventor Alejandro M. Dopico

Alejandro M. Dopico 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).

  • Methods and compositions for modulating BK channel activity and vasodilation
    Publication number: 20080200439
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for modulating myocyte BK channel activity and for screening for modulators of BK channel activity. The methods and compositions are useful in the treatment of disorders where increasing myocyte BK channel activity can attenuate, revert or prevent the disorder. For example, the methods and compositions are useful for treating disorders ameliorated by increasing vasodilation and blood flow in a subject, in particular, increasing cerebral blood flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Alejandro M. Dopico, Anna Nodarovna Bukiya, Jianxi Liu